Lesson 2 psycholcogical derterminants of the stress response
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LESSON 2: PSYCHOLOGICAL DETERMINANTS OF THE STRESS RESPONSE
LAZARUS AND FOLKMAN’S TRANSACTIONAL MODEL OF STRESS AND COPING
LAZARUS’ TRANSACTIONAL MODEL OF STRESS & COPING
IDENTIFIED THE IMPORTANCE OF MENTAL PROCESS INVOLVED IN DEALING WITH STRESS
TRANSACTION - BETWEEN THE PERSON & ENVIRONMENT
INDIVIDUAL INTERPRETATION DETERMINES THE PERCEPTION OF ‘STRESS’
TWO MAIN STAGES IN PERCEPTION: PRIMARY APPRAISAL & SECONDARY APPRAISAL, BOTH INVOLVING EMOTIONAL FORECASTING
EMOTIONAL FORECASTING
PRIMARY APPRAISAL: PREDICTION OF WHAT FEELINGS THE SITUATION WILL PRODUCE
SECONDARY APPRAISAL: PREDICTION OF THE POSSIBLE EMOTIONAL IMPACT OF EACH POTENTIAL RESPONSE
LOSING YOUR JOB - FEEL DISAPPOINTED/REJECTED/FAILURE (PRIMARY APPRAISAL) FOLLOWED BY RELIEF OF RECEIVING A POSITIVE REFERRAL TO SEEK A NEW JOB (SECONDARY APPRAISAL)
PROBLEM-FOCUSED COPING INVOLVES TRYING TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE SITUATION BY USING PRACTICAL WAYS TO DEAL WITH THE STRESS SUCH AS SEEKING INFORMATION, EVALUATING PROS AND CONS OF THE SITUATION.
EMOTION-FOCUSED COPING INVOLVES TRYING TO REDUCE THE NEGATIVE EMOTIONAL RESPONSES ASSOCIATED WITH STRESS SUCH AS EMBARRASSMENT, FEAR, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION, EXCITEMENT AND FRUSTRATION BY USING STRATEGIES SUCH AS: MEDITATION, RELAXATION, TALKING TO A FRIEND/ FAMILY, IGNORING THE PROBLEM, DISTRACTION.
STRENGTHS & LIMITATIONS
STRENGTHS
RESEARCH WITH HUMANS
COGNITIVE APPROACH
INCLUDES MENTAL PROCESSES AND EMOTIONS ON
INDIVIDUAL PERCEPTIONS
LIMITATIONS
LACKED EMPHASIS ON PHYSIOLOGICAL ELEMENTS
IGNORES SOCIAL, CULTURAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL
FACTORS
ESSENTIAL LEARNING ACTIVITIES
ACTIVITY 1:USING AN EXAMPLE (ORIGINAL ONE), CREATE A DIAGRAM TO DEMONSTRATE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF THE STEPS INVOLVED IN THE TRANSACTIONAL MODEL OF STRESS AND COPING