exam 2 personality and stress

Question 1

resilience

Answer 1

low levels of distress

Question 2

recovery

Answer 2

moderate to severe levels of distress that improve

Question 3

chronic

Answer 3

severe and sustained levels of distress

Question 4

delayed onset

Answer 4

low levels of distress that increase over time

Question 5

personality

Answer 5

stable patterns in the ways people think, feel, and behave across situations, and that differ across people

Question 6

how many terms exist to describe human behavior

Answer 6

17,953

4 groups: personal traits, temporary states, social evaluations, metaphorical or doubtful terms

Question 7

Five factor model of personality

Answer 7

O: openness
C: conscientiousness
E: extraversion
A: agreeable
N: neuroticism

Question 8

Openness - ____
Conscientiousness - ______

Answer 8

closed mindedness

unreliability

Question 9

Extraversion - _____

Agreeableness - ____

Neuroticism - ____

Answer 9

introversion

antagonism

emotional stability

Question 10

neuroticism facets

Answer 10

anger
anxiety
hostility
vulnerability
sensitivity
pessimism

Question 11

neuroticism definition

Answer 11

personality trait defined by a sensitivity to often have strong negative emotions in response to stress

Question 12

integrated emotion regulation

Answer 12

being curious about our negative emotions

accepting that we experience them and learning to tolerate them

understanding them allows us to accept, grow, and bond

Question 13

cortisol

Answer 13

glucocorticoid produced by adrenal cortex

release triggered by HPA axis
(blood sugar, activates metabolism, decreases immune responses)

higher levels and slow decreases may be more indicative of stress