Chapter 3 - Stress, Health and Coping Flashcards
Pneumonia
Influenza
Tuberculosis
Measles
Contagious Diseases
Cancer
Cardiovascular Disease
Chronic Lung Disease
Noncontagious Diseases
Body’s Response
Triggered by: Internal/Cognitive Stimuli, External/Environmental Stimuli
Stress
Trigger that prompts the response
Stressor
Total absence of this could be deadly
Stress
Pleasant, desirable stress (ex: moderately exercising)
Eustress
Unpleasant, objectionable stress (ex. chronic illness)
Distress
Occur suddenly; effect many (ex: 9/11, hurricane Katrina)
Cataclysmic Events
Stress that is long lasting (ex: Work, Poor Marriages, Political Climate, Divorce, Abuse, Alcoholism, Finances, Illness)
Chronic Stressors
Changes that individuals go through during life. Can be both positive and negative
Life Changes and Strains
Small problems that accumulate
Alone the issues are not a problem
Ex: time pressures, family/coworkers, financial concerns
Men are affected more than women
Daily Hassles
State of psychological and physical exhaustion
Results from chronic exposure to high levels of stress and little personal control
Vulnerable Professions -> Police Officers, Nurses, Doctors, Social Workers, and teachers
Occupational Burnout
Unpleasant tension, anxiety
Heightened sympathetic activity
Results from a blocked goal
More motivated = more frustrated
Frustration
Forced choice between two or more incompatible goals or impulses
Conflict
2 desirable choices; easiest to solve
Ex: Two hot girls fighting over you
Approach-Approach
Lesser of the two evils
Ex: 2016 Presidential Election
Avoidance - Avoidance
1 Choice with Pros and Cons
Ex: Eating something tasty but unhealthy
Approach - Avoidance
2 Choices with multiple negative and positives; Most difficult choice
Ex: Applying to college
Multiple approach - avoidance conflicts
Increases heart rate, blood pressure, respiration and muscle tension
Decreases the movement of stomach muscles, constricts blood vessels, etc.
Things affected by external and internal inhibitors
Stress
Hypothalamus -> Sympathetic Nervous System -> Adrenal Glands (Adrenal Medula)
Release large amounts of norepinephrine and epinephrine.
The result is increased energy to Fight or Flight.
Stress Progression
Hunger, Thirst, Sex, Aggression
Hypothalamus
Secrete adrenaline (epinephrine)
Adrenal gland
Involuntary actions (breathing, heart rate)
Medula
Stress activates the ____ then the _____ followed by the _______.
Hypothalamus, Pituitary, Adrenal Cortex
