Module 2

Question 1

A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances. It is also a physical, chemical, or emotional factor that causes bodily or mental tension and disease. It is a reaction of the mind and body to a stimulus that disturbs the well-being, state of calm, or equilibrium of a person

Answer 1

Stress

Question 2

Two types of stress

Answer 2

• Eustress

* Distress

Question 3

Stress that can challenge and motivate a person to find creative solutions to his/her concerns

Answer 3

Eustress

Question 4

Stress that becomes so overwhelming and leads to a sense of helplessness and exhaustion

Answer 4

Distress

Question 5

A chemical or biological agent, environmental condition, external stimulus, or an event that causes stress to an organism

Answer 5

Stressor

Question 6

Two types of stressors

Answer 6

• External stressors

* Internal stressors

Question 7

Include changes in temperature (heat or cold) and stressful psychological environments such as classroom conditions or abusive relationships in school (bullying)

Answer 7

External stressors

Question 8

Include physical ailments such as infection or inflammation and psychological problems such as worrying about something

Answer 8

Internal stressors

Question 9

These types of stress can motivate, energize, and spur an individual into fruitful action. Examples: speaking in front of an audience, stage performers, competing in sports

Answer 9

Healthy stress

Question 10

Involves managing difficult situations, exerting efforts to solve your problems, and striving to master or reduce the stressful effects of these situations

Answer 10

Coping

Question 11

Responding in an emotional way; using of Defense Mechanisms

Answer 11

Emotion Focused Coping

Question 12

Encountering failure or frustration in some sphere of activity, one overemphasizes another. The term is also applied to the process of over-correcting for a handicap or limitation. Example: A physically unattractive adolescent becomes an expert dancer

Answer 12

Compensation

Question 13

A refusal to acknowledge some threat - a threat that may take the form of distressing feelings or concrete danger. It is also failing to recognize obvious implications or consequences of a thought, act, or situation.
Example: Persons living near a volcano disregard the dangers involved

Answer 13

Denial

Question 14

A change in the object by which an instinctual drive is to be satisfied; shifting the emotional component from one object or idea to another. Example: A woman is abandoned by hear fiancé. She quickly finds another man about whom she develops the same feelings

Answer 14

Displacement

Question 15

The individual deals with emotional conflict or external stressors by emphasizing the amusing or ironic aspects of the conflict or stressors

Answer 15

Humor

Question 16

The unconscious modeling of one’s self upon another person. One may also identify with values and attitudes of a group.
Example: A resident physician assumes a similar mode of dress and manner with patients

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Identification

Question 17

The individual deals with emotional conflict or internal or external stressors by the excessive use of abstract thinking or the making of generalizations to control or minimize disturbing feelings.
Example: A person who has just been diagnosed with a terminal illness might focus on learning everything about the disease in order to avoid distress and remain distant from the reality of the situation

Answer 17

Intellectualization

Question 18

The splitting-off of the emotional components from a thought.

Answer 18

Isolation

Question 19

Attributing one’s thoughts or impulses to another person. In common use, this is limited to unacceptable or undesirable impulses.
Example: A man, unable to accept that he has competitive or hostile feelings about an acquaintance, says, “He doesn’t like me.”

Answer 19

Projection

Question 20

Offering a socially acceptable and apparently more or less logical explanation for an act or decision actually produced by unconscious impulses. Example: A man buys a new car, having convinced himself that his order car won’t make it through the winter

Answer 20

Rationalization

Question 21

When good fortune fails to knock at the door or knock at a neighbor’s instead.
Example: A person after failing to get into a law school may justify himself by saying: “I would have hated being a lawyer anyway.”

Answer 21

Sour-grapes

Question 22

Plausible explanations make unpleasant happenings more palatable.
Example: “So, I didn’t get into law school, but now I can really focus on finding my true vocation.”

Answer 22

Sweet lemon

Question 23

Going to the opposite extreme; overcompensation for unacceptable impulses.
Example: A man violently dislikes an employee. Without being aware of doing so, he “bends over backwards” to not criticize the employee and gives him special privileges and advances

Answer 23

Reaction Formation

Question 24

You revert back to an earlier level of development and earlier, less demanding behaviors, as a way of protecting yourself from having to confront the actual situation.
Example: Having an argument with your partner, and instead of using conflict resolution tools, you stomp off, slam the door and give your partner the cold shoulder

Answer 24

Regression

Question 25

The involuntary exclusion of a painful or conflictual thought, impulse, or memory from awareness. This is the primary ego defense mechanism. This is often the case with child abuse or other traumatic experiences that occured early on in our development.

Answer 25

Repression

Question 26

Occurs when you transform your conflicted emotions, unmet desires or unacceptable impulses into productive outlets.
Example: It’s the situation where you have a stressful day at work, so you go on a long run to cool off

Answer 26

Sublimation

Question 27

An act or communication which partially negates a previous one.
Example: Two close friends have a violent argument. When they next meet, each act as if the disagreement had never occured

Answer 27

Undoing

Question 28

Our levels of stress will decrease as we remove the cause of the frustration

Answer 28

Problem-focused coping

Question 29

Ignoring a problem and hoping that it will disappear on its own

Answer 29

Avoidant coping

Question 30

First aid in emotionally wrought and stressful situations, such as eating comfort food, deep breathing, relaxing your muscles, engaging in physical activities that may help you calm down

Answer 30

Relaxers