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Ch 5 Flashcards

1
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External events or situations that place physical or psychological demands on us

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Stressor

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2
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Internal psychological or physiological response to a stressor

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Stress

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3
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A condition involving reactions to life stressors that are disproportionate to the severity or intensity of the event or situation

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Adjustment disorder

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4
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A condition characterized by flashbacks, hypervigilance, and avoidance symptoms that last up to 1 month after exposure to a traumatic stressor

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Acute stress disorder

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5
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A condition characterized by flashbacks, hypervigilance, avoidance, and other symptoms that last for more than 1 month and that occur as a result of exposure to extreme trauma.

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Post-traumatic stress disorder

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A state of ongoing anxiety in which the person is constantly tense and alert for threats

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Hypervigilance

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The brain structure associated with the processing, expression, and memory of emotions, especially anger and fear

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Amygdala

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The system involved in stress and trauma reactions and regulation of body processes such as “fight or flight” responses

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Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis

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A hormone released by the adrenal gland in response to physical or mental stress; also known as adrenaline

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Epinephrine

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10
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A hormone released by the adrenal gland in response to stress

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Cortisol

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Elimination of conditioned fear responses associated with trauma

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Fear extinction

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An approach incorporating imaginary and real-life exposure to trauma-related cues

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Prolonged exposure therapy

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A therapeutic approach that helps clients identify and challenge dysfunctional cognitions about a traumatic event

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Trauma-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy

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A therapy for PTSD involving visualization of the traumatic experience combined with, rapid, rhythmic eye movement

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Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing

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15
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Any physical disorder that has a strong psychological basis or component

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Psychophysiological disorder

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A condition involving the narrowing of cardiac arteries, resulting in the restriction or partial blockage of the flow of the blood and oxygen to the heart

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Coronary heart disease

17
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A condition involving the progressive thickening and hardening of the walls of arteries due to an accumulation of fats and cholesterol

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Atherosclerosis

18
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The measurement of force of the blood against the walls of the arteries

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Blood pressure

19
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The normal amount of the force exerted by the blood against the artery walls; systolic pressure is less than 120 and diastolic pressure is less than 80

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Normal blood pressure

20
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The force on blood vessels when the heart contracts

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Systolic pressure

21
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The arterial force exerted when the heart is relaxed and the ventricles of the heart are filling with blood

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Diastolic pressure

22
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A chronic condition, which increases risk of stroke and heart disease, characterized by a systolic blood pressure of 140 or higher or a diastolic pressure of 90 or higher

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Hypertension

23
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A condition beleived to be a precursor to hypertension, stroke, and heart disease, characterized by systolic blood pressure of 120 to 139 and diastolic pressure from 80 to 89

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Prehypertension

24
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Moderate to severe head pain resulting from abnormal brain activity affecting the cranial blood vessels and nerves

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Migraine headache

25
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A visual or physical sensation (tingling of an extremity or flashes of light) that precedes a headache

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Aura

26
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Head pain produced by prolonged contraction of the scalp and neck muscles, resulting in constriction of the blood vessels and steady pain

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Tension headache

27
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Excruciating stabbing or burning sensations located in the eye or cheek

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Cluster headache

28
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A chronic inflammatory disease of the airways in the lungs

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Asthma

29
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Sympathetic nervous system part of the nervous system that automatically performs functions such as increasing heart rate, constricting blood vessels, and raising blood pressure

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Sympathetic nervous system

30
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A therapeutic technique in which a person acquires the ability to relax the muscles of the body in almost any circumstance

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Relaxation training

31
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A physiological and behavioral approach in which an individual receives information regarding particular automatic functions and is rewarded for influencing those functions in the desired direction

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Biofeedback training

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