Unit 7.4 Flashcards

Stress and Coping

1
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Stress

A

The process by which we appraise and cope with the environmental threats & challenges.

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2
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Stressors

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Situation or event that causes us to feel stressed.

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3
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Approach-Approach Conflict

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When there is a conflict between two appealing possibilities.

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4
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Approach-Avoidance Conflict

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Being simultaneously attracted to and repelled by the same goal.

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5
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Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict

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When there is a choice between two undesirable possibilities.

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6
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General Adaptation Syndrome

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The physiological changes your body goes through when under stress.
1. Alarm Phase
2. Resistance Phase
3. Exhaustion

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7
Q

Richard Lazarus Theory

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You experience emotion because you thought about it.

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8
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Awfulization

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Negative way of explaining stressors assuming they will spiral out of control in the future to some horrible long-term future consequence.

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9
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Globalization

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Negative way of explaining stressors where you take one bad thing and apply it to multiple situations.

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