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Question 1

stress

Answer 1

a state of physiological and psychological arousal produced by internal or external stressors perceived by individual as challenging or exceeding their ability to cope
- psychobiological process

Question 2

stress response

Answer 2

physiological and/or psychological changes when confronted by a stressor

Question 3

types of stress responses

Answer 3

mild - exhilarating, motivatin g, challenging, sometimes even desired
acute - suddenly produces a high level of arousal for relatively short time
chronic - increased arousal level that persists over relatively long time

Question 4

eustress

Answer 4

positive psychological response
indicated by presense of positive feelings: enthusiasm, motivation, excited
typically short term
not considered harmful

Question 5

distress

Answer 5

negative psychological response
indicated by presennse of negative emotions: anger, anxiety, nervousness, irritability, tension
short term or persist
can have serious debilitating consequences

Question 6

eustress and distress

Answer 6

psychological resonse different
physiological response the same (non-specific stress response)
sympathetic NS dominating

Question 7

stress process

Answer 7

stressor - stress (non-specific stress response) - interpretation - eustress or distress

Question 8

sources of stressors

Answer 8

daily pressures
life events
acculturative stress
major stressors
catastrophes

Question 9

daily pressures

Answer 9

hassles that are minor troubles
not necessarily significant themselves
if lots of daily pressures pile up, can become a major stressor
- being late
- unprepared
- loosing keys

Question 10

life events

Answer 10

changes that force us to adapt to new circumstances
immediate consequences and long term adjustments
coincidental or choice
positive or negative
- loved one dying
- getting divorced
- moving house

Question 11

acculturative stress

Answer 11

stress experienced when adapting to a foreign country for a considerable amount of time

Question 12

major stressor

Answer 12

event that is extraordinarily stressful or disturbing of anyone who would experience it
single, one off event
physiological, cognitive, behavioral and emotional in nature
- death of loved one
- assult
- diagnosis with terminal illness

Question 13

catastrophe

Answer 13

unpredictable even that causes widespread damage or suffering
occurs suddenly
natural or man made
first hand or second hand
- natural disaster
- mass shooting
- war