TERM 1
Lazarus and Folkman Stress Stages o Primary
appraisal
DEFINITION 1
persons own assessment of a situation or event to determine
if its positive, negative or neutral. If you see it as a negative
(threatens, harms), then you are more likely to experience
stress. Usually use past information ie. Every year you pass
the physical fitness test-therefore you will not worry
TERM 2
Lazarus and Folkman Stress Stages
Secondary appraisal
DEFINITION 2
where you say: can I handle this? Assessment of ability to
handle situation. Usually need resources to handle and need
coping abilities
TERM 3
Taylors Principles (2009)
DEFINITION 3
says there are 4 characteristics of an event/si tuation that will likely cause stress
Negative emotions ex. Break up, fin ed
Uncontrollable/unpredictable ex. Cant control
when exams/papers are. Not expecting
something to happen
Ambiguous/confusing anything that lacks clear
direction. Ex. Paper w/o rubric. New job w/o a
description or training
Simultaneous tasks multiple tasks competing
for time
TERM 4
Stress in Stages of Life Early/Middle
Childhood
DEFINITION 4
NCLB (No Child Left Behind) impact this changed educational strategies.
Made kids do more reading, more homewo rk, less free play (which is very
educational), cut out music, recess, social s tudies. Kids became burned out.
School hours age 6 to 8 used to go about 5
hours/day, now its 7 hours/day
Time spent on activities increase in
reading/studying. Decrease in non-academics
(sports, playtime, extra-curriculars)
TERM 5
Stress in Stages of Life Adolescence
DEFINITION 5
Sleep deprivation lack of sleep. Need 9 hours a night for cognition.
This stage makes internal clock shift; they a rent ready for bed until
11pm. Drowsy/non-alert
Sleep impact poor academic achievement,
higher depression risk, higher auto accident
risk
Eating disorders link between stress and
eating disorders. Family issues- strict parents.
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