Chapter 11 (Stress Management) Flashcards
1
Q
eustress
A
positive stress
2
Q
distress
A
negative stress
3
Q
stress repsonse
A
body’s response to stress
4
Q
sympathetic nervous system
A
flight or fight response
5
Q
parasympathetic nervous system
A
rest and relaxation
6
Q
hormones that are related to stress
A
epinephrine, norepinephrine, cortisol
7
Q
What mimics the effects of epinephrine & noreprinephrine?
A
caffeine
8
Q
physiological responses to fight or flight repsonse
A
higher awareness, impulses, body temp, lower pain perception
9
Q
Type A Personality
A
- impatient, competitive, hostile
- HIGHER response to & risk from stress
10
Q
Type B Personality
A
- easy going, nonaggressive, patient
- LOWER response to & risk from stress
11
Q
Type C Personality
A
- confident, motivated, competitive, NOT hostile
- LOWER responses to & risk from stress
12
Q
Type D Personality
A
- anxious, worried, socially inhibited
- HIGHER response to & risk from stress
13
Q
societal norms affecting stress
A
how different genders respond to stress
14
Q
General Adaptation Syndrome
A
- Alarm Stage
- Resistance Stage
- Exhaustion Stage
15
Q
allostasis
A
body’s ability to adapt to stress
16
Q
allostatic load
A
body’s limit for stress
