Exam 4 Flashcards
What is stress?
- Disturbance in person’s normal balanced state
- Unique response by each person to a stressor
- Can be harmful or motivating
Stress: a stimulus that the person perceives as a challenge or threat; it disturbs the person’s equilibrium by initiating a physical or emotional response.
- Voluntary and involuntary coping responses are aimed at reducing stress.
- Changes that take place as a result of coping are adaptations.
- Stress can keep you alert and motivate you to function at a higher performance level. If you become too anxious, you may be unable to focus on the task or think clearly.
Categories of Stress
Distress
- can threaten health
- ex. continual financial worries
Eustress
- good stress, protective
- ex. passionate kis
Developmental
- associated with life stages, can be easier to cope with because it’s expected and can be prepared for
- ex. college graduation
External
- ex. death of a family member, natural disaster
Internal
- ex. disease, anxiety, negative self talk
Situational
- random, unpredictable, can effect any stage of life
- ex. hurricane, accident
Time
- unable to meet demands
- ex. multiple demands, rushing
Anticipatory
- the future, can be undefined such as a vague sense of concern about the future
- ex. upcoming exam
Physiological
- affect body: structure/function
- Chemical: Poison, medications, tobacco
- Physical or mechanical: Trauma, cold, joint overuse
- Nutritional: Vitamin deficiency, high-fat diet
- Biological: Viruses, bacteria
- Genetic: Inborn errors of metabolism
- Lifestyle: Obesity, sedentary lifestyle
Psychosocial
- life events, relationships, work, living situations
- ex. work pressure, family arguments
Styles of Coping Strategies
