Finals: Stress

Question 1

the demand made on an organism to adapt, cope, or adjust.

Answer 1

Stress

Question 2

events that cause stress reactions, can be real or imaginary

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Stressors

Question 3

types of stress

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eustress (positive stress)

distress (negative stress)

Question 4

External events that cause stress

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Environmental stressors

Question 5

An unpredictable, large-scale event that creates a tremendous need to adapt and adjust as well has overwhelming feelings of threat

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Catastrophe

Question 6

Potentially disturbing situations, both positive and negative, that we appraise as having a significant impact on our lives

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Major Life Events

Question 7

Small, irritating, frustrating events that we face daily and that we usually appraise or interpret as stressful experiences

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Hassle

Question 8

Small, pleasurable, happy and satisfying experiences that we have in our daily lives

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Uplifts

Question 9

Psychological reasons why people find these events stressful

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psychological stressors

Question 10

Feeling that results when your attempts to reach some goals are blocked

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Frustrations

Question 11

Feelings of doing poorly at one’s job, physically wearing out, and becoming emotionally exhausted

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Burnout

Question 12

Person has no degree of control over a particular event or situation

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Uncontrollability

Question 13

psychological experience produced by urgent demands or expectations for a person’s behaviour that come from an outside force

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Pressure

Question 14

it is the feeling of being pulled in two or more directions by opposing motives. Psychologist often classify conflicts into four types.

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Conflict

Question 15

A person must choose between two desirable goals

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APPROACH –APPROACH CONFLICT

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A person must choose between two undesirable goals

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Avoidance-avoidance conflict

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A person must choose or not choose a goal that has both positive and negative aspects

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Approach-avoidance conflict

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A person must choose between two goals, with each goal possessing both positive and negative aspects

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Double approach-avoidance conflict

Question 19

Confidence in one’s own ability to achieve intended results.

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Self – Efficacy Expectation

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WHAT’S THE DIFF BETWEEN SELF – ESTEEM AND SELF EFFICACY?

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= Self-esteem is a permanent internal feeling while self-efficacy is a feeling that depends upon the performance at hand.

Question 21

A cluster of traits that buffer stress and are characterized by COMMITMENT, CHALLENGE, AND CONTROL.

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Psychological Hardiness

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actively solve problems rather than avoid them.

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COMMITMENT

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considers change as an interesting incentive to personal growth, not as a threat.

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CHALLENGE

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feels and behave as though they were still in control of things.

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CONTROL

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The tendency of particular cognitive experiences to provoke laughter and provide amusement.

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Sense of Humour

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The ability to predict a stressor apparently moderates its impact.

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Predictability and Control

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The perception and actuality that one is cared for, has assistance available from other people, and that one is part of a supportive social network.

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Social Support

Question 28

recognizes that there’s no single, simple answer to that.

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BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL

Question 29

is a disease in which a waxy substance called plaque builds up inside the coronary arteries.

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Coronary heart disease (CHD)

Question 30

A group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body.

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Cancer