AP Psychology / Unit 5: Mental and Physical Health
5.1 Introduction to Health Psychology
Notes
- Stress: the general adaptation syndrome (alarm → resistance → exhaustion).
- Tend-and-befriend response.
- Coping: problem-focused (fix the problem) and emotion-focused (manage feelings).
- Chronic stress can weaken the immune system.
Practice
The stage of the general adaptation syndrome when resources run out:
Long-term stress.
Making a study schedule to handle test stress is:
Addresses the cause.
Long-term stress can:
Cortisol effects.
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