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Stress and Coping Flashcards

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initial reaction of body to stress

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alarm reaction

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emotional state consisting of a subjective feeling of animosity or strong displeasure

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anger

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a state of mental uneasiness apprehension, dread, or foreboding

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anxiety

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a complex system of behaviors that can be likened to the exhaustion stage of GAS

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burnout

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reaction to long-term stress in family members who take care of a person in the home

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caregiver burden

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dealing with change

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coping

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natural or learned way of responding to a changing environment

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coping mechanism

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the changes produced in the body during shock

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countershock phase

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short-term helping process of assisting clients to work through a crisis to its resolution

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crisis intervention

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an extreme feeling of sadness, despair, dejection, lack of worth

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depression

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unconscious psychological adaptive mechanisms that develop as the personality attempts to defend itself, establish compromises, and calm inner tensions

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ego defense mechanism

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emotion or feeling of apprehension aroused by impending or seeming danger, pain, or another perceived threat

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fear

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characterized by a chain or pattern of physiological events

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general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

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body can react locally; one organ or a part of the body reacts alone

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local adaptation syndrome (LAS)

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stressor may be perceived consciously or unconsciously; stressors stimulate the sympathetic nervous system

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shock phase

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at the end of this stage, the body may either rest and return to normal, or death may be the ultimate consequence

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stage of exhaustion

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stage during which the body attempts to cope with a stressor, and to limit stressor to smallest area of the body that can deal with it

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stage of resistance

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defines a stress as stimulus, life event, or a set of circumstances that arouses physiological and/or psychological reactions that may increase the individual’s vulnerability to illness

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stimulus-based stress models

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a condition in which a person experiences changes in the normal balanced state

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stress

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any event or stimulus that causes an individual to experience stress

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stressor

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encompasses a set of cognitive, affective, and adaptive responses that arise out of person-environment transactions

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transactional stress theory

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TRUE OR FALSE: a stressor is a condition in which the person experiences changes in the normal balanced state.

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TRUE

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TRUE OR FALSE: in stimulus-based stress models, stress is defined as a stimulus, a life-event, or a set of circumstances that arouses physiological and/or psychological reactions that may increase the individual’s vulnerability to illness

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TRUE

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TRUE OR FALSE: problem solving involves thinking through a threatening situation, using specific steps to arrive at a solution

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TRUE

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TRUE OR FALSE: structuring (discipline) is assuming a manner and facial expression that convey a sense of being in control or in charge
FALSE
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TRUE OR FALSE: self-control is the arrangement or manipulation of a situation so that threatening events do not occur
FALSE
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_________ is consciously and willfully putting a thought or feeling out of mind: "I won't deal with that today. I'll do it tomorrow."
suppression
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_________, or daydreaming, is likened to make-believe.
fantasy
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_________ may be described as dealing with change—successfully or unsuccessfully
coping
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Crisis _________ is a short-term helping process of assisting clients to work through a crisis to its resolution and restore their precrisis level of functioning.
intervention
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A coping _________ (coping mechanism) is a natural or learned way of responding to a changing environment or specific problem or situation.
strategy
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_________ focuses on solving immediate problems and involves individuals, groups, or families
crisis counseling
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what concept refers to efforts to improve a situation by making changes or taking action?
problem-focused coping
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_________ is resorting to an earlier, more comfortable level of functioning that is characteristically less demanding and responsible.
regression
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_________ is a displacement of energy associated with more primitive sexual or aggressive drives into socially acceptable activities.
sublimation
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model based on definition built by Hans Selye (stress as the nonspecific response of the body to any kind of demand made upon it)
response-based models
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produces a slight arousal that enhances perception, learning, and productive abilities
mild anxiety
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increases the arousal to a point where the person expresses feelings of tension, nervousness, or concern
moderate anxiety
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consumes most of the person’s energies and requires intervention
severe anxiety
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overpowering, frightening level of anxiety causing the person to lose control
panic
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emotion or feeling of apprehension aroused by impending or seeming danger, pain, or another perceived threat
fear
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overt antagonism and harmful or destructive behavior
hostility
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unprovoked attack or a hostile, injurious, or destructive action or outlook
aggression
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exertion of physical force to injure or abuse
violence
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thinking through the threatening situation, using specific steps to arrive at a solution
problem solving
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arrangement or manipulation of a situation so threatening events do not occur
structuring
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assuming a manner and facial expression that convey a sense of being in control or in charge
self-control
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what concept refers to the thoughts and actions that relive emotional distress?
emotion-focused coping
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type of coping strategy that is constructive and practical, include a change in lifestyle patterns, or uses problem solving in decision making
long-term coping strategies
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type of coping strategy that can reduce stress to a tolerable limit temporarily but are ineffective ways to permanently deal with reality, and may even have destructive or detrimental effect on the person
short-term coping strategies
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helps the person to deal effectively with stressful events and minimizes distress associated with them
adaptive coping
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can cause unnecessary distress for the person and others associated with the person or stressful event
maladaptive coping
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_________ coping results in adaptation; _________ coping results in maladaptation.
effective; ineffective
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WHAT DEFENSE MECHANISM IS ASKED: Blocking out painful or anxiety-inducing events or feelings
denial
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WHAT DEFENSE MECHANISM IS ASKED: Discharging pent-up feelings on people less dangerous than those who initially aroused the emotion
displacement
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WHAT DEFENSE MECHANISM IS ASKED: Handling emotional conflicts, or internal or external stressors, by a temporary alteration of consciousness or identity
dissociation
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WHAT DEFENSE MECHANISM IS ASKED: Symbolic satisfaction of wishes through nonrational thought
fantasy
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WHAT DEFENSE MECHANISM IS ASKED: unconscious assumption of similarity between oneself and another
identification
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WHAT DEFENSE MECHANISM IS ASKED: Separating an emotion from an idea or thought because the emotional reaction is too painful to be acknowledged
intellectualization
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WHAT DEFENSE MECHANISM IS ASKED: Acceptance of another’s values and opinions as one’s own
introjection
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WHAT DEFENSE MECHANISM IS ASKED: Attributing one’s own unacceptable feelings and thoughts to others
projection
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WHAT DEFENSE MECHANISM IS ASKED: Falsification of experience through the construction of logical or socially approved explanations of behavior
rationalization
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WHAT DEFENSE MECHANISM IS ASKED: Unacceptable feelings disguised by repression of the real feeling and by reinforcement of the opposite feeling
reaction formation
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WHAT DEFENSE MECHANISM IS ASKED: Unconsciously keeping unacceptable feelings out of awareness
repression
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WHAT DEFENSE MECHANISM IS ASKED: Consciously keeping unacceptable feelings and thoughts out of awareness
suppression
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WHAT DEFENSE MECHANISM IS ASKED: Attempting to take back an unconscious thought or behavior that is unacceptable or hurtful
undoing

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