Stress Flashcards
____ - The arousal of one’s mind and body in response to demands put upon them (Causes us to adapt and change to demands in our environment)
Stress
__stress - Stress that causes one to be more focused and motivated
Eustress
__stress - Type of stress that causes one to become anxious and causes trouble in adapting to new and changing situations
Distress
____ - Situations that produces stress, this can be different for everyone (like a traumatic event, event that threatens death, or a serious injury)
Stressor
___-___ ___ ___ - People who continually feel stress in response to a traumatic event
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
____ - Stress caused by an inability to obtain a goal
Frustration
___ - Stress caused by everyday occurrences (household, health, school, work, etc. Always negative)
Hassle
___ ___ ___ ___ - Developed by Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe to rank different life changes based on levels of stress (Theorized that even good life changes can cause bad stress if too many life changes happen at once)
____ - Can be another form of stress, usually from 2 opposing decisions or motives
Conflict
___ - ___ conflict - Occurs when both choices are positive and is the e least stressful type
Approach - Approach conflict
____ - ____ conflict - Often known as making a choice between the lesser of two evils, and can be more stressful
Avoidance - avoidance conflict
____ - ____ conflict - Occurs when the decision comes with good and bad consequences (such as prestigious college for the program you want to attend, but it is far way)
Approach - avoidance conflict
____ ___ - ___ conflict - Occurs when making a decision between two or more alternatives with advantages and disadvantages
Multiple approach - avoidance conflict
