Stress

Question 1

appraisal

Answer 1

how it’s interpreted by the individual

Question 2

Catastrophes

Answer 2

unpredictable, large-scale events that include natural disasters & wartime events

Question 3

Significant life changes

Answer 3

events such as moving, leaving home, losing a job, marriage, divorce

Question 4

Daily hassles

Answer 4

everyday irritations in life like bills, traffic jams

Question 5

Appraisal of a catastrophe?

Answer 5

everyone would fear and stress-inducing (prolonged periods of stress)

Question 6

Appraisal of significant life changes?

Answer 6

frequency of events like this during childhood explains a high degree of stress during these times

Question 7

Appraisal of daily hassle?

Answer 7

some people take it lightly, some see it as stressful

Question 8

cortisol

Answer 8

a glucocorticoid, a hormone that shifts the body from using sugar to using fat as energy

Question 9

biofeedback

Answer 9

recording and feeding back information about subtle autonomic response to an attempt to train the individual to control those involuntary responses