Stress And Health

Question 1

A state brought on by any situation that threatens or appears to threaten a person’s sense of well-being

Answer 1

Stress

Question 2

A situation that triggers the stress response

Answer 2

Stressor

Question 3

A short-term stressor that has a clear endpoint

Answer 3

Acute stressor

Question 4

A long-term stressor that often lacks a definite endpoint

Answer 4

Chronic stressor

Question 5

An emotion experienced when the pursuit of a goal is thwarted

Answer 5

Frustration

can be caused by acute or chronic stress

Question 6

The expectation or demand that someone act in a certain way

Answer 6

Pressure

Question 7

Suggests that having lots of anxiety can help you with simple tasks. But for more complicated tasks, having lots of anxiety does not help at all.

Answer 7

Yerkes-Dodson Law or Inverted U hypothesis

Question 8

Everyday annoyances that contribute to higher stress levels

Answer 8

Daily hassles or “Micro-stressors”

Question 9

What kind of stress are traffic jams, spilled coffee when in a rush, or talkative co-workers??

Answer 9

Minor hassles

Question 10

What is the physiological response?

Answer 10

Fight or flight

• Activation of the sympathetic nervous system
  . . . Norepinephrine/epinephrine
• Activation of the HPA-Axis
  . . . Cortisol

Question 11

active efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate demands of stress

Adaptive and maladaptive

Answer 11

Coping

Question 12

Realistic assessment of stress and resources

Recognizing and regulating disruptive emotional reactions from self

Dealing with source of the stress directly
Changing behaviours or environments to reduce impact of stressor

Answer 12

Problem-focused coping

Question 13

Thinking about the stressor in a different way that is less stressful

Answer 13

Cognitive reappraisal

Question 14

Thinking about emotional response as manifestation of deeper issue

Answer 14

Leaning into emotion

Question 15

Passivity produced by unavoidable exposure to negative events

Answer 15

Learned helplessness

Question 16

Self-defeating and unrealistic self-criticality

Answer 16

Catastrophic thinking

Question 17

Angry outbursts as a vent for pent up frustration

But research does not support its cathartic effect

Answer 17

Lashing out

Question 18

Coping with stress through comforting indulgences

Successful if the stressor is transient and simple
Unsuccessful if stressor is systemic and complex

Answer 18

Self-indulgence

Question 19

Conscious/unconscious use of defence mechanisms

Research suggests that these only largely avoid the problem but can help in call doses

Answer 19

Defensive coping

Question 20

Stress caused by unpleasant situations or circumstances

Answer 20

Distress

Question 21

Optimal level of stress needed to promote physical and psychological health

Answer 21

Eustress

Easy tasks benefit from high stress
Moderate tasks, moderate stress
Complex tasks, low stress