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Stress and Health Flashcards

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Closely associated with the release of oxytocin (social bonding hormone)

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Tend and befriend

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Area of the brain associated with determining if a stimulus is a threat

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Amygdala

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An alternative to fight or flight as a response to stressors that may be more characteristic of females

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Tend and befriend

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Highly competitive, gets angry and agitated easily, can be hostile to others. More susceptible to heart disease

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Type A personality

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What does exercise improve?

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Cognitive performance, psychological and cardiovascular health, immune functioning, etc

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Factors leading to reduced chances of quitting smoking

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67% if spouse smokes
25% if sibling smokes
35% if friend or coworker smokes

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More laid back, mellow, and chill

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Type B personality

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Environment plays a significant role in whether and when a particular gene is expressed

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Epigenetics

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What happens in the body in stressful situations?

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Inc heart rate, bp, respiration. Stop nonessential body functions

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Area of the brain associated with responding to a stimulus. Fight or flight

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Hypothalamus

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What leads to a greater risk for alcohol dependence later in life?

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Age of first drink and genetic predisposition to alcohol dependence

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Hans Selye’s three stage model for how organisms respond to stress

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General adaptation system. Alarm, resistance, exhaustion

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Repeated use despite adverse consequences

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Abuse

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Model that sees health as the result of biological, psychological, and social factors

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Biopsychosocial model

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Cohen’s1991 cold study

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As stress inc, the likelihood of getting a cold inc. Had to have exposure to cold tho

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A circuit that responds to perceived stressors by initiating the release of cortisol into the blood stream. Slower to develop and longer stress response

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HPA axis

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Health disparates based on race and ethnicity

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Minorities have less access to health services, less likely to receive care, poorer quality of care, underrepresented in health research

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Chronic vs acute stress

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Chronic lasts for a long time and acute is done and over with quickly

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Area of the brain associated with seeing a stimulus and apprising the stimulus

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Thalamus

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Stress response targeting the negative emotions arising from the situation

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Emotion focused coping

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Stress response designed to maintain and protect social relationships

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Relationship focused coping

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What can each type of coping be?

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Positive or negative

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A circuit that responds to perceived stressors by initiating the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine into the blood stream. Immediate short loved fight or flight responses to stress

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SAM system

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Stress affects people differently depending on whether they have the long or short alleles of serotonin transporter gene

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Depression

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Positive vs negative stress

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Positive = weddings, holidays, etc
Negative = tests, traffic, etc
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Alcohol abuse combined with tolerance withdrawal and a compulsive urge to drink more

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Dependence

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Short term vs chronic stress effects

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Short term is beneficial and chronic is harmful

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Stage 3: Exhaustion

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Severe and prolonged stressor leads to exhaustion. Strength and energy drop low. Resources depleted. Heath and judgement can be compromised

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Stage 2: Resistance

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Prolonged stressor leads to resistance. Balance both arousal and resting functions simultaneously

30
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Stress response designed to address specific problems by finding solutions

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Problem focused coping

31
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What individuals are at higher risk for alcohol abuse?

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Socially anxious

32
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Most preventable cause of death in US

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Smoking

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White blood cells that are products of the immune system. Suppressed by stress hormones (cortisol, NE, epinephrine)

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Lymphocyte

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Stage 1: Alarm

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Stressor is perceived and alarm rxn is initiated. Fight or flight response from autonomic nervous system. All resources deployed to survey the danger and all nonessential systems inhibited

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We make appraisals of potential stressors to determine if they are a threat

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Cognitive appraisal models of stress

36
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Index of income, occupation, and education

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SES

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How long is cortisol released and how is it regulated?

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Several hours following a stressors. Regulated by a feedback loop

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