PSY511 Final Term ChatGPT Notes by Buttercup

PSY511- ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY · FINAL TERM NOTES · CHATGPT 2K25 · ✅ CHAPTER 19–22: STRESS & AROUSAL

✅ STRESS KYA HOTA HAI?

Stress ek emotional ya physical pressure hai jo kisi mushkil situation mein feel hota hai — jaise exams, traffic, ya kisi ka naraaz ho jana.

✅ AROUSAL KYA HAI?

Arousal matlab jab tumhara mind aur body active ho jaaye kisi danger ya challenge ka response dene ke liye. Jaise jab tumhara dil tez dharkta hai ya haath kaanpte hain — ye body tumhe warn kar rahi hoti hai.

🔹 BODY MEIN KAUN KAUN SE SYSTEMS ACTIVATE HOTE HAIN?

RAS (Reticular Activating System): Tumhari body ko alert krta hai.

Limbic System: Emotions control krta hai.

Hypothalamus: Hormones release krta hai stress ka samna krne ke liye.

🔹 AROUSAL KE LEVELS

1. Low Arousal: Bore, sleepy — kaam mein man nahi lagta.
2. Medium Arousal: Best performance, mind active — yeh ideal level hai.
3. High Arousal: Zyada stress — kaam bigadne lagta hai.

✅ REAL LIFE EXAMPLE:

Exam ke waqt jab tum thoda sa nervous hote ho, tumhara focus badhta hai (Medium arousal) → acha paper hota hai. Lekin agar zyada ghabra jao (High arousal) → sab bhool jaate ho.

🔹 CHAPTER 23–24: GENERAL ADAPTATION SYNDROME (GAS) – Hans Selye

🧠 GAS: Body ka response stress pe 3 steps mein hota hai:

1. Alarm Reaction: Pehla reaction — heartbeat tez, body alert ho jati hai.
2. Resistance: Body fight krti hai stress ke against — energy lagti hai.
3. Exhaustion: Agar stress lamba chal jaaye to body thak jaati hai — bimari ho sakti hai.

✅ CHAPTER 25–26: MEASURING STRESS · ✅ Stressors: · Woh cheezein jo stress create karti hain:

Daily Hassles: Traffic, exams, noise.

Major Life Events: Death, divorce.

Cataclysmic Events: Floods, earthquake.

✅ Chronic vs Acute

Chronic Stress: Lamba chalta hai (jaise poverty).

Acute Stress: Jaldi aata hai, jaldi khatam hota hai (jaise test ka shock).

🔹 Measuring Stress (2 Tareeqay)

1. Qualitative: Tum kya mehsoos krte ho (emotions, thoughts).