module 16 : stress and health

Question 1

good vs bad stress (who, 2 terms and model)

Answer 1

Hans Selye
General adaptation syndrome (GAS)
Eustress = good stress, distress = bad stress

The maximal adaptability model MAM (stress levels can be high)

Question 2

Stressors and the Stress Response + names

Answer 2

Richard Lazarus ans Susan Folkman : stress and coping theory
Hans Selye : Distinguish between internal (psychological and biological) and external aspects of stress

Question 3

acute stressors

Answer 3

short term, mins-hours
- most cortisol response

Question 4

chronic stressors

Answer 4

enduring, weeks-years

Question 5

traumatic stressor

Answer 5

lifetime

Question 6

hormonal responses to stressors (2 systems)

Answer 6

• autonomic nervous system (ANS)
• hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis

Question 7

fight or flight (name)

Answer 7

Walter cannon

Question 8

autonomic nervous system (ANS) (2 branches)

Answer 8

Hypothalamus promotes its activity (the corticotropin : epinephrine and norepinephrine)
- Sympathetic nervous system, the activator (release of hormones, catecholamines)
- Parasympathetic nervous system, the regulator

Question 9

Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal (HPA) axis
(hormone)

Answer 9

cortisol (from adrenal gland)

Question 10

primary appraisal

Answer 10

evaluate demands associated with the perceived stressor

Question 11

secondary appraisal

Answer 11

evaluate resources to deal with potential stressor

Question 12

challenges

Answer 12

resources exceed the demands of the situation

Question 13

threat

Answer 13

demands exceed the resources available for coping

Question 14

childhood stressors (risk for what)

Answer 14

seem to carry added weight in terms of risk for psychological disorders (abuse, neglect, family violence). Genetics is also another factor.

Question 15

acute respiratory illness (4)

Answer 15

• colds (rhinovirus)
• flu (influenza)
• asthma
• latent viruses

Question 16

what can reduce risk of cold

Answer 16

Personality traits (positive emotional style)
They are more likely to get sick if they experienced high levels of stress

Question 17

Episodic course

Answer 17

he sickness occurs in intervals

Question 18

latent viruses are …

Answer 18

activated

Question 19

physical activity

Answer 19

big 5 factor personality theory
More extraversion, opennes, aggreablness, conciosuness, less off neurotism
Physical activity protects you.

Question 20

biological aging

Answer 20

• Cells malfunction cause of age
• Stressors may accelerate aging process
  *Telomeres

Question 21

Telomeres

Answer 21

“the length of the telomeres in our immune cells predicts our risk for a whole host of diseases of aging and death” They shorten with stress (on immune cells)

Question 22

stress and chronic illnesses (2 sicknesses)

Answer 22

cardiovascular disease
autoimune disorder

Question 23

confinding factors

Answer 23

ex. alcohol

Question 24

white hall study

Answer 24

linked job stress to metabolic syndrome

Question 25

Cardiovascular disease

Answer 25

Expose to persistent chronic stress face effects on our cardiovascular health

Question 26

Autoimmune disorders

Answer 26

Stressors in childhood is associated with autoimmune disorders in adults