health Flashcards

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stress

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set of behavioral, mental, and physical processes that occur when attempting to deal with an environmental event or stimulus that it perceives as threatening

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stressor

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environmental event or a stimulus that an organism perceives as threatening

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3
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stress response

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behavioral, mental and/or physical response to stressors

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4
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eustress

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stress of positive events

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5
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distress

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stress of negative things

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6
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major life stressors

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large disruptions, especially unpredictable and uncontrollable catastrophic events

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daily hassles

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small day-to-day irritations and annoyances

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general adaption syndrome

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consistent patterns of physical responses to stress that consists of three stages; alarm, resistance, and exhaustion

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what does the alarm stage do to the body?

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  • emergency response (heart beat increases & sweaty palms)
  • energies directed to dealing with the stressor so other physical resources such as ability to fight off infections & diseases are temporarily reduced
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what does the resistant stage do to the body

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  • body physically prepared for longer, more sustained attack against stressor
    immunity to infection and diseases increases somewhat as the body maximizes its defense
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what does the exhaustion stage do to the body?

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body’s ability to respond to stress begins to decline
physiological systems, immune system, begins to fail and ppl are likely to get sick

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short term effects of stress on immune system

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  • boost the immune system
  • reduces activities that make the organism vulnerable
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long term effects on immune system

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  • wear and tear your heart leading to heart failure
  • makes the body less capable of warding of foreign substances
  • immunity for infection and diseases decreases and starts to fail
    -overstimulation of sympathetic nervous system
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fight-or-flight response

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the physiological preparedness to deal with danger
body postpones less immediate critical processes

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tend-and-befriend

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female’s tendency to respond to stressors by protecting and caring for their offspring and forming social alliances

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16
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negative stress responses

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eating junk food, smoking cigarettes, using drugs, and quit exercising

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type A behavior

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ppl who are competitive, achievement oriented, aggressive, hostile, restless, impatient, etc.

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type B

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non competitive, relaxed, easygoing, & accommodating

19
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what does hostility have to do with heart failure?

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hostile ppl frequently experience flight-or-fight responses which takes a toll on the heart

20
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primary appraisals

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decisions about whether a stimulus is stressful or not

21
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secondary appraisals

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decisions about how to manage and respond to stressful stimulus

22
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emotion focused coping

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people try to prevent having an emotional response to a stressor
(avoidance, minimizing the problem, distancing)

23
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problem-solving coping

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in which people take direct steps to confront or minimize a stressor

24
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resilience

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better at coping in the face of adversity and recovering quickly
(they draw on their positive emotions in dealing with setbacks or negative life experiences)

25
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what are some practices that influence resilience?

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mindfulness, meaning, positivity, social support, and spirituality