Stress and Health

Question 1

Encoding Failure

Answer 1

information was not correctly encoded into LTM

may be caused by lack of attention, elaborative rehearsal, or interference

Question 2

Storage Decay

Answer 2

Memory tends to fade over time

may be caused by decay of memory trace-the physical change in the brain when memory forms

Question 3

Retrieval failure

Answer 3

forgetting is a result of not being able to get stored memories/information out of LTM
may be caused by interference or lack of appropriate retrieval cues

Question 4

Amnesia

what is it, what types, what is it caused by

Answer 4

severe loss of memory

1) retrograde amnesia
- forget old stuff
2) antegrade amnesia
- forget new stuff

caused by physical damage or disease
-blockage of blood flow, head injury, drugs, Alzheimers

Question 5

Stress operational definiton

Answer 5

the process of appraising an event as challenging or threatening and responding to that appraisal

Question 6

Stress is influenced by

Answer 6

past experiences, preparedness, expectations, and biology (nature)

Question 7

components of stress

Answer 7

1) stressor
- challenging or threatening event
2) stress reaction
- physical or emotional response to stressor
3) stress
- psychological interpretation of stressor and organism’s response