Edexcel International AS and A level Psychology XPS01/YPS01 · 7.1.5
Life events and daily hassles including the Holmes and Rahe stress scale
- Code
- 7.1.5
- In
- 7.1 Content
- Topic
- U3 Applications of psychology
- Course
- International AS and A level Psychology XPS01/YPS01
- Board
- Edexcel
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Points in 7.1 Content
- 7.1.1 Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal (HPA) Axis
- 7.1.2 Cortisol — the stress hormone
- 7.1.3 Brain regions associated with stress, including hippocampus, amygdala, prefrontal cortex
- 7.1.4 Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS), including the alarm reaction
- 7.1.5 Life events and daily hassles including the Holmes and Rahe stress scale
- 7.1.6 Individual differences including, personality traits, Type A personality and links to stress
- 7.1.7 Social support including family, friends and community
- 7.1.8 Appraisal-focusing, problem-focusing, emotion-focusing
- 7.1.9 Positive and negative techniques
- 7.1.10 Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)
- 7.1.11 Serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRIs)
- 7.1.12 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for anxiety disorders and effectiveness of such treatment