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CHAPTER 4: STRESS

1. Explain what stress is and describe its main components.
2. Discuss links between stress and illness.
3. Identify key sources and buffers of stress.
4. Characterize post-traumatic stress disorder.



  • What is Stress?
    • Definitions of Stress
    • General Adaptation Syndrome
    • Cognitive Appraisal
  • Stress and Illness
    • Stress and the Immune System
    • Stress and Cardiovascular Disease
    • Stress and Cancer
  • Sources and Mediators of Stress
    • Environmental Factors
    • Personality Factors
    • Work-Related Factors
    • Sociocultural Factors
  • Post-Traumatic Stress disorder
    • Symptoms and Developmental Course of PTSD
    • Stressful Events and PTSD





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