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Stress (3A) Flashcards

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1
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What is stress?

A

A psychological and physiological experience that occurs when an individual encounters something of significance that demands their attention and efforts to cope.

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What is a stressor?

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A stimulus that can be internal or external that prompts the stress response.

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Give an example of an internal stressor.

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Attitude - negative
Rumination - repeatedly thinking about negative components of an event.
Low self esteem
Nervous system dysfunction

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Give an example of an external stressor.

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A test or exam
Meeting new people
Arguments
Working long hours
Financial difficulties

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What is an internal stressor?

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A stimulus from within a person’s body that prompts the stress response.

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What is an external stressor?

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A stimulus from outside of a person’s body that prompts the stress response.

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What do psychological processes relate to?

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Mental processes.

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What do physiological processes relate to?

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Bodily processes.

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What word is the same as physiological and can be used interchangeably?

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Biological

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Where do internal stressors originate at?

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From within the individual

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Where do external stressors originate at?

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From outside the individual

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Eustress and distress are examples of _____________ responses.

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Psychological

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What is distress?

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A form of stress characterised by a negative psychological state.

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What is eustress?

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A form of stress characterised by a positive psychological state.

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What are two examples of physiological stress responses?

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Flight-fight-freeze response
Cortisol release

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What is acute stress?

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A form of stress characterised by intense psychological and physiological symptoms that are brief in duration.

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What is the fight-flight-freeze response?

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An involuntary and automatic response to a threat that takes the form of either escaping it, confronting it or freezing in the face of it. It is a physiological response.

18
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What division of the nervous system is responsible for the fight-flight-freeze response?

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The sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system.

19
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List the physiological characteristics of the flight response.

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An organism flees from the stressor.
This is usually perceived as the safest option.
Depends on the activation of the sympathetic nervous system which prompts a quick release of adrenaline.

20
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List the physiological characteristics of the fight response.

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An organism confronts the stressor.
The sympathetic division of the nervous system activates to energise the body and make it better able to deal with danger.

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List the physiological characteristics of the freeze response.

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The body immobilizes in the face of stress.
Involves a brief activation of the parasympathetic nervous system as some bodily reactions drop below a normal level.
It can also involve the sympathetic nervous system simultaneously.

22
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What is chronic stress?

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A form of stress that endures for several months or longer.

23
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What is cortisol?

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A hormone that is released in times of stress to aid the body in initiating and maintaining heighted arousal.

24
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When stress is long term and high cortisol levels continue, what can be the result of this?

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Suppressing the immune system.

25
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What are some responses to acute stress?

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Cortisol helps to energise the body
Confrontation of the threat
Fleeing from the source of danger
Immobility and shock

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What are some responses to chronic stress?

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Enduring release of cortisol
Increased blood sugar levels
Improved metabolism
Energises the body
Reduced inflammation
Immuno-suppression (lowered capability of the immune system)

27
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Stress is a
a) psychological response
b) biological process
c) psychological and biological process

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C
Stress is a response with both psychological and biological components.

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