Section 3: Stress + Burnout

Question 1

what are the 2 approaches to health and stress

Answer 1

biomedical,

biopsychosocial

Question 2

what is stress

Answer 2

a physiological + psychological response to a condition that threatens the person

Question 3

what are the types of stress

Answer 3

eustress,
distress,
acute,
chronic

Question 4

what is eustress

Answer 4

positive stress (the boost to get out of bed in the morning

Question 5

what is distress

Answer 5

negative stress (when it really gets to you)

Question 6

what is acute stress

Answer 6

intense but short

Question 7

what is chronic stress

Answer 7

lasts a long time

Question 8

what happens during stress

Answer 8

the brain secretes cortisol (stress hormone),
endocrine system secretes hormones to help deal with stress,
parasympathetic system prepares body when under stress,

Question 9

what are the 3 types of symptoms of stress

Answer 9

emotional,
physical,
cognitive

Question 10

what are emotional symptoms

Answer 10

irritability, depression, anger, mood swings

Question 11

what are physical symptoms

Answer 11

high BP, headaches, muscular tensions, trouble sleeping

Question 12

what are cognitive symptoms

Answer 12

forgetfulness, difficulty concentrating, unwanted thoughts

Question 13

what are sources of stress

Answer 13

changes,
hassles,
pressure,
frustration, 
self-imposed, 
lack of control,
cognitive evaluation,
personality

Question 14

what are 3 stress conflicts

Answer 14

approach-approach
approach-avoidance
avoidance-avoidance

Question 15

what is approach-approach

Answer 15

choosing between 2 appealing goals

Question 16

what is approach-avoidance

Answer 16

the goal is both appealing and not

Question 17

what is avoidance-avoidance

Answer 17

choosing between 2 unappealing goals

Question 18

what are the 2 models of stress

Answer 18

Selye,

Lazarus,

Question 19

what is Selye

Answer 19

general adaptation syndrome

Question 20

what is Lazarus

Answer 20

stressor-> evaluation of stressor-> coping process-> stress reaction

Question 21

what are the 3 stages of stress

Answer 21

alarm: alarm reaction
resistance: trying to cope
exhaustion: start to give up, burnout

Question 22

what are the positive, negative and neutral stresses from a pop quiz

Answer 22

positive: I’ll try my best
negative: omg I didn’t study ahh!
neutral: it’ll be what it’ll be

Question 23

symptoms of burnout

Answer 23

emotional exhaustion,
per personalization (feeling of detachment),
decreased feeling of efficacy

Question 24

what are precipitating factors of burnout

Answer 24

amt of work,
role conflicts + ambiguity,
social and emotional demands,
no positive aspects

Question 25

3 types of coping for stress

Answer 25

direct coping,
problem and emotion focused,
defensive coping

Question 26

types of defensive coping

Answer 26

denial,
repression,
projection,
displacement,
regression,
identification,
rationalization,
reaction formation,
sublimation

Question 27

examples of stress management

Answer 27

alter lifestyle,
prioritizing,
social support,
humor,
relaxation techniques,
meditation,
visualization,
excercise