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    Health, Stress & Coping

    Ms Ntsandeni Moseya
    TYPES OF STRESS

     Acute stress: is a reaction to an


    immediate threat and results in the
    flight or fight response.
     Intermittent stress: is the responses
    to stressors that vary in duration,
    alternating between periods of stress
    and calm
     Chronic stress (long-term stress):
    is typical of modern life which poses
    on-going stressful situations that are
    not short-lived so that the flight-or-
    fight has to be suppressed.
    Which stimuli cause
    stress reaction?
     Life changes or events: are
    stressors that can cause acute or
    chronic stress reactions.
     They may be positive or negative
    events or changes creates
    uncertainty and demand adjustment
    behaviours
     Examples of events are: death of a
    spouse, divorce, fired at work, illness,
    jail term, death of a friend or close
    Stressors

     Stressors: are stimuli that cause


    stress reaction
     The activators of stress
     Stressors are events or situations
    in our environment that causes
    stress.
     Both negative and positive
    events.
    Stressors cont….

     These stimuli can arise from


    physiological, psychological, socio-
    cultural or even environmental
    factors and the combination of these

     As people are exposed to variety of


    stressors it may lead to different
    reactions in different people
    Types of stressors
     Work-related stress
     Most adults spend more time at
    work than in any other activity
     Stressors in work settings:
     Blatant sexual harassment,
     Discrimination,
     Extreme overload.
     Less apparent – role conflict
     Performance appraisals
    Characteristics of stressors

     They are so intense that they


    produce state of overload;

     They evoke Incompatible


    tendencies: approach-
    avoidance( whereby you avoid
    some objects or objects)

     They are Uncontrollable


    The Hassles of Daily Life

     Minor sources of stress that can


    affect psychological well-being.
     Occur with more frequency than
    major life events
     Low intensity vs. (offset by) high
    frequency
     Pillow, Zautra, and Sandler’s
    (1996) study: major life event =
    many daily hassles reported;
    none = less daily hassles
    reported
     E.g., a death of a spouse or
    divorce may lead to financial
    problems, transportation,
    difficulty with personal
    relationships, etc.
    The Hassles of Daily Life
    (continued) …

     Lazarus and colleagues’ studies


    suggest that daily hassles are linked
    to the experience of stress
     Some evidence suggests that major
    life events may
     Sensitize one to daily hassles, or

     lead to a ripple effect of daily


    The Hassles of Daily Life
    (continued) …
     Pillow, Zautra, and Sandler’s (1996)
    study: major life event = many daily
    hassles reported; none = less daily
    hassles reported
     E.g., a death of a spouse or divorce
    may lead to financial problems,
    transportation, difficulty with
    personal relationships, etc.
    Three sources of internal
    and external stressors
     Frustration occurs when people are
    prevented from attaining their
    objectives.
     Conflicts occurs when people want
    to satisfy a number of needs at the
    same time.
     Pressure occurs because of the
    social expectations on people to
    perform a certain expected
    behaviours.

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