Option: stress

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Explain the body’s response to stress, including the fight or flight response and the role of the sympathomedullary pathway and the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal system.
Explain sources of stress, including life changes, daily hassles and workplace stress, and evaluate theories and evidence about individual differences in stress response.
Explain and evaluate physiological and psychological methods of measuring stress, including self-report, life changes scales and biological measures.

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Explain drug therapy and behavioural methods for managing stress, including stress inoculation therapy, biofeedback and relaxation training, and evaluate their effectiveness and appropriateness.

Explain individual differences in coping with stress, including personality, hardiness, Type A behaviour and social support, and evaluate evidence for resilience and vulnerability factors.

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