Discuss Two of the Aspects of the Nature of Stressors

question 47

Essay

Discuss two of the aspects of the nature of stressors that can cause them to be highly stressful.

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Definitions:

Operant Conditioning

A behavioral modification system where the level of a behavior is adjusted by providing incentives or enforcing consequences.

Classical Conditioning

The process of learning by the repeated association of two stimuli, where the response that was initially elicited by the second stimulus is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Behaviour Therapy

A type of psychotherapy that focuses on changing undesirable behaviors through reinforcement, punishment, and other learning principles.

Learned Behaviour

Behavior that an organism acquires through experience, as opposed to behaviors that are instinctive or innate.