midterm 3 part 2

Question 1

stress

Answer 1

the psychological and bodily response to a situation that threatens, or appears to threaten ones sense of well being

Question 2

stressor

Answer 2

something that triggers a stress response

acute (exams) and chronic (work)

Question 3

chronic negative situations

Answer 3

continued negative situation
type of stressor
- living in a dangerous place

Question 4

chronic illness

Answer 4

the imposition of pain and limitations due to illness

type of stressor

Question 5

chronic job stress

Answer 5

type of stressor

certain jobs produce chronic stress. individuals who are first responders or deal with life threatening medical problems

Question 6

feeling frustrated

Answer 6

ways of experiencing stress

- an emotion experienced whe something prevents us from reaching a goal

Question 7

feeling pressure

Answer 7

ways of experiencing stress

- expectation or deman that one should act in a certian way

Question 8

feeling conflict

Answer 8

way of experiencing stress

- discomfort due to two or more incompatible goals or impulses

Question 9

three types of conflict

Answer 9

approach-approach (two desirable)
avoidance-avoidance(two undesirable)
approach-avoidance (both being good and bad in ways)

Question 10

daily hasstles

Answer 10

kind of stressor
small, everyday problems that accumulate to become a source of stress
- micro-stressors (bad drivers)

Question 11

life changes

Answer 11

altered circumstances requiring adjustment

- marriage, death, finals

Question 12

social readjustment rating scale SRRS

Answer 12

assigns life change units to various events that can occur in ones life

• does not apply equally to all cultures or populations
• high scores ont he SRRS are related to health problems

Question 13

traumatic events

Answer 13

a kind of stressor

• unexpected disruptive events
• natural disaster. witness or victim to violence

Question 14

PTSD

Answer 14

kind of stressor
an anxiety disorder caused by a major traumatic event, characterized by lingering and persistent, frightening thoughts or memories of the event along with depression and anxiety

Question 15

GAS

Answer 15

the general adaptation syndrome

• three stage response to ongoing stress
  1. alarm
• body reaction to initial exposure to stressor (fight or flight)
  2. resistance
• bodies attempt to stabalize if stressor continues
• may result in vulnerability to disease
  3. exhaustion
• further exposure to stressor depletes energy and resistance

Question 16

fight or flight

Answer 16

response to stress

Question 17

how does fight or flight pathway work

Answer 17

HPA pathway
1 hypothalamus (stimualtes nerves in sympathetic nervous system to stimulate organs to respond)
2 pituitary gland (releases ACTH hormone)
3 adrenal glands (release stress horomones cortisol)