Health Psychology

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Psychophysiological disorders

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Stress has been linked to physiological issues such as hypertension, headaches, and immune suppression.

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Eustress

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Motivating positive stress.

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Distress

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Debilitating negative stress.

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General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

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A theory developed by Selye that suggests a person’s response to a stressor consists of three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. The greatest susceptibility to illness occurs during the exhaustion phase.

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Tend-and-befriend theory

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Some people react to stress by tending to their own needs and/or the needs of others and seeking connection with others. This phenomenon seems to occur mostly in women.

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Problem-focused coping

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Involves seeing stress as a problem to be solved and working on solutions until a solution is found.

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Emotion-focused coping

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Involves managing emotional reactions to stress as a means of coping, such as deep breathing, meditation, or taking medication aimed at reducing stressful emotional responses.