Stress And Coping Flashcards
Stress is an….
Actual or alleged hazard to balance or homeostasis
Stressor are…
Any physical, psychological, or social stimuli that are capable of producing stress and endangering homeostasis.
What is stress appraisal
How a person interrupts the impact of the stressor
General adaptation syndrome
A three stage set of physiological processes that prepare, or adapt, the body for danger so an individual is more likely to survive when faced with a threat.
Stage 1 of general adaptation syndrome
Alarm, the central nervous system is around and body defenses are immobilized. This is the fight or flight response. Hormone levels rise resulting in increased blood volume, blood glucose, heart rate and mental alertness
Stage 2 general adaptation syndrome
Resistance stage the body stabilizes and responds in an attempt to compensate for the changes. Hormone levels, heart rate, blood pressure return to normal. the body tries to repair damage. Compensation attempt consume energy.
Stage 3 general adaptation syndrome
Exhaustion stage continuous stress causes progressive breakdown of compensatory mechanisms. The body no longer is able to resist. Energy is depleted.
Primary appraisal
evaluating an event in terms of personal meaning
Secondary appraisal
The process by which a person considers possible available coping strategies or resources
Coping
Is a person’s cognitive and behavioral efforts to manage a stressor
Post-traumatic stress disorder
When a person experiences or witnesses a traumatic event and responds with intense fear or helplessness.
Crisis
Implies a person is facing a turning point in life. Previous ways of coping are ineffective and change is needed
Maturational crisis
New development stage such as marriage or birth of a child
Situational crisis
External sources such as job change, motor vehicle accident, or illness
Adventitious crisis
A major natural disaster, man made disaster, or crime of violence
