Taking Charge of One's Health Flashcards
events that are perceived as challenging, damaging, threatening to one’s physical or psychological well-being
Stress
events that causes stress to people
Stressor
way people respond to stressors
Stress Response
when people experience positive events but requires them to adjust
Eustress
when people experience negative events and make great deal of demands on them
Distress
factor that causes stress
when our dreams, goals or plans in life are thwarted which keeps us unsatisfied
Frustration
another factor of stress
when a person needs to choose between two or many options
Conflict
when a person needs to choose between two options that are both attractive
Approach - Approach Conflict
when a person needs to choose between two options that he/she finds unpleasant
Avoidance - Avoidance Conflict
when a person needs to choose between options that have both positive and negative consequences
Approach - Avoidance Conflict
when there are more than two options
Multiple Conflict
strategies to cope with the pain and deal with anxiety
Defense Mechanism
done when the person exhibits behaviors that stand apart from the norms of the society and avoids most responsibilities of a good citizen
Beatnik Reaction
agressive reactions of a person
Displacement
a person refuses to accept a painful reality or truth
Denial
imitating the characteristics of a person he/she admires to deal with his/her insecurities
Identification
avoiding negative emotions by focusing on the intellectual aspects of one’s life
Intellectualization
attributing one’s weaknesses or shortcomings to someone else
Projection
acting opposite to what the person truly feels
Reaction Formation
a person reverts to an earlier psychosexual stage and begins to behave like a child
Regression
pushing unacceptable impulses or urges into the unconscious
Repression
discovered stress in 1935 as a syndrome occurring in laboratory rats
Hans Selye
our body sends signals to something is not right
Alarm Stage
our physical, psychological, emotional state find ways to fight back those signals to have a renewed strength and good health
Resistance Stage
if not manage wisely, it will lead to an ill condition, mental illness and death
Exhaustion
another way to improve coping mechanisms
Improving/Enhancing Resilience
process by which a person consciously attempts to minimize, master or tolerate stressors in life
Coping with Stress
sum of cognitive and behavioral effort which are constantly changing that aim to handle particular demands, whether external or internal, that are viewed as taxing or demanding
activity we do to seek and apply solutions to stressful situations or problems that emerge because of our stressors
Coping
response to stressor
reactive coping
coping response is aimed at preventing a possible encounter with a future stressor
proactive coping
centers around the source of your stress
Problem-focused Coping Strategies
aim to reduce and manage the intensity of the negative and distressing emotions that a stressful situation has caused rather than solving the problematic situation itself
Emotion-focused Coping Strategies
