Mario Ezquivel Psychology Block 4 Mr. Nino Phobias A phobia is an intense fear of things‚ activities‚ animals or even other people‚ that is uncontrollable. People suffering from phobias usually suffer from anxiety attacks when they find themselves in the situations‚ things or the person they have fear of. Phobias are more often gotten through traumatic experiences though some of them are inherent to the victims. If it is untreated‚ phobias can cause long term damage on the mental and physical health
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More or less‚ reader-response criticism considers the readers’ reactions to literature as vital to understanding the message of the text. However‚ reader response criticism can lean toward an infinite number of different directions. A critic employing reader response theory is not singularly constrained to one viewpoint; therefore‚ they can read and interpret the literature based simply on their own thoughts and ideas. The Road‚ by Cormac McCarthy‚ is a book about a father and son‚ set in a post-apocalyptic
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Stressors can include money‚ employment‚ family dynamics‚ health issues‚ and/or the economy. Stressors are different for each person. What is considered stressful for one may not be stressful for someone else. Stress causes the fight or flight response. Fight refers to the aggressive reaction to stress and flight refers to the fleeing from what is causing the stress. Flight can also be attained by substance abuse. In the experience of stress‚ one uses primary and secondary appraisals. Primary appraisal
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Key Points: The 14 Day Stress Cure Written by a practicing physician (internist) who has been helping people cope with stress for more than twenty years.. Explains what’s wrong with current advice about stress. Debunks five key myths that are widely promoted by stress management experts. Shows that stress is not an inevitable part of life‚ that there’s no such thing as "good" or "healthy" stress‚ and that managing stress can actually be harmful to our health and well- being. Based on a new
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research. Extensive research on the biology of stress was conducted to see whether stress affects physical health under prolonged stress response system. The Health and Safety Executive in UK defines stress as “The adverse reaction people have to excessive pressures or other types of demand placed on them at work.” Upon the definition‚ stress is a way human responses when they feel threatened or under pressure. Hence‚ stress is always put in a negative light and positive impact from stress is ignored
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it. Finding the right balance is essential. Stress: A Fight or Flight Response When you find yourself in a threatening situation---such as when a car suddenly cuts you off in traffic---your body responds with physical‚ mental and emotional changes. You may notice that your heart races‚ your mouth gets dry or your skin becomes clammy. This is called a “fight or flight” response. Your body’s immediate and natural response is to re-direct blood flow to deliver more oxygen to your arms and legs
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Reading Reflection ENG125 Instructor Benjamin Daw Jennifer Roberts April 17‚ 2011 Reading Reflection The reader-response appeal to literature relies on the reader’s ability to process the information being shared rather than the author or the text itself. With the reader-response‚ a person reads text and then relates to automatic explanations about life that are triggered moment by moment as they continue to read. The literature uses triggers that the reader’s nervous system spontaneously
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References: Reader-response criticism retrieved from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reader-response_criticism Clugston‚ R. W. (2010). Journey into literature. San Diego‚ CA: Bridgepoint Education‚ Inc Imaginary friends [Web]. (2009). Retrieved from http://digital.films.com/PortalPlaylists
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requires immediate response for to avoid major damages. The most common theory of panic disorder is fight-or flight response. The body’s alarm system causes the panic disorder in which the stress response exhibited by many animals‚ including humans. This is an automatic response for survival. (Sheryl Ankrom‚ What Causes Panic Disorder?‚ 2014) Facing calmly refer to managing without disturbance. However‚ most situations arise usually can be solved by man. It is just that how people response to the situation
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The Body’s Response to Stress Stress: when the body is unable to cope with demands Stressor: any stimulus which produces the physiological stress response in by definition a stressors An event that triggers the stress response because it throws the body out of balance and forces it to respond e.g. life changes (bereavement‚ divorce)‚ daily hassles (traffic‚ lost keys)‚ workplace stressors (e.g. role strain‚ lack of control) and environmental stressors (noise‚ temperature‚ overcrowding) Chronic
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