STRESS AND HEALTH
CHAPTER 14
Today’s EQ
Analyze and define stress and
identify various stressors.
Discuss and conclude, how
stress makes our bodies more
susceptible to disease.
WELCOME
Place your signed syllabus sand contact form on the
appropriate homework shelf if you have it. Ensure that your
name is on both sheets.
Ponder:
“At times you have to leave the city of your comfort and go
into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will
be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself.”
~Alan Alda
Today’s Agenda
Bell ringer/warm up
Article Analysis/Vocab group activity/Introduction to 1st
chapter
Vocab charts explained and terms required
Commitment letter
ARTICLE ANALYSIS/VOCAB GROUP ASSIGNMENT
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Individually-Organize these vocab words into 4 or 5
groups. Inc. a heading and words from the list beneath.
Be sure to include a ? column. This column is for words
that you do not understand.
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Category
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Don’t’ Know ???
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Part 2
As a group, compare your charts/column titles and
words. Then, rearrange as a group.
After discussing, grab a sheet of chart paper and 2
markers. List your columns and words on the large
paper for class discussion.
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Part 3
Each group will explain their reasoning and we
will compare/discuss as a whole class
What is today’s article
about???
Silently read the article-5 mins
Thoughts?
Whole class discussion
As a group, without looking back
at the article,
Summarize using at least 25 of
the words from the list.
Always learn new vocab.
It helps with the comprehension of the text.
Always summarize including the most important
information.
Always reflect.
COMMITMENT LETTER
Why make a commitment unless you really mean to stay with it? It helps to write your commitment
in a letter to yourself about your plans to be successful this year in AP Psych. You may want to create a Contract
for Academic Success. A contract is a formal, written commitment of your intentions to complete or fulfill
certain requirements.
You may find a commitment letter or a Contract for Academic Success online that reflects your
feelings but you must tailor it to you and include all the requirements below. After you complete the letter, turn
it in for grading purposes. Once I return it, keep it in the front of your binder where you can read it periodically
to help keep you motivated.
In your commitment letter,
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address class attendance,
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regular study
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completing all assignments on time
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setting goals and focusing on achieving them
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creating a support networks of friends and classmates
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open to new ideas and ways of studying
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using all of the resources available
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periodically touch base with teachers and counselors
Attached your commitment letter to this handout. This is your rubric. This assignment is worth 10 points, 8
points for the above requirements, 1 point for letter format and 1 point for neatness (legibility). You may type
this but tying of this assignment is not required. If you decide to write, you must write in pen.
Read pages 531-546 before next class
Due next class A DAY 8/28 B DAY 8/31
GOOD MORNING! 8/28 AND 8/31
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Place your signed syllabus and contact forms
on your class shelf if you have not turned them in already. Place
your commitment letter on your class shelf as well.
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Warm Up
Agenda
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Bell Ringer/Warm Up
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How to complete vocab charts
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How to complete Cornell notes
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Lesson-Stress and health 531-546
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Assignment-The process of making changes to reduce stress and better
health
Home learning- Read pages 546-572-Coping with stress and promoting
health
Chapter _______________________
AP Psychology 2015-2016
Name_________________________________
Simplified Definitions and Examples MUST BE HANDWRITTEN!! Terms
MUST be submitted on due date to sit for the vocab QUIZ.
Vocabulary Term
(Including Page
Number)
p.
p.
p.
p.
YOUR Simplified Definition
(1 point EACH)
Connections (terms, concepts,
examples)
(1 point EACH)
Picture or Other Graphic
(1 point EACH)
TERMS DUE SEPT 3/4
Chapter 14 page 573
1.
Behavioral Medicine
2.
Health psychology
3.
Stress
4.
General Adaptation Syndrome
5.
Coronary heart disease
6.
Type A
7.
Type B
8.
Psychophysiological illness
9.
Lymphocytes
10.
Aerobic exercise
11.
Biofeedback
12.
Complementary and alternative medicine
Remember to REVIEW these notes daily so you will be ready to participate in class
discussion the next day. This practice of daily review will also prepare you for future
assessments.
Name:
Class:
AP Psychology
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STRESS AND HEALTH INTRO
Psychological states cause physical reactions
~examples?
 If negative stress endures, it could also bring on
skin rashes, asthma attacks and high blood
pressure.
 Prolonged stress + unhealthy behaviors=serious
illness and possibly death
 Four leading causes of serious illness and death:
heart disease, cancer, stroke and chronic lung
disease
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INTRO CONTINUED
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Behavioral medicine~integrates behavioral and medical knowledge
~modify behavioral sources of illness such as
illicit drugs and poor nutrition in effort to lessen
suffering and increase life expectancy.
Health psychology
~provides psychology’s contribution to behavioral
medicine
STRESS AND STRESSORS
Good Stress
 When perceived as challenges, stressors can have
positive effects. Motivation is one. What are some
others?
Bad Stress
 Some stressors can also threaten other resources
for example our job security, our deep beliefs or
self image
STRESS AND STRESSORS
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Stress-the process by which we perceive and
respond to certain events called stressors.
~the process by which we appraise and cope with
environmental threats and challenges.
~Stress arise less from the events themselves but
more from how we perceive them or what/how we
think about the situation.
Example p. 533
General Adaptation Syndrome- concept that the
body’s adaptive response to stress in 3 stages
Alarm
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Resistance
Exhaustion
Pg. 534
STRESS AND THE HEART
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Coronary Heart Disease, the number one cause of
death, has been linked with the competitive ,
hard driving, anger prone type A personality.
Type B- Easy going and relaxed people
Under stress, the body of a reactive, hostile
person secretes more of the hormones that
accelerate the buildup of plaque on the hearts
artery walls.
STRESSFUL
LIFE
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Catastrophes
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Significant Life Changes
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Daily Hassles
EVENTS
PERCEIVED CONTROL
 The above events are especially stressful when
we appraise them as both negative and
uncontrolled.
 When we perceive a loss of control over a
situation, we become more vulnerable to ill
health pg. 537
INDIVIDUAL ASSIGNMENT/SELF REFLECTION
WELCOME TO PSYCH CLASS
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Turn in your signed syllabus if you have not done so already.
Warm up
1.
How do you usually handle stressful situation? What strategies,
activities etc. do you use to help you cope with stressful events
or situations?
2.
Recall- What are the four leading causes of serious illness or
death?
Today’s Agenda
Warm Up
The process of making changes (B day only)
Lesson on Stress and Health
RX for Stress
Stress mini skits
STRESS AND SUSCEPTIBILITY TO DISEASE
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Stress diverts energy away from the immune
system, making people more vulnerable to
infections.
Stress does not cause diseases such as cancer,
but may very well influence the disease
progression.
Psychophysiological illness- mind-body illness such
as hypertension and headaches
Stress and AIDS, Cancer p. 543 and 545
PROMOTING HEALTH
Coping with Stress
~If we can’t change a situation we must manage it.
~Stress management may include :
Aerobic exercise
Biofeedback
Relaxation
Social support - .p. 550
Spirituality and Faith p. 553-555
Others?
PROMOTING HEALTH
Modifying Illness-Related Behaviors
Alternative Medicine
p. 556-557
Massage therapy
Spiritual healing
Aromatherapy
Chiropractic
Do you or your parents practice alternative medicine?
Smoking, obesity and diet
Helpful tips p. 561 and 570
WOULD YOU PUT THESE ITEMS ON YOUR DINNER
PLATE TO EAT OR IN YOUR CUP TO DRINK? 
LET’S SUM IT UP!
Lets Share!
Rx for Stress- We will share ideas
abut ways to relieve stress.
Stress Skits!
STRESS SKITS GROUPS OF 4
The first skit should demonstrate how not to
handle a stressful situation.
The second skit should be your PRIMARY FOCUS.
Ensure that you act out a healthy way to handle
the situation. Make sure that your solution
demonstrates how the situation a induced
physical reaction. Make sure that the dialogue
and actions used to eliminate the stress and
better the situation is descriptive.
10 mins to discuss then we will present
CRITICAL THINKING-HOME LEARNING
Due next class Sept. 3rd and 4th
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We will discuss as a class your response to the first scenario and question.
A response to the second question is required but will only be shared if
you desire.
1. To promote health by discouraging smoking, many governments now
heavily tax cigarettes. Would you concur (agree) with the suggestion by some
nutritionist and health care professional to put a tax on fatty foods to
decrease their consumptions? Explain YOUR perspective on this issue.
2. List 3 actions that you will take to ensure healthy physical health?
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Yes, you must write in complete sentences…in pen!
Reminders
Terms and notes are due for a grade next class. Complete all parts of the
term chart at home if you did not complete them during class. You may NOT
take the vocab quiz and/or the chapter exam if you don’t have the terms and
notes.
Study today’s notes at home
Ch. 14 exam –Sept. 8th and 9th
REVIEW DAY!
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Place your vocab charts and Cornell notes on
your class shelf. Make sure that you name is on
the top of each page. Staple the like pages together.
Warm Up
1. Each semester, Bob does not study until just before midterms. Then he is forced to
work around the clock until final exams, which makes him sick, probably because he is
in the _____ phase of the _____.
a)
alarm; general adaptation syndrome
b)
resistance; general adaptation syndrome
c)
exhaustion; general adaptation syndrome
d)
depletion; post-tramatic strss syndrome
2. Philip’s physician prescribes him a stress management program to help Philip with
his headaches. The physician has apparently diagnosed Philip’s condition as a _______
rather than a physical disorder.
a)
psychogenic
b)
psychophysiological
c)
hypochondriac
d)
biofeedback
Agenda
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Scenario question discussion
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Review video
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Questions
CRITICAL THINKING
We will discuss as a class your response to the first scenario
and question. A response to the second question is required
but will only be shared if you desire.
1. To promote health by discouraging smoking, many
governments now heavily tax cigarettes. Would you concur
(agree) with the suggestion by some nutritionist and health
care professional to put a tax on fatty foods to decrease their
consumptions? Explain YOUR perspective on this issue.
2. List 3 actions that you will take to ensure healthy physical
health?
STRESS SKITS GROUPS OF 4
.
The way you handle the event should be your
PRIMARY FOCUS. Ensure that you act out a
healthy way to handle the situation. Make sure
your solution demonstrates how the situation a
induced physical reaction. Make sure that the
dialogue and actions used to eliminate the stress
and better the situation is descriptive.
10 mins to discuss then we will present
REMINDERS
You may NOT take the vocab quiz and/or the
chapter exam if you did have the terms and notes
today. You may complete them tonight and return
them to me tomorrow for half credit only. If not, no
exam and vocab quiz for you. You must bring your
form back signed.
Home learning
Study notes and terms
Ch. 14 exam –Sept. 8th and 9th