5.1 - Introduction to Health Psychology

Question 1

Health Psychology

Answer 1

promoting healthy behaviors, preventing illness, and improving overall health

Question 2

Stress

Answer 2

feeling of emotional strain and pressure

Question 3

Stressors

Answer 3

events/conditions that trigger stress

Question 4

Eustress

Answer 4

motivating stressors

Question 5

Distress

Answer 5

debilitating stressors

Question 6

Hypertension

Answer 6

high, chronic blood pressure

Question 7

General Adaptation Syndrome

Answer 7

process body goes through when you are exposed to stress

Question 8

Alarm Reaction

Answer 8

first phase of GAS; immediate reaction to stressor

Question 9

Resistance Phase

Answer 9

second stage of GAS; coping with stressor

Question 10

Fight-Flight-Freeze Response

Answer 10

physical response to stressor; confront, escape, or avoid

Question 11

Exhaustion Phase

Answer 11

third phase of GAS; reserves depleted/exhausted after dealing with stressor for long time

Question 12

Tend-and-Befriend Theory

Answer 12

women nurture themselves and other, and bond together when stressed

Question 13

Problem-Focused Coping

Answer 13

stress is a problem to be solved and working until solution is found (stress resolved)

Question 14

Emotion-Focused Coping

Answer 14

managing emotional response to stress; calming down

Question 15

Deep breathing

Answer 15

focus on inhaling through nose and out through mouth to calm the body

Question 16

Meditation

Answer 16

create relaxation by focusing on thoughts, attention, emotions and breathing