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stress and work life balance Flashcards

1
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stressful events are linked to a wide range of ______ problems

A

health

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2
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define a stressor

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any external or internal stimulus, event, or situation that places a demand on an individual, challenging their ability to cope and adapt.

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3
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what is caused by a stressor

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a stress response, a series of behavioural, emotional and biological changes aimed at maintaining organisms well being.

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4
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______ that exist can be fairly pronounced and one person’s poison is another person’s meat

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individual differences

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5
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their is enormous ____________ regarding the degree to which stressors can affect diff people and what constitutes a stressor may be highly ______-.

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variability
subjective

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6
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name some type of stressors?

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processive stressors
systemic stressor
psychogenic stressors
neurogenic stressors

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7
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define processive stressors

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involves information processing
tryna understand if something is stress

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8
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processive stressors can be _______ or _______.

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psychological or physical ex burns

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9
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systemic error is insult to our __________

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biological system

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10
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what are systemic errors

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such stressors, upon encounter we might not be conscious of them

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11
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systemic errors are also know as

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silent insiduous errors

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example of systemic errors

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change in glucose concentrations in blood(diabetics), inflammation in the body and immune activation

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in what ways does the body react to systemic errors?

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fatigue, achenes with flu that makes us rest.

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define psychogenic stressor

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reflect inner challenges and instigate neurobiological changes that are distinguishable from those obtained by conditioned or learned stressors.

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psychogenic and _______ stressors may elicit similar outcomes in some respect but have several diff __________.

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neurogenic, characteristics

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16
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example of psychogenic stressor?

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experiencing the death of a loved one, or caring for a chronically ill person

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17
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define neurogenic stressors

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physical stressors such as :
stubbing your toe, broken toe, rheumatoid arthritis

18
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____________ stressors typically do not appear in isolation from psychogenic stressors.

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neurogenic

19
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intense neurogenic stressors call upon an incredible portion of a person’s ___________ and _________ resources.

A

psychological and physiological

20
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can severity of a stressor be compared

A

it is often difficult as in death of a child or parent, dealing with illness
but there are differences in death of a child or parent vs getting parking ticket

21
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what idea did studies in the 50s and the recent works had about controllability

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studies in 50s suggested that being in control of making decision is stressful and recent work suggest that being in control over stressor occurrence and termination is better

22
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why the notion about having one’s control on destiny is important

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it is important to determine that psychological health has been around for a long time.

23
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what is learned helplessness

A

stressors for which animals have no control lead to severe behavioural impairments-would just passively accept a future foot shock even though they could escape
“nothing I do matters”

24
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what are the impact of stressors on psychological and physical well being is influenced?

A

predictability
uncertainity
ambiguity
ex taxes are due, Paris attacks

25
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what advice did St. Benedict gave his followers in 5the century?

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all of them to pause, called them wretched weaklings and asked them to take stalk of their miserable existence

26
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What thorny issue is being addressed by nigel marsh?

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Work life balance

27
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what are the 4 observations of work life balance of Nigel marsh?

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  1. so much rubbish about work-life balance, flexi down, paternity leave, dress- down Fridays only serve to mask the core issue
    2.to face the truth-govt and corporations are not going to change our life solve the issue for us, we need to do for us.
  2. to be careful with the time frame(elongate) we choose upon which we judge our balance.
    4.we need to approach balance in a balanced way(attend all areas like emotional, spiritual, intellectual not just physical).
28
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what is the core issue according to Nigel marsh which is being masked by rubbish talks and useless step towards work-life balance?

A

certain job and career choices being fundamentally incompatible.

29
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what does Nigel marsh refers to the commercial corporations as ?

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abattoirs of the human soul

30
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what does being balanced mean to Nigel marsh?

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small things matter, being more balanced does not mean dramatic upheaval in one’s life, smallest investments in right places it can radically transform the quality of relationships and life , can transform society.

31
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what is the society’s definition of success

A

the person with the most money when he dies wins

32
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what are the health consequences from major life events(stressors) have diff unit values?

A

150- only slight risk of illness
150-299+ - risk of illness is moderate
300+ -high risk of illness

33
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more _______ the stressor more profound the consequences.

A

intense

34
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what can small increases in hassles result in?

A

individual being more prone to illness, mood disturbances

35
Q

what is the relation between daily hassles and pathology

A

depression, irritable bowel syndrome, diabetes

36
Q

according to the former publication of hassles and uplifts, hassles are related to _____ well being.

A

poor

37
Q

illness varies as a function of Both _______ and ________.

A

severity, type of stressor

38
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_______ with near ones is a way of coping.

A

mutual whining

39
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what is a stress management procedure and its key precept?

A

mindful meditation(mindfulness)
‘think in the moment’ is the key percept

40
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what does mindfulness means

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appraise the present without worrying about secondary issues and don’t go into automatic negative response mood.

41
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what is the stress rate as per hassles?

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Moderate stress- 1 or 2 daily hassles
high stress- 3-6 daily hassles
very high stress- more than 6 daily hassles

42
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what can a relationship where one can not count on the other affects person’s health

A

early memory decline

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