HLPS: 2.3 Cognitive aspects of stress
This lesson focuses on the cognitive aspects of stress. Specifically, the lesson focuses on optimism as a perspective or schema that may affect how we interpret and cope with stressors. The psychological aspects of stress are bidirectional - our cognition - that is, the way we process information - can lead to stress, and stress can have a negative effect on our cognition. When discussing stress, we will look at how...