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❍ from an interactionist view of the relation between the event and the
person experiencing it
● Holmes and Rahe (1967) suggest lifestyle changes can create stress; as the
number of changes increase the risk of illness grows; stress can cause effect
for as long as one year after the events
● to check your stress level click on this link: Stress Assessment
Occupational Stressors
Psychological Changes
● Friedman and Rosenman (1974) suggest there are two types of personalities
Type A and Type B; These researchers say Type A are more likely to suffer
heart attacks.
● Type A characteristics: explosively accentuate key words in ordinary
conversation; always, walk, talk and eat rapidly; impatient at rate at which
things get done; frequently do two things at once; preoccupied with own
ideas and change conversations to their topics; feel guilty when relaxing; fail
to notice beauty in surroundings; seek to get things done rather than
enjoying them; try to do more in less time; feel challenged by other Type
A's; exhibit gestures or tics; take pride in doing things better because of
Pressure
Frustration
Conflict
Daily Hassles
3. Stress as an Interaction
stock, no stress
❍ Values: If you value a person their negative opinion of you is stressful
done that
❍ Controllability: the more control the less stress- who is to blame?
example: layoff
❍ Withdrawal
at times leaving is best solution; mature approach is to intelligently
and directly deal with issues; some withdraw because of learned
helplessness; extreme withdrawal can lead to psychosis
❍ Aggression
❍ Self-deception
● according to Ellis, people feel the way they do because of how they think;
when we feel anxious, worried or stressed it is usually because of irrational
assumptions
● "A" in his model stands for activating event: potential stressor or anything
capable of disturbing or upsetting individual; Ellis says after activating event
comes appraisal; appraisal is based on a "belief" about stressor; Belief is the
B part of his model; the activating event can lead to different consequences
The C part of Ellis theory
● alternative to view that event is catastrophe: activating event can be
opportunity for positive change