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• 1 The ins and outs of the mind’s effects on the body

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• What is the provisional working definition of the stress respons?

  A stress response is a negative emotional response, which is psychobiological in nature.

• 1.2 the routes from stress to disease

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• What is the indirect route?

  This route from stress via unhealthy behavior to disease will be called the indirect route. It involves 'external' factors

• What is the direct route?

  The route from stress via its psychobiological effects to disease

• What is primary appraisal?

  There is a stressor, that is, a situation that involves a possible threat to a psychobiological goal. Your immediate evaluation of this stressor is your primary appraisal. Next reaction is a acute stress response

• What is a stressor?

  A stressor is every possible threat to the attainment of psychobiological goals.

• 1.4 basal psychological stress factors

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• What are the three stressor dimensions?

  1. Adveristy or nature of the threat 
  2. Uncontrollability and unpredictability 
  3. Duration of the response 

• What are the two response patterns?

  1. Defence 
  2. Defeat 

• 1.6 human stress responses: preparation, but no action

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• What is the stress response in humans?

  Preparation, but without action

• 1.7 comparing stress with other causes of disease and death

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• What are biological vulnerabilities?

  - heritable factors, week bodily links. 
  - acquired bodily conditions 
  - disease agents and other direct disease triggers 

• What are physical vulnerabilities?

  Physical stressors (e.g. high temperature)