STRESS & MOTIVATION

Question 1

Thomas Holmes

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create a stress scale

Question 2

Richard Rahe

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list of 43 stressful life events

Question 3

Hans Seyle

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first scientist to identify ‘stress’

Question 4

Meyer Friedman

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discovered that the “Type A” behavior of chronically angry and impatient people increases their risk of heart disease.

Question 5

Ray Rosenman

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-Type A and Type B personality scale, a psychological framework

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Martin Seligman

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research on the theory of learned helplessness

Question 7

Stress

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a state of worry or mental tension caused by a difficult situation

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Eustress

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the positive stress response, involving optimal levels of stimulation

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Distress

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a negative emotional state in which the specific quality of the emotion is unspecified or unidentifiable.

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Stressors

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social and physical environmental circumstances that challenge the adaptive capabilities and resources of an organism

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Stress reactions

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the emergency reaction system of the body

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Immune suppression

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the immune system isn’t working as well as it normally would.

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)

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potentially traumatic events that occur in childhood.

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Fight or flight response

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a well-known stress response that occurs when hormones are released in your body, prompting you to stay and fight or run and flee danger.

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Emotion focused coping

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using skills for processing and dealing with feelings that arise due to stressful situations.

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General Adaptation Syndrome

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describes the physiologic changes your body goes through as it responds to stress.

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Tend-and-befriend response

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a purported behavior exhibited by some animals, including humans, in response to threat

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Problem focused coping

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a problem-solving technique in which an individual addresses a problem or stressor directly in an attempt to alleviate or eliminate it.

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Health psychology

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examines how biological, social and psychological factors influence health and illness

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Psychoneuroimmunology

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a relatively new field of study that looks at the interactions between your central nervous system and your immune system.

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B lymphocytes

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A type of white blood cell that makes antibodies.

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T lymphocytes

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They help your immune system fight germs and protect you from disease.

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Macrophage cells

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a type of white blood cell that play an important role in the human immune system and carry out various functions including engulfing and digesting microorganisms; clearing out debris and dead cells; and stimulating other cells involved in immune function.

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Natural killer cells

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white blood cells that destroy infected cells and cancer cells in your body.

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Coronary heart disease

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occurs when the arteries of the heart cannot deliver enough oxygen-rich blood to the heart.

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Cortisol

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a steroid hormone that is produced by your 2 adrenal glands, which sit on top of each kidney.

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Hypertension

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when the pressure in your blood vessels is too high

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Type A personality

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defined by traits like ambition, drive, and competitiveness, which can lead to a high level of success.

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Type B personality

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easygoing, relaxed, and highly flexible.

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Pessimism

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a personality trait in which someone has a more negative view of life

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Optimism

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a tendency to expect good things in the future.

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Catharsis

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a process of releasing negative emotions such as grief and anger, thereby relieving the adverse psychological impact of these emotions.

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Mindfulness meditation

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awareness of one's internal states and surroundings.

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Feel-good, do-good phenomenon-

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the tendency for people to be more willing to help or aid others when they feel good about themselves or are already in a good mood.

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Positive psychology

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the scientific study of human flourishing, and an applied approach to optimal functioning.

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Subjective well-being

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how people experience and evaluate their lives and specific domains and activities in their lives.

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Adaptation-level phenomenon

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the tendency people have to quickly adapt to a new situation, until that situation becomes the norm.

Question 38

Relative deprivation

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the belief that a person will feel deprived or entitled to something based on the comparison to someone else

Question 39

Post-traumatic growth

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positive psychological changes experienced as a result of the struggle with trauma or highly challenging situations