Stress Flashcards
Psychologist defined stress as the demand made on an organism to:
adapt cope or adjust
Healthy Stress is called:
Eustress
___________ psychology is the field of psychology that studies the relationship between psychological factors and the prevention and treatment of physical illness
Health
A Pathogen is a:
Microscopic organism that can cause disease
Psychologist Albert Ellis’s ABC approach stands for:
Activating/Belief/Consequence
Intense or prolonged stress
Affects our_______ , impairs our ability to experience ________ , and harms the
moods, pleasure, body
Life changes may be:
Positive or negative
Life changes occur:
Irregularly
Daily hassles happen:
Regularly
The greatest cause of stress in America is:
Money
Self Efficacy: one’s belief in one’s own ability to complete _______ and reach _______.
tasks, goals
High self-efficacy expectations – less _____________ and _____________ secreted when under stress
adrenaline and noradrenaline
High self-efficacy expectations help to
Moderate stress
Psychological hardy people are more:
resistant to stress
Hardy business executives were found to be
High in ______________. High in _____________. High in ______________ ___________ _______ _______ ________
commitment, challenge, and perceived control over their lives
Hardy business people have:
Internal locus of control
Humor moderates the effects of:
Stress
Laughter stimulates __________ output
endorphin
Predictability allows us to:
prepare and cope
Control, even the illusion of control, allows us to _____
plan
Social support acts as a buffer against effects of:
stress
GAS stands for:
General adaptive syndrome
GAS is three stages:
Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion
Corticosteroids help protect the body but are harmful to the ______________ system
cardiovascular
Women under stress more likely to demonstrate ________ ____ _________ behavior. Nurturing and seeking social support
“tend and befriend”
Stress makes Males more ____________ due to hormone differences
aggressive
The resistance stage of GAS continues if the __________ is not removed
stressor
Continued stress may lead to diseases of _____________
adaptation
The Exhaustion stage of GAS occurs if the stressor is not:
dealt with adaquetly
Stress stimulates production of:
Steroids
The technical term for white blood cells is:
Leukocytes
The technical term for white blood cells is:
Leukocytes
Leukocytes are:
White blood cells
