Health Psychology Flashcards

1
Q

What are stressors?

A

Stimuli/events or circumstances (or unrealistic thoughts) that cause stress, usually aversive but often desirable, e.g., sports competition

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
2
Q

What does the autonomic nervous system (ANS) control?

A
  1. Sympathetic nervous system

2. Parasympathetic nervous system

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
3
Q

What does the sympathetic nervous system do?

A

Increases muscle contraction and gland secretion, e.g,

  • pupils dilate
  • skin perspires
  • respiration increases
  • heart accelerates
  • immune system functioning reduces
  • digestion is inhibited
  • adrenal glands secrete stress hormones
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
4
Q

What substances are released on stress?

A
  1. Adrenalin

2. Glucocorticoid (cortisol)

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
5
Q

What can the demanding physiological response cause the body?

A
  1. Atherosclerosis
  2. Thrombosis
  3. High blood pressure
  4. Coronary heart disease (CHD)
  5. Ulcers
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
6
Q

What did Kiecolt-Glaser et al. (1995) find?

A

It takes longer for someone under prolonged stress (e.g., caregivers, Alzheimer’s patients) to heal a wound.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
7
Q

What did Vitaliano et al. (2003) find?

A

Caregivers had 23% higher levels of stress hormones, and 15% lower levels of antibody response, meaning they are less ready to heal.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
8
Q

What is stress?

A

Physiological, behavioural, emotional and cognitive responses to real or imagined stimuli that are perceived as preventing a goal or endangering/threatening well-being.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
9
Q

What are the three stages of Selye’s General Adaption Syndrome (GAS)?

A
  1. Alarm
  2. Resistance
  3. Exhaustion
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
10
Q

What are the three stages of Stress Inoculation Training?

A
  1. Conceptualisation
  2. Skills acquisition and rehearsal phase
  3. Application and follow-through phase
How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
11
Q

What happens in the alarm stage of Selye’s adaption syndrome?

A

The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is aroused, and the organism’s resistance to the stressor drops below normal temporarily.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
12
Q

What happens in the resistance stage of Selye’s General Adaption Syndrome?

A

The autonomic nervous system returns to normal functioning, resistance to stressor increase and eventually levels out.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly
13
Q

What happens in the exhaustion stage of Selye’s General Adaption Syndrome?

A

The organism loses the ability to adapt, resistance plummets below normal and the organism becomes susceptible to illness or even death.

How well did you know this?
1
Not at all
2
3
4
5
Perfectly