Unit 13

Question 1

Stress and Eustress

Answer 1

subjective, positive and negative, motivation vs procrastination

Question 2

General adaption syndrome

Answer 2

○ Alarm- roughly lasts around 15 minutes. Involuntary
- Fight/flight/freeze response
- “panic” attack- feel a lot of fear
○ Resistance- ignore our needs, the physiological.
- Rest is neglected
- Pushing through
- Muscles tense, blood pressure rises
○ Exhaustion
- Systems collapse
- Immune system
- Cardiovascular
- Injury and illness
○ Subjectivity of Stress
- Primary appraisal
- Threatening vs non-threatening
Secondary appraisal
- controllable vs not controllable

Question 3

Interactional Model

Answer 3

objective events capable of producing stress- cognitive appraisal- coping strategy- physiological arousal- illness

Question 4

Coping Strategies

Answer 4

Externalizing- blaming others, physical aggression, social aggression: health risks- hostility, increased stress, cardiovascular, physical confrontations, relationship outcomes, isolation

Question 5

Health Behvaiours

Answer 5

major cause of death, health disease, diabetes, cancer, mesolimbic

Question 6

Prosocial positive coping

Answer 6

rationalization, assertiveness, mediation, physical (relaxation and breathing, exercise, time-management), emotional (social support, communication, emotion release), cognitive (constructive thinking, distraction, task-oriented mindset, acceptance)

Question 7

Positive regard

Answer 7

someone thinking of you in good light, showing you kindness and respect.
conditional: you are only given this regard if you earn it through tasks or duties for others.

Question 8

Congruence

Answer 8

adaptability, no inner conflict, support for growth motivation