Chapter Four Flashcards
What’s Stress?
Process of how we perceive/respond to stressors (threatening/challenging)
Stressful life events?
*Catastrophic events
*Life changes
*Daily hassles
*Chronic stress by age
Reactions to Stress?
Body, mind, emotions, behavior
Origins of Stress?
*Primary appraisal: evaluate situation
*What tools to cope with/ how to take action
Stress appraisal example 1
Stressful event
Appraisal(threat)
Response(freeze-up)
Stress appraisal example 2
Stressful event
Appraisal(challenge)
Response(focused)
General Adaptation Syndrome?
*Selye’s concept of body’s adaptive response to stress
phase 1: alarm
phase 2: resistance(cope with stressor)
phase 3: exhaustion
Stress and the heart?
Type A: perfectionists: higher risk
Type B: easy going: lower risk
Stress and the disease affect?
*psychophysiological illness
*“mind-body” illness
*stress-related physical illness
*form of hypertension
*headaches
Stress and disease?
lymphocytes
-B lymphocytes: form in bone marrow, releases antibodies to fight infections
-T lymphocytes: form in the thymus, attack cancer cells/virus/foreign substances
Coping skills(Problem)?
Problem-focused coping
-taking action
-planning
-suppression of competing
-seeking social support
Coping skill(emotion)?
Emotion-focused coping
-focusing/venting
-behavioral disengagement
-mental disengagement
-denial;acceptance
-turning to religion
Genetics vs Environment?
*Weight of adopted children correlates better with bio parents
*Monozygotic twins more similar in fat deposition/weight than dizygotic twins
Eating disorders/Body Image?
*Body image: how you think/feel about your body
-body image has nothing to do with appearance
Warning signs of Anorexia?
-excessive weight loss
-odd food rituals
-lack of menstrual cycle
-lanugo(fine hair)
-wearing baggy clothing
-vigorous exercise at odd hours
-paleness, dizziness, fainting
