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Chapter 14 - Stress and Health Flashcards

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1
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stress and stressor have both ______ and ______ effects that can influence health

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immediate, cumulative

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specific stimuli/events that cause stress

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stressors

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response to a stressor, often physical or psychological

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stress

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concerned with the way that psychological stress responses contribute to physical illnessses and conditions

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health psychology

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5
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what psychologists first thought of the idea that stress can cause illness, and tested the magnitude of readjustment needed after changes?

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Holmes and Rahe

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source of stress that occur continuously or repeatedly

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chronic stressors

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7
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can discrimination cause illness?

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yes

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emotional and physiological reaction to an emergency that increases readiness for action

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fight-or-flight response

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The ______ travels through the bloodstream to activate the ______ to release ______ and ______ and energize the fight-or-flight response

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ACTH, adrenal glands, catecholamines, cortisol

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a three stage physiological stress response that appears, regardless of stressor encountered; nonspecific and does not vary across stressors

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general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

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what are the three main phases of general adaptation syndrome

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  • alarm phase
  • resistance phase
  • exhaustion phase
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12
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who came up with the idea of the “three phase stress response”?

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Selye

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13
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stressors can cause hormones to flood the brain, wearing down the _______

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immune system

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who developed the idea that the body responds differently to a threat than a challenge?

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Lazarus and Folkman

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a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion created by long-term involvement in an emotionally demanding situation

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burnout

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what are the two major causes of burnout?

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  • gauging your self worth by success at work alone
  • emotionally stressful jobs
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who reported that happiness and stress go down as incomes increase?

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Kahneman and Deaton

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18
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overall accumulated sleep loss

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sleep debt

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consistent accumulation over a period of time

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sleep deficit

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what are the three major types of mind management?

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  • repression
  • rationalization
  • reframing
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21
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avoiding situations or thoughts that are reminders of a stressor and maintaining an artificially positive viewpoint

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repressive coping

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facing a stressor and working to overcome it

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rational coping

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what are the three main steps of rational coping?

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  • acceptance
  • exposure
  • understanding
24
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finding a new or creative way to think about a stressor that reduces a threat

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reframing

25
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a reframing technique that helps people cope with stressful situations by developing positive ways to about situations

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stress inoculation training (SIT)

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what are the four major types of body management?

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  • meditation
  • relaxation
  • biofeedback
  • aerobic exercise
27
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a practic of intentional contemplation

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meditation

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a technique used to measure the subtle activity of muscles

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electromyography (EMG)

29
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a technique for reducing tension by conscious relaxing muscles

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relaxation therapy

30
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a condition of reduced muscle tension, cortical activity, heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure

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relaxation response

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the use of an external monitoring device to obtain information about a bodily function and possibly gain control over that function

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biofeedback

32
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excercise that increased heart rate and oxygen intake for a sustained period

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aerobic exercise

33
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what are the four main types of situation mangement?

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  • social support
  • religious or spiritual practice
  • humour
  • avoiding procrastination
34
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aid gained through interacting with others

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social support

35
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does humour have a cumulative effect for stress coping?

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no

36
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putting off a task for later

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procrastinating

37
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what are some of the main reasons for people to procrastinate?

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the task may be boring, difficult or unpleasant, or may require too much effort

38
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coordinated, adaptive set of reactions to illness organized by the brain; can be prompted through stress without infection

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sickness response

39
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in humans, the connection between sickness response, immune reaction, and stress is illustrated in:

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depression

40
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socially recognized set of rights and obligations linked with illness; provides exemptions and obligations

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sick role

41
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feigning medical or psychological symptoms to achieve something one wants

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malingering

42
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is malingering always medically related?

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no, not always

43
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what are the two main kinds of psychological factors influence personal health?

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  • health-relevant personality traits
  • health behaviour
44
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aids in maintenence of psychological health in the face of physical problems

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optimism

45
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a person’s optimism or pessimism tends to be:

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stable over time

46
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  • a sense of commitment
  • a belief in control
  • acceptance of challenge
    these are all characteristics of:
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hardiness

47
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do people tend to act on the basis of the knowledge of health promoting factors?

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no

48
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exercise of voluntary control over the self to bring the self into line with preffered standards

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self-regulation

49
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why doesn’t dieting work?

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conscious self-regulation can easily be undermined by stress

50
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why can avoiding sexual risks be difficult?

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because of the illusion that one has unique invulnerability

51
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who suggested that “overparenting” can cause significant harm by depriving children of opportunities to learn creativity, competence, and confidence, and to develop a true sense of who they really are?

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Julie Lythcott-Haims

Psych 105 (9 decks)

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