Chp. 10 - Stress, Health and Human Flourishing

Question 1

Stress

Answer 1

Process of appraising an event as threatening or challenging and responding to it.

Question 2

Stressors

Answer 2

Things that push our buttons; a challenge or event.

Question 3

Stress Reactions

Answer 3

From alarm to exhaustion: physical and emotional responses.

Question 4

Flight or Fight Response

Answer 4

An emergency response that mobilies every and activity for attacking or escaping a threat.

Question 5

Tend and Befriend Response

Answer 5

People often provide support to others. They bond with and seek support from others.

Question 6

Psychneuroimmunology

Answer 6

Studies mind-body interactions.

Question 7

Stress & Heart DIsease: Type A

Answer 7

Competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive and anger-prone people.

Question 8

Stress & Heart Disease: Type B

Answer 8

Easy going and relaxed people.

Question 9

Problem Focused Coping

Answer 9

Attempting to reduce stress directly.

Question 10

Emotion Focused Coping

Answer 10

Attempting to reduce stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor, attending to emotional needs related to the stress reaction.

Question 11

Personal Control

Answer 11

Sense of controlling one’s environment rather than feeling helpless.

Question 12

Learned Helplessness

Answer 12

Hope less and passive resignation that an animal or person learns when unable to avoid repeatable averse events.

Question 13

Power of Personal Control

Answer 13

Perceived control of basic to human functioning.

Question 14

External Locus of Control

Answer 14

Perception that chance or outside forces beyond one’s personal control determined fate.

Question 15

Internal Locus of Control

Answer 15

Perception that each person controls his or her own fate.

Question 16

Self Control

Answer 16

Ability to control impulses and delay short-term gratification for greater long-term rewards.

Question 17

Optimism

Answer 17

Anticipation of positive outcomes. Expects control and cope well with stressful events and to enjoy health.

Question 18

Pessimism

Answer 18

Anticipation of Negative outcomes. Persists expect the worst and doubt that their goals will be achieved.

Question 19

Managing Stress Effects

Answer 19

Aerobic exercise, relaxation, meditation and active spiritual engagement may help a person gather inner strength and less stress effects.

Question 20

Reflective Practice

Answer 20

Attending to current experiences in a nonjudgmental and accepting manner.

Question 21

Happiness

Answer 21

The short life of emotional up and downs.

Question 22

Resilience

Answer 22

Personal strength that helps people cope and recover.

Question 23

Feel good, Do good Phenomenon

Answer 23

When people feel happy they become more helpful.

Question 24

Subjective Well Being

Answer 24

Self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life.