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Appendix D
Psychological and Psychophysiological Stress Disorders
Respond to the following:
1. Stress can be the root cause of psychological disorders. Name four symptoms shared by acute and posttraumatic stress disorders.
Four symptoms by posttraumatic stress disorders and acute stress disorder are re-experiencing the traumatic event, avoidance, reduced responsiveness, and increased arousal, anxiety, and guilt.
2. What life events are most likely to trigger a stress disorder?
Any traumatic event in one’s life can trigger a stress disorder. The more common events are victimization, combat, disasters, and abuse.
3. Traumatic events do not always result in a diagnosable psychological disorder. What factors determine how a person may be affected by one such event?
Biological, genetic, personality, childhood experiences, social support, and multicultural factors as well as severity of the trauma can determine how one might be affected by traumatic events.
4. What is the link between personality styles and heart disease?
Someone who has a Type A personality has an increased likelihood of heart disease. So that is why Type A personality is the link. One with this personality style is said to always be angry, impatient, cynical, driven, impatient, ambitious and competitive. One’s interactions with the world produces continual state of stress, which may often leads to coronary heart disease (Comer, 2011).
5. List and briefly describe four psychological treatments for physical disorders.
The four psychological treatments for physical disorders are relaxation training, biofeedback, meditation, and hypnosis. Relaxation training is how one is taught to relax their muscles at any given point and time. One can experience a reduction in feelings of anxiety (Comer, 2011). Biofeedback is where one is connected to machinery that gives them continuous readings about their involuntary body activities (Comer, 2011). Meditation
Appendix D
Psychological and Psychophysiological Stress Disorders
Respond to the following:
1. Stress can be the root cause of psychological disorders. Name four symptoms shared by acute and posttraumatic stress disorders.
Four symptoms by posttraumatic stress disorders and acute stress disorder are re-experiencing the traumatic event, avoidance, reduced responsiveness, and increased arousal, anxiety, and guilt.
2. What life events are most likely to trigger a stress disorder?
Any traumatic event in one’s life can trigger a stress disorder. The more common events are victimization, combat, disasters, and abuse.
3. Traumatic events do not always result in a diagnosable psychological disorder. What factors determine how a person may be affected by one such event?
Biological, genetic, personality, childhood experiences, social support, and multicultural factors as well as severity of the trauma can determine how one might be affected by traumatic events.
4. What is the link between personality styles and heart disease?
Someone who has a Type A personality has an increased likelihood of heart disease. So that is why Type A personality is the link. One with this personality style is said to always be angry, impatient, cynical, driven, impatient, ambitious and competitive. One’s interactions with the world produces continual state of stress, which may often leads to coronary heart disease (Comer, 2011).
5. List and briefly describe four psychological treatments for physical disorders.
The four psychological treatments for physical disorders are relaxation training, biofeedback, meditation, and hypnosis. Relaxation training is how one is taught to relax their muscles at any given point and time. One can experience a reduction in feelings of anxiety (Comer, 2011). Biofeedback is where one is connected to machinery that gives them continuous readings about their involuntary body activities (Comer, 2011). Meditation