Chapter 14

Question 1

Health psychology

Answer 1

studies influence of health and illness

Question 2

What is stress?

Answer 2

individual perceives and responds to event appraised as overwhelming

Question 3

Stressor

Answer 3

stimulus that causes stress

Question 4

Primary appraisal

Answer 4

interpretation on stimulus as stressful or not

Question 5

Secondary appraisal

Answer 5

determining whether you can control stressor

*more out of control event seems more stressed you feel

Question 6

Eustress vs. Distress

Answer 6

eustress is positive good stress
vs.
distress is exhaustion/fatigue

Question 7

Relationship between stress and performance

Answer 7

optimum stress levels help reach best performance

Question 8

What is cortisol

Answer 8

stress hormone realized by adrenal gland when encountering stressor; helps boost energy and prepare body to take action

Question 9

What are life changes

Answer 9

events/situations that require adjustments to be made in life
*positive events still cause change=stress

Question 10

What response does stress activate

Answer 10

fight-or-flight response

Question 11

Flight-or-fight response

Answer 11

set of physiological reactions that occur when individuals encounter threat

Question 12

Psychophysiological disorder

Answer 12

physical disorder/disease caused by stress

Question 13

Immunosuppression

Answer 13

decrease effectiveness of immune system

Question 14

Psychoneuroimmunology

Answer 14

field that studies how psychological factors (stress) influence immune system and functioning

Question 15

Why is chronically experiencing fight-or-flight (high sympathetic nervous system activity) bad for heart

Answer 15

body is not built to be in constant flight or flight puts too much strain on body

Question 16

Type A behavior

Answer 16

extremely competitive, impatient, rushed and hostile toward others
*higher risk for cardiovascular diseases

Question 17

Type B behavior

Answer 17

relaxed and laid back

Question 18

________ associated with heart disease

Answer 18

depression

Question 19

General adaptation syndrome

Answer 19

physiological stress response appears regardless of stressor

Question 20

3 stages of general adaptation syndrome

Answer 20

1. Alarm (FFS)
2. RESISTANCE
   - body adapting to arousal
3. exhaustion

Question 21

Burnout

Answer 21

general sense of emotional exhaustion

Question 22

Coping

Answer 22

mental or behavioral efforts used to manage problems relating to stress

Question 23

Problem-focused coping

Answer 23

targets the causes of stress in practical ways

Question 24

Emotion-focused coping

Answer 24

well suited for stressors that seem uncontrollable

Question 25

Perceived control

Answer 25

belief that one can determine own internal states and behavior, influence one’s environment, and/or bring about desired outcomes

Question 26

Aerobic Exercise

Answer 26

Cardio (with oxygen)

Question 27

Anaerobic

Answer 27

short lasting high intensity (without oxygen)