Psychology Chapter 10

Question 1

Stress

Answer 1

physical & psychological response of the body, from a demand causing the body to cope/adapt/ &, adjust

Question 2

Causes of stress

Answer 2

daily hassles & life changes

Question 3

Social adjustment rating scale (SRRS)

Answer 3

individuals accumulating 300 or more life changes units within 1 year have a greater risk for major health problems

Question 4

What are conflicting motives?

Answer 4

the feeling of being pulled in 2 directions by opposing motives ( can create stress)

Question 5

avoidance-avoidance conflict

Answer 5

more stressful because you are motivated to avoid each of the 2 negative choices

Question 6

approach-avoidance conflict

Answer 6

a choice produces pluses and minuses

Question 7

approach-approach conflict

Answer 7

each choice is desirable, least stressful

Question 8

Irrational beliefs

Answer 8

beliefs about events become stressors

Question 9

Compound stress

Answer 9

created by negative events are interpreted as disastrous

Question 10

Type A personality

Answer 10

highly driven, competitive, impatient, hostile, aggressive, this type experiences more stress

Question 11

Type B personality

Answer 11

relaxed, focus on the quality of life, less ambitious & impatient

Question 12

Alarm stage (GAS)

Answer 12

stressors create alarm on the body, catecholamines released (epi/nor-epi, corticosteroids), inflammation occurs

Question 13

Resistance stage (GAS)

Answer 13

When stress isn’t removed, sympathetic activity increases as the body attempts to restore lost energy & repair damage

Question 14

Exhaustion stage (GAS)

Answer 14

stress is not dealt with, the body is depleted of resources, parasympathetic system dominates, leads to negative outcomes

Question 15

what does steroid production do to the immune system?

Answer 15

increases the vulnerability of infections

Question 16

Men’s general response to stress?

Answer 16

fight or flight, hormones may promote aggression, more likely to develop stress-related disorders

Question 17

Women’s response to stress?

Answer 17

show & tend to befriend response, more likely to seek social contact & show caring behaviour

Question 18

PTSD

Answer 18

following a distressing event, characterized by intense fear & avoidance of stimuli associated with the event & relieving of the event (within 6 months)

Question 19

Acute stress disorder

Answer 19

the feeling of anxiety, caused by the traumatic event, within a month of the event, lasts 2 days to 4 weeks

Question 20

Primary appraisal of stress

Answer 20

evaluating whether a potential stressor is positive/negative or neutral

Question 21

Secondary appraisal of stress

Answer 21

evaluating how to cope with a stressful event by using available resources

Question 22

Psychological hardiness

Answer 22

A cluster of traits that make people resistant to stress,

Question 23

Characteristics that make people psychologically Hardie

Answer 23

high commitment, high challenge, high perceived control over their lives

Question 24

The sense of humour on stress

Answer 24

moderates & affect stress creates a positive cognitive shift of emotions, stimulates endorphin output

Question 25

Predictability & control of stress

Answer 25

a prediction of a stressor allows us too brace for it, gives us an opportunity to plan to cope, the illusion of control allows us to prepare

Question 26

Social support of stress

Answer 26

buffer from stress protects the endocrine & cardiovascular system

Question 27

Health psychology

Answer 27

studies relationship between psychological factors prevention, & treatment of physical health problems

Question 28

Biological model

Answer 28

likelihood of contracting an illness can reflect interaction of biological/ psychological/ sociocultural factors