Ch 14: Stress, Coping and Health Flashcards
health psychology
how psychological factors contribute to health
causation, prevention and treatment of illness
stress
circumstances that threaten well-being or tax coping abilities
primary appraisal
initial evaluation of whether an event is irrelevant, relevant but not threatening, or stressful
secondary appraisal
evaluation of coping resources, options for dealing with stress
frustration
pursuit of a goal is prevented
conflict
to goals compete for expression
acute stressors
short duration, clear endpoint
chronic stressors
long duration, no apparent time limit
approach-approach conflict
choice between 2 attractive goals
avoidance-avoidance conflict
choice between 2 unattractive goals
approach-avoidance conflict
choice to pursue or not pursue a goal with attractive and unattractive aspects
fight-or-flight response
autonomic nervous system mobilizes the organism for attacking or fleeing an enemy
general adaptation syndrome
model of the body’s stress response
alarm, resistance, exhaustion
coping
active efforts to master, reduce or tolerate demands created by stress
learned helplessness
giving up, passive behavior produced by exposure to unavoidable aversive events
aggression
behavior intended to hurt someone
catharis
release of emotional tension
defense mechanisms
unconscious reaction that protect a person from unpleasant emotions
denial of reality
refusing to face a stressor or denying it
fantasy
gratifying frustrated desires by imaginary achievements
intellectualization (isolation)
cutting off emotion from hurtful situations or separating incompatible attitudes so they appear unrelated (prisoner)
undoing
atoning for acts or desires
overcompensation
emphasizing desirable characteristics, making up for frustration in one area by over-gratification in other (emotional eating)
burnout
exhaustion, cynicism and lowered sense of efficacy brought on gradually by work-related stress
