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What is a stressor?

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A stimulus/situation imposing demands on an individual.

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What is primary appraisal?

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The person assesses the situation, identifying potential threats or demands.

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What is secondary appraisal?

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The person assesses their ability to cope with the situation.

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What is the transactional model?

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A model of stress. It defines ‘stress’ as an imbalance between perceived demands on an individual and their perceived coping resources.

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Who noted that rats developed gastric ulcers following daily injections?

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Selye.

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During the HPA stress response, which hormone is released, and from where?

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ACTH, from the pituitary gland.

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Which part of the adrenal system is stimulated during the HPA stress response?

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Adrenal cortex.

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What does the adrenal system release during the HPA stress response?

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Corticosteroids.

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Which part of the adrenal system is stimulated during the SAM stress response?

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Adrenal medulla.

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What does the adrenal system release during the SAM stress response?

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Adrenaline and noradrenaline.

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Who developed the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)?

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Selye.

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What are the three stages of General Adaptation Syndrome?

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  1. Alarm.
  2. Resistance.
  3. Exhaustion.
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Which study investigated the probability of developing a cold, in relation to stressful life events?

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Cohen.

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Which study investigated the quantity of NK (Natural Killer) cells during stressful times?

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Kiecolt-Glaser.

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Which study investigated the healing times in highly-stressed Alzheimer’s carers.

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Kiecolt-Glaser.

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Which meta-analysis concluded that short-term stressors lead to increased immunity, and long-term stressors lead to suppression of immunity?

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Segerstrom and Miller.

17
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Which study led to the creation of the SRRS?

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Holmes and Rahe.

18
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Which study investigated the link between LCUs and illness in healthy participants?

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Rahe.

19
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Which researcher thought that daily hassles were more significant than life changes?

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Lazarus.

20
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Which two studies found that correlations with daily hassles and illness were stronger than life changes and illness?

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  1. DeLongis.

2. Stone and Neale.

21
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Which four factors contribute to stress at work?

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  1. Environment.
  2. Work-life balance.
  3. Control over workload.
  4. Workload.
22
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Who carried out the Whitehall I and II studies?

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Marmot.

23
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Who carried out a study into Swedish sawmill workers?

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Johannson.

24
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Who studied high demands + low control as a source of high blood pressure?

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Fox.

25
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Which researcher found 69% of CHD sufferers showed Type A behaviour?

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Rosenman.

26
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Which researcher found no significance of Type A behaviour in developing CHD?

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Shekelle.

27
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Which researcher proposed the concept of the hardy personality?

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Kobasa.

28
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Which researcher proposed the concept of the Type D (Distressed) personality?

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Denollet.

29
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What are two major general styles of coping?

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Problem-focused and emotion-focused.

30
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Which study showed that different coping styles are used simultaneously?

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Tennen.

31
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Who created stress inoculation training (SIT)?

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Meichenbaum.

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What are the three stages of SIT?

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  1. Conceptualisation.
  2. Skills training and rehearsal.
  3. Application in the real world.
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What are the three characteristics of the hardy personality?

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  1. Control.
  2. Challenge.
  3. Commitment.
34
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What research has shown that SIT is effective in reducing examination stress?

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Berger.

35
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What research has shown that SIT is effective in reducing snake-related phobia?

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Meichenbaum.

36
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What are the three stages of hardiness training?

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  1. Focusing.
  2. Reconstructing stressful situations.
  3. Self-improvement.
37
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What research has shown that hardiness training is effective in reducing stress in both teachers and students?

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Maddi.

38
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What are two biological methods of stress management?

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  1. Benzodiazepines.

2. Beta-blockers.

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