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Psych stress

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Symington Criticism of biological explanation of stress response: conscious dying patients react differently to unconscious ones
Hans Selye General Adaptation Syndrome. All stressors produce the same reaction. Tested on animals. Alarm -> Resistance -> Exhaustion.
Weisse et al Within two hours (quick effect) of noise and electric shocks lymphocyte count had dropped.
McGruire et al Patients of stomach surgery that were stressed took longer to heal than those who were not.
Dhabhar et al Acute stress has little effect - it is chronic stress that causes problems.
Kiecolt-Glaser Less NK cells (immune system) during exam period than a month earlier.
Ironson Reducing anger (type A) may help reduce risk of CHD
Fawzey Skin cancer patients who had received stress management had better immune systems.
Rosenman and Friedman Type A personalities are more likely to suffer CHD
Johansson Machine-paced workers were more stressed than those who had control over their work.
Holmes and Rahe SRRS. As the SRRS score went up, illness score went up.
Sarason Everyone reacts to social support differently
DeLongis Devised a combined scale of hassles and uplifts
Meichenbaum SIT works best for relieving stress (over CBT and doing nothing)
Baker and Barenbaum Whether you should use emotion or problem-focused coping depends on a. the type of person you are b. the type of stressor the stimulus was
What drugs are used and how do they work? BZs. Icrease GABA, which has inhibitory role in neurotransmitters. Beta-blockers. Acts directly on cardiovascular system.
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