Chapter 10 (stress health and human flourishing Flashcards
what is our flight or fight response?
An emergency response; increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system that mobilizes energy and activity for attacking or escaping a threat
List two examples of a fight or flight response
test muscles and a pounding heart
what are three things that are stressors?
catastrophes, significant life changes, daily hassles
stress reactions-from alarm to exhaustion-were developed by who?
Walter Cannon
in the survey taken three weeks after the 9/11 terrorist attack some Americans reported experiencing heightened symptoms of what?
anxiety
what are the three stages of General adaption syndrome(GAS) in order?
alarm resistance and exhaustion
what is the response Of when people/ a person come together and provide others with emotional support?
tend and befriend response
does stress cause cancer? If yes explain how if no explain what it does.
NO, Stress however we give the body to defending against cancer cells
The tent and a bad friend response was invented by who?
Taylor
what is psychoneuroimmunology
The study of how psychological, Neural , and endocrine processes combined to affect our immune system and health
what are the four types of cells that Carry out the mission of killing bacteria viruses and other invaders?
T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, macrophage, and natural killer cells
what is the relationship on stress and AIDS
reducing stress can help control aids but drug treatment is still most effective
The clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle; the leading cause of death in the USA and many other countries is known as what disease?
coronary heart disease
on average how many people does it kill in the US alone; coronary heart disease?
600,000
how does stress effect coronary heart disease
The more drama, the more information we will build up which is linked with heart problems
Who measured levels of cholesterol in accountants when stressful situations occurred?
Friedman and Rosenman
Who are type a people
hard driven, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger prone people
Who are tight be people?
easy-going and relaxed
Who are type D people
people that suppressed negative emotions to avoid social disapproval
what is coping?
reducing stress using emotional cognitive or behavioral methods
what is problem focused coping?
confronting the stressor or attempting to reduce stress directly by changing the stressor by the way we interact with the stressor
what is emotion focused coping?
avoiding the stressor or attempting to release stress by avoiding or ignoring the stressor and attending to emotional needs related to our stress reaction
our sense of the controlling our environment rather than feeling helpless is known as what?
personal control
what is learned helplessness? And give an example
hopelessness when unable to avoid repeated events
dog receiving shots. He or she can’t escape so here she stops trying
what is Tyranny of choice?
too many choices
what is external locus of control
The mindset that outside forces control our fate
what is infernal locus of control
The mindset that we ourselves control our own fate
people who typically anticipate that their outcomes and life will be negative r who?
pessimist
people that anticipate the best in life are known as who?
Optimists
True or false. Optimism leads to a stronger immune system?
T
compared with unmarried people, people in low conflict marriages are more likely to what?
Live longer, healthier lives then nonmarried people
what contributes to separate your health problems when creating the unexpected loss of a loved one?
finding meaning in life and looking for the positive in every situation and open-heart therapy
activities that increase heart and lung fitness are known as what?
aerobic exercise
relaxation procedures provides relief from what four things
headaches, high blood pressure, anxiety, and insomnia
attending the current experiences in a nonjudgmental and excepting way is known as what?
mindfulness meditation
what are the three way that my phone this helps us make positive changes?
straightens connections among Regions in our brain, it activates brain regions associated with more selective awareness, it comes brain activation in emotional situations
what is the faith factor
religiously active people tend to live longer
personal strength and health most people recover from adversity is called what?
resilience
if we do good we will feel good doesn’t want to do more good what is this called
feel good to do good phenomenon
what is subjective well-being
self perceived happiness
why in the adoption level phenomenon
our tendency to form judgments relative to past experience
explain relative deprivation
View that we are where is relative to those with whom we compare ourselves
relative deprivation is heavily influenced by what
income, money
genes culture outlook and recent experiences are factors for determining what?
happiness
what are the less influential factors and our determination of happiness
age , gender, education level, parenthood, and physical attractiveness
what is the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging?
stress
