Stress Flashcards

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Stressor

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external events that could casue internal stress response

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2
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Physiological stress response

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  • increase heartbeat etc
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3
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Distress

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= psychological stress response

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4
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optimal stress

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optimal stress is best desired

- increase motivation

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5
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Eustress

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= too little stress

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6
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traumatic stressor

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  • sudden, likely to cause physical harm, high intensity
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7
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PTSD

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post-traumatic stress disorder

= delayed stress

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8
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personal loss- Grief

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interpersonal loss accompanied with stress and pain

- although a natural process, prolonged period can be fatal

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9
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disenfranchised grief

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  • unrecognised, non-understandable stress upon griefing
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10
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humiliation + targeted rejection

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threats to prolonged stress

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11
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Chronic stressor

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long-lasting, low intensity events

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12
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societal stressor

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  • cultural, economic, social environment
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13
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Burnout

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  • job-related
  • depends on the degree of fit of employee and work environment
  • job engagement
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14
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Compassion Fague

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  • secondary traumatic experience
  • care-worker targetting
  • comparison satisfaction
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15
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Major life event

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positive/negative events can both cause stress

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16
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Daily Hassles

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minor, irritating events such as queueing

17
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fight or flight response

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  • activated sympathetic system

- epinephrine + cortisal

18
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Taylor’s Tend-and befriend model

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Females decrease stress via making social networks,

  • because biologically predisposed to response to stress by nurturing offsprings and seek social support;
  • higher level of oxytocin in women
19
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Selye’s General Adaptation syndrome

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Alarm = activated sympathetic
Resistance = activated parasympathetic, resistance maintained
Exhaustion = rapid arousal of parasympathetic, if not remove stressor, can be fatal
20
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Immunosuppression

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  • during exhaustion stage, impairment of the immune system
21
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moderator

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minimise stress perceived from stressor

22
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Type A/B personality

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A = aggressive, hostile, intence
B = relaxed
23
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Locus of control

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internal vs external

  • cultural influence strategies:
  • primary = change external; individualism
  • secondary = change internal; collectivism
24
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Resilience

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capacity to adapt

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optimistic
attitude towards obstacles
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hardiness
Hardy = high 3 C - challenge = chance to grow - commitment - control
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coping strategies
minimise effect of perceived stress
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defending strategies
= minimise symptoms
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coping
= minimise cause of stress
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emotion-focused
= great when there is nothing to be changed
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problem-focused
great when there is concrete action to be taken
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congnition reconstruction
- positive emotion | - upwards vs downwards comparison
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proactive
- positive lifestyle | - preperation for future
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meaning-focused
- sense-making | - benefit seeking