Mod 5 (Sec 1) Flashcards
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Resiliency
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Ability to adjust or recover from a stressor, threat, or adversity
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Managing Distress
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Learning how to cope w/ negative/difficult emotional states
- learning how to manage distress is a form of self-regulation
3
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U-shaped modle
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- certain level of pressure that yields optimal performance
- cumulative stress can exceed this point and become too difficult to manage known as tipping point
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Tipping Point
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- when someone begins to show signs and symptoms of strain/burden of perceived stress
- will be diff. in each individual
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Stress Diathesis Model
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psychological theory that attempts to explain disorder or behaviour as an interaction between genetic predisposition and risk exposure
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Stress
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- triggers several interconnected biological systems
- process by which body adapts to changes such as stress is allostasis
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Diathesis
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- concept of vulnerability
- predisposition or vulnerability to a medical condition
- can be biological through genetic inheritance, or psychosocial vulnerability created by exposure to stressor in early life, or from both
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What can stress induce?
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- trigger allostasis-induced brain plasticity (ability of NS to change activity in response to stimuli)
- stressful experiences can affect brain structure and function
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Findings from stress and allostasis-induced brain plasticity
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- The Brain & Regulation
- Stress
- Stress and Health
- Brain Structure
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- The Brain & Regulation
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- brain is central part to stress diathesis model
- brain det. what are threatening/adverse and what are positive experiences/exposures
- responsible for regulating ind. physical, emotional, behavioural, cognitive response to stressors, events and experiences
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- Stress
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- stress must be balanced
- stress if manageable can lead to positive growth and adaptation (steeling effect)
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- Stress and Health
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- too much stress, either chronic or acute overwhelming stress takes a toll on the brain and body, and is associated w/ poor mental and physical health outcomes
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- Brain Structure
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- when stressed brain changes its structure in an adaptive or maladaptive way in response
- the loss of resilience is a key feature of disorders related to stress
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Stress Diathesis Model and Adaptation
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- system has checks and balances to adapt
1. Perceived Stress
2. Physiological Responses
3. Allostatic Load
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- Perceived Stress
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- brain processes info from internal and external env.
- given genetics and life experience brain reacts differently to same stress
- these factors det. individual perceived stress level
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- Allostatic Load
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- refers to wear and tear on body and brain from chronic dysregulation related to process of allostasis
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- Physiological Responses
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- brain controls and coordinates physiological, psychological and behavioural response to perceived stress
- some of the responses include metabolism, heart rate, anxiety levels, emotions
- responses result from signalling of various systems including HPA axis, autonomic NS, metabolic system, gut, immune system
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What alleviates allostatic load?
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- healthy diet, regular cardiovascular exercise, social support, connectedness, good quality sleep
- relieving allostatic load may also help develop resilience in event of adversity
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Genotype x Environment Interactions affects
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- Reduces Risks
- Flourish
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- Reduces Risks
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- genetic make-up interacts w/ life experiences good and bad to determine resiliency and sensitivity to stress
- developing healthy ways to cope w/ stress and adversity can reduce the risk of feeling overwhelmed and developing symptoms
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- Flourish
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- young people are at a particularly important time in development when a healthy lifestyle together w/ accelerated brain dev. increases likelihood of positive effects on well-being
