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Ch 14 (EXAM 5) Flashcards

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Stress

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Physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are appraised as threatening or challenging

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Stressor

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Any circumstances that threaten or challenge well-being or taxes your resources

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Coping response

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Attempt to avoid, escape from, or minimize the stressor

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Distress

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Stress caused by negative events
i.e. death of family member

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Eustress

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Stress caused by positive events
i.e. party preparations/deciding on what to eat

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Appraisal

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Way of judging stressors, two types:
Primary Appraisal
Secondary Appraisal

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Primary appraisal

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Judging potential harm of event
threat vs. challenge

Is it a threat?

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Secondary appraisal

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Judging your options/abilities for coping
Low threat vs. high threat

How big of a threat is it?

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Major life stressors

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Changes or disruptions that strain central area of people’s lives
May be due to personal choice or uncontrollable catastrophic events

Measured via:
Homes and Rahe’s Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)

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SRRS

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43 life events given point values, where the higher point value means more stressful event

ICSRLE measures SRRS

Higher SRRS scores correlated with higher rates of mental health problems and physical illness due to immunity compromises

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Examples of SRRS Life events

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  1. Death of a spouse
  2. Divorce
  3. Marital separation
  4. Jail term
  5. Death of a close family
  6. Personal injury/illness
  7. Marriage
  8. Fired at work
  9. Marital reconciliation
  10. Retirement
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Daily hassles

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Minor irritations and annoyances of everyday life

Experiencing more intense and frequent hassles is more poorer mental and physical health

Number of daily hassles more impact on stress-related issues than number of major life stressors

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Top 10 Hassles of Undergraduates

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  1. Troubling thoughts about the future
  2. Not enough sleep
  3. Wasting time
  4. Inconsiderate smokers
  5. Physical appearances
  6. Too many things to do
  7. Misplacing/losing things
  8. Not enough time to do things
  9. High expectations
  10. Being lonely
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Selye (1930)

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Physical response to stress is nonspecific and general

Came up with the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

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General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

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Stress response system of body that defends then fatigues
Describes body’s reaction to stress as consisting of 3 stages:
A. Alarm
R. Resistance
E. Exhaustion

HTR: GASARE

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  1. Alarm stage
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Prepares to cope with immediate stressor
Fight or flight sympathetic response system
Good for immediate stress, moves on to next stage is stress is prolonged

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  1. Resistance stage
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Stress continues, body attempts to adjust
Physiological response levels off at higher than normal levels, but less than alarm stage levels
plateau’s (doesn’t get higher)

Constantly alert, waiting and watching for something to happen. Tense, holding body in a state of tension
Consumes a lot of energy and takes a toll

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  1. Exhaustion stage
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Level of energy deflates
Reaction to long-term continuous resistance stage (stress) is depletion of body’s resources

Weakening immune system due to prolonged period of exposure to stress hormone cortisol

Longer stress, is worse for immune system

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE’s)

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3 types:
1. Physical abuse
2. Neglect
3. Familial dysfunction

Individual differences exist; those with many ACE may have good adulthood and VV

Strong consistent positive correlation between number of ACE’s and negative physical, psychological, and behavioral outcomes

Chronic stress from ACE leads to excessive activation of stress response and wear’s on the body
May lead to differences in brain development and negatively impact memory and learning

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What ACE’s are NOT

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DOES NOT:
go through all of the things children go through in community and school; ONLY focus on home life

DOES NOT:
Include anything that may help alleviate it

NOT DOOMED!
Ways to get help

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How common are ACE’s?

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2/3 have at least 1 ACE
1/4 have 3+ ACE’s

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Coping styles: Problem-focused coping

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Manage the root of the problem

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Coping styles: Emotion-focused coping

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Reduce or minimize negative emotions from stress

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