What is stress, what impact do minor stressors have on our lives, and how accurate are our appraisals of stress?
What will be an ideal response?
Stress is defined in the text as any circumstance that threatens, or is perceived to threaten, one's well-being and that thereby taxes one's coping ability. Researchers have discovered that minor stresses can add up and result in great strain and may have significant harmful effects on mental and physical health. This has been suggested to be due to the cumulative nature of stress: it adds up and little things multiply.
The experience of feeling stressed depends largely on cognitive processes: going on a new date is exciting for some, terrifying for others. People's appraisals of events are very subjective and influence the effect of the event.
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a. Capgras's syndrome b. schizophreniform disorder c. brief psychotic disorder d. delusional disorder
The fovea is __________
a) the spot where the optic nerve connects to the eye. b) the area in the periphery of the retina containing mainly rods. c) the center of the retina, which contains only cones. d) the area in the periphery of the retina containing rods and cones.
What are the three phases children go through when developing close friendships?
What will be an ideal response?
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A. affective B. representativeness C. availability D. mnemonic