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SOCIAL THEORY
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CURRENT SOCIAL THEORY LEONARD PEARLIN – THE STRESS PROCESS
DIFFERENCES WITH SRRS
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STRESS PROCESS 1. EVENTS NOT ISOLATED BUT EMBEDDED IN SOCIAL POSITIONS
2. EVENTS NOT ISOLATED BUT INTERCONNECTED 3. MORE DIVERSE CATEGORIES OF EVENTS 4. IMPORTANCE OF MEDIATORS
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THREE ELEMENTS OF STRESS PROCESS
STRESSORS MEDIATORS OUTCOME
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1. STRESSORS (CAUSES) 1. EMPHASIZES POSITION IN SOCIAL STRUCTURES - SOCIAL CLASS, ETHNIC, GENDER 2. EMPHASIZES SOCIAL ROLES - OVERLOAD, CONFLICT, CAPTIVITY 3. CONNECTION OF STRESSORS - STRESS PROLIFERATION (PRIMARY AND SECONDARY)
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TYPES OF STRESSORS 1. SOCIAL RELATIONSHIPS
LOSS OF ATTACHMENTS - DEATH, DIVORCE, ROMANTIC BREAKUPS 2. SUBORDINATE SOCIAL STATUS WORK ROLES, GENDER ROLES, LOW SOCIAL CLASS 3. FAILURE TO ACHIEVE SOCIAL GOALS REJECTION, FAILURE TO ACHIEVE
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NEW CATEGORIES OF STRESSORS
1. CHRONIC STRESSORS 2. TRAUMAS 3. DAILY HASSLES 4. DISASTERS (9/11) 10% PTSD OR MAJOR DEPRESSION FIVE WEEKS AFTER ATTACK 20% BELOW CANAL ST. WITH PTSD AND 17% WITH MAJOR DEPRESSION
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DIMENSIONS OF STRESSFUL LIFE EVENTS
UNEXPECTABLE VS. EXPECTABLE PREEXISTING CONTEXT OF EVENT POSITIVE VS. NEGATIVE PRE-EVENT CONTEXT NEGATIVE POST-EVENT CONTEXT SECONDARY STRESSORS
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MEDIATORS
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THREE ELEMENTS OF STRESS PROCESS
STRESSORS MEDIATORS OUTCOME
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MEDIATORS WHY SOME PEOPLE WITH MANY STRESSORS HAVE LOW DISTRESS
WHY SOME PEOPLE WITH FEW STRESSORS HAVE HIGH DISTRESS MAKE PEOPLE MORE OR LESS VULNERABLE TO THE STRESSORS THEY FACE
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MEDIATORS (TURNER) SOCIAL RESOURCES
1. SUPPORT - SENSE OF BEING CARED FOR, BELONGING, WANTED ONE INTIMATE STRONG FAMILY TIES, RELIGION 2. MATERIAL SUPPORT
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SOCIAL COMPARISON STRESSFULNESS DEPENDS ON REFERENCE GROUP INCOME
QUADRIPLEGICS DOWNWARD COMPARISONS BETTER THAN UPWARD COMPARISONS
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CONTROL ACTIVE COPING BETTER THAN PASSIVE COPING (MASTERY VS. FATALISM) STUDY OF PEOPLE WITH ADULTEROUS SPOUSES BEST COPERS WERE THOSE WHO INITIATED DIVORCE OF ADULTEROUS SPOUSE
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3. OUTCOMES BOTH EXPOSURE TO STRESSORS AND COPING RESPONSES PREDICT HOW MUCH DISTRESS PEOPLE HAVE STANDARDIZED INSTRUMENTS LIKE CES-D GENERAL CONTINUOUS
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TREATMENT ONLY THEORY WITH NO DIRECT TREATMENT ASPECT
CHANGE ENVIRONMENT - “FRESH STARTS” MUCH DISTRESS SELF-LIMITING (9-11) IMPORTANCE OF INFORMAL SUPPORT
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CRITICISMS OF SOCIAL IGNORES HOW MENTAL SYMPTOMS ARE DEEPLY ROOTED IN INDIVIDUALS NOT SITUATIONS NOT GOOD FOR EXPLAINING MOST SERIOUS TYPES OF MENTAL ILLNESS UNSPECIFIC TREATMENT COMPONENT
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STRENGTHS BETTER AT EXPLAINING DISTRESS THAN PARTICULAR MENTAL ILLNESSES BETTER AT LOOKING AT GROUP, RATHER THAN AT INDIVIDUAL, DIFFERENCES EMPHASIS ON EXTERNAL AND CURRENT CAUSES OF DISTRESS
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