Stress: Reacting to Threat and Challenge

Coping with Stress

Key concepts for Module 34:

Define health psychology and its centrally important concept of stress, including the biological and psychological costs of that stress.

Describe and illustrate Selye’s general adaptation syndrome.

Identify the major categories of stressors and their consequences, including posttraumatic stress disorder.

Discuss the concept of learned helplessness, how it develops, and its effect on behavior.

Describe coping strategies, including defense mechanisms, social support, hardiness, and related strategies.