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Ch 14 Flashcards

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process where an individual perceives and responds to events that they appraise as overwhelming or threatening to their well being

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stress

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threatening or overwhelming events that trigger stress

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stressor

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judgment about the degree of potential harm or threat to well being a stressor may entail (challenge or threat)

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primary appraisal

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judgment of the options available to cope with a stressor

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secondary appraisal

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stress associated with positive feelings, optimal health and performance

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eustress

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excessive and debilitating stress associated with fatigue, exhaustion and poor performance

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distress

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occurs when a person experiences strong emotions

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fight or flight

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when is fight or flight most commonly seen

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when perceiving a threat

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how many phases of general adaptation syndrome e

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3

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3 phases of GAS

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alarm, resistance, exhaustion

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two systems at work for physiological mechanism of stress

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sympathetic NS, hypothalamic pituatary adrenal axis

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12
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adrenal glands release what

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hormones including cortisol

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events that persist over an extended period of time (long term unemployment)

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chronic stressor

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brief events that sometimes continue to be experienced as overwhelming well after the event has ended (falling and breaking a leg)
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acute stressors

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by holmes and rahe, quantify the stress associated with certain life changes

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social readjustment rating scale

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exposure to difficult/unpleasant situations; difficult demanding and or unsafe working conditions

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job stressor

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work situation with excessive workload and little control over decisions made

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job strain

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sense of emotional exhaustion and cynicism about one’s job

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job burnout

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relationship with friends and family can be source of stress

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Interpersonal stressor

20
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physical disorders or diseases whose symptoms are brought about or worsened by stress and emotional factors

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Psychophysiological disorders

21
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protects body from microorganisms

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immune system

22
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decreased effectiveness of the immune system - ex HIV

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immunosuppression

23
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how psychological factors such as stress influence the immune system and immune functioning

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Psychoneuroimmunology

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white blood cells important in the immune response

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lymphcytes

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Hypertension

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high blood pressure

26
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Hostile, competitve, angry, sense of time urgency and feeling driven , which patten

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type A

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Patient, cooperative, noncompetitive, lack of time urgency , what pattern

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type B

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tendency to experience negative emotions such as anger, anxiety, fear and guilt

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negative affectivity

29
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chronic disease in which the airways of the respiratory system become obstructed (due to inflammation of the airways) leading to trouble breathing

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asthema

30
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mental and behavioral efforts that we use to deal with problems relating to stress

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coping

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managing emotions, seeking to change the way one feels about or perceives a problems

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emotion focused coping

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attempting to modify the problem or source of stress

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problem focused coping

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our beliefs about our personal capacity to exert influence over outcomes

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perceived control

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learned beliefs that we are unable to exert control and or change a particular outcome

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learned helplessness

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soothing impact of friends family and acquaintances

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social support

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combines relaxation with transcendental meditation, reduces sympathetic arousal, reduces blood pressure, 4 components

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relaxation response technique

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bodily info is shown in real time, providing feedback to help the person gain a level of voluntary control over these processes

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biofeedback

38
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3 aspects of happiness

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pleasant life, good life, meaningful life,

39
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factors that impact happiness

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age, family and social relationships, money, religion and culture

40
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pleasurable engagement with the environment such as happiness joy enthusiasm, alertness, excitement

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positive affect

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