12/04 - Stress & Health Psychology

Sources of Stress

• Life Change
• Minor Annoyances
• The Role of Affect
• Chronic Distress
• Conflict

Effects of Stress

• The Physiological Reaction
• Stress & Disease
• Hostility, Anger, and Aggression

Arousal Theory

Coping with Stress

• Direct Action
• Palliation
• Predictability and Control

Culture and Health

Obesity

• Evidence of a Genetic Component
• Set Point
• Metabolism
• The Externality Hypothesis
• Endorphins and Serotonin
• Stress
• Food Preferences