Chapter 4 Flashcards
1
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What is Fight-or-flight reaction?
A
- outpouring of epinephrine, cortisol, and other hormones that prepare an organism to defend against a threat
- adaptive for our ancestors
- may contribute to stress-related illnesses in modern times
2
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What is Psychoneuroimmunology?
A
subfield of health psychology that emphasizes the interaction of psychological (psycho) neuroendocrine (neuro), and immunological processes in stress and illness
3
Q
What is Allostatic Load?
A
- stress that adds up
- cumulative long-term effects of the body’s physiological response to stress
4
Q
What is Cognitive Appraisal?
A
- process by which events are constantly reevaluated
- extremely susceptible to changes in mood, health, motivation
5
Q
What is General Adaptation Syndrome?
A
ability to withstand stress
6
Q
What is Eustress?
A
good stress
7
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What is Distress
A
bad stress
8
Q
List some Stressors.
A
noise, pain, crowding, stressors in the workplace
