Test 4 Flashcards
stress
(response) to percieved threat
stressors
(cause) from stimuli
social readjustment scale
says life changing events are potentially stressors
acculturative stress
associated with adjusting to a new way of life
assimilation
adopting newe culture
separation
alienate from new culture
integration
combining old and new culture
physiological response to stress
prepare us for an emergency by efficiently managing the body’s resources
fight or flight
increased levels of heart rates, blood pressure, blood flow to muscles (sympathetic nervous system)
parasympathetic
reverses fight or flight effects
selye’s general adaptation syndrome
alarm->resistance till body crash ->exhaustion (get sick easily)
cortisol
steroid hormone produced in the adrenal gland responding to stress and low blood presure
negative effects of cortisol
health problems, conflicts at hoome, memory decrease, heightened vigilance for danger
atheroscleroisis
a gradual narrowing of the coronary artery
aproach and avoidance
AP/AP conflict- type two or more options that are attractive
AP/AV-something with favorable and unfavorable qualities
AV/AV- 2 or more options that are unattractive
Double AP/AV-choosing between 2 choices both attractive and unattractive
personality types
Type a- competative, aggressive, impatient
type b- relaxed, patient, nonagressive
hardiness
an ability to remain resilient and optimistic despite intensely stressful situations
Three C’s of hardiness
commitment, control, challenge
abnormal psych
field devoted to psych disorders
biopsychosocial perspective
how those three can contribute to a specific disorder
anxiety disorder
extreme or debilitating irrational fear
panic disorder
sudden fear that escalates quickly without an exact cause
learning principles
develop phobias by parents
depressive disorder
depressed, drained of energy, learned helplessness
bipolar disorder
states of continuous elation that are out of preportion to the setting (manic)
schizophrenia
loss of contact with reality, hallucinations
Positive symptoms- distortions in normal behaviors (hallucinations)
Neg-absense of normal behavior (no emotions)
dissociative fugue
wandering confused and in an unexpected manner
