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Unit 4: Social and Developmental Psychology
Quick questions on Psychological Health and Wellbeing - TCE Psychology (Tasmania)
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What is stress?Show answer
Stress is the response to demands (stressors) that tax our resources. Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome describes three stages: alarm (sympathetic arousal), resistance (the body copes) and exhaustion (resources deplete, increasing illness risk). Lazarus and Folkman's transactional model stresses cognitive appraisal: stress depends on how a person evaluates a situation and their ability to cope. Coping can be problem-focused (changing the stressor) or emotion-focused (managing feelings).
What are treatments?Show answer
Biological treatments include medication, such as SSRIs that increase available serotonin to treat depression and anxiety. These can be effective but may have side effects and do not address underlying thoughts.
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