Human overload & underload Flashcards
1
Q
What is the physiological response to stress?
A
Arousal
2
Q
What is responsible for increasing arousal?
A
The sympathetic nervous system
3
Q
What is responsible for decreasing arousal?
A
The parasympathetic nervous system
4
Q
What are the three phases of response to a stressor?
A
Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion
5
Q
What are the three stages of responses know as?
A
The general adaption syndrome
6
Q
What are the 3 strategies for coping with stress?
A
Action, Cognitive, Symptom-Directed
7
Q
What is Action coping?
A
The individual takes positive action to cope with stress. The individual is reducing the size of the actual demand.
8
Q
What is cognitive coping?
A
reducing the perceived demand
