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week 10 Flashcards

1
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stress

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-any emotional, physical or psychological strain placed on a person
- the demand that is made on a person to adapt, cope or adjust

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stressor

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-anything that causes emotional physical or psychological strain
-an event that gives rises to feeling of stress

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eustress

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positive stress, good, healthful stress

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distress

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unpleasant stress physical meantal or emotional strain or tensions that is experienced when a person perceives that demands exceed their personal and social resource

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cluster A

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changes in mood
-cranky, anxious, negative , worried, angry

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cluster B

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change in habits and patterns
overeating, insomnia, overly organized lacked of concentration

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cluster C

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headaches, stomach issues, muscle strains

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Daily Hassles:Environmental:

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Home, neighborhood, weather

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Daily Hassles: financial responsibility

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bills

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daily hassles work

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work/ retires

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daily hassles security

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Physical, financial, national

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uplifts

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pleasant daily conditions and experience
- have a positive effect

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13
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life changes

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-all changes in our lives (even positive ones) causes stress and require adjustments
- occur irregularly

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14
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Hassles and uplifts occur____

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regularly

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15
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neuroticism

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includes nervousness, moodiness, and sensitivity to negative stimuli

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16
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pressure

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external forces that create expectations or demands for behavior

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Stress and Stressors

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  • Individual and social factors that influence the
    experience of stress.
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Conflict

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when we must choose between two or more divergent possibilities
it is the feeling of being torn in two or more directions by opposing motives the level of stress experienced of course depends on the severity importance and context of the choice

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approach- approach

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(win-win situation) is the easiest and least stressful type of conflict because it involves choosing between two desirable

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avoidance avoidance

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(lose-lose situation) is a conflict in which we are required to choose between two distasteful goals. it is the most stressful type of conflict

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approach-avoidance

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is a conflict that only involves moving toward one goal. it’s a conflict because we struggle to integrate the positive and negative aspects of the single choice

22
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multiple approach-avoidance

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(most complex) occurs when one has to choose between two things that have both negative and positive aspects on both sides

23
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internal locus of control

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you make things happen

24
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external locus of control

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things happen to you

25
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cause of psychological stress

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-biological- stimulants (caffeine)
-psychological neuroses(obsessiveness, compulsiveness need for control)
-interpersonal - social stress, loneliness, environmental strain
-experience- early stressful vs nurturing environments

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ALLOSTASIS

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adapting to stressors by achieving a new physiological normal or stability through the change

27
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allostatic load

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the physiological cost of adapting to chronic stressor

28
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allostatic load leads to

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excess wear and tear on the brain and body
* Physiological consequences: chronically high BP, HR,
cortisol levels, metabolic effects
* Pathological consequences: depressed immune function,
memory loss, mental health disorders, disease risk (CVD,
cancer, etc)

29
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apparent paradox

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  • exercise itself is a physiological stressor
    -yet evidence in research has shown via self-reports that
    people feel less stress following acute exercise bouts
    people feel less stressed in general when they’re regularly
30
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anxiety pathological anxiety

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counterpart of normal fear, manifest by disturbance of mood as well as of thinking, behavior, and physiological activity

31
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stress vs anxiety

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32
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symptoms of anxiety

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unpleasant feeling
bodily symptoms
change in cognitions
change in behaviors
vigilance

33
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state anxiety

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  • a transient emotional state characterized as a feeling of apprehension, doom impending threat.
    -manifests as heightened SNS activity– increased HR, breathing rate, sweaty palms increased muscle tensions
34
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trait anxiety

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-general predisposition to respond with apprehension worry nervousness across various situations
-persistent restlessness, difficulty making decisions feeling inadequate

35
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treatment for anxiety

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cognitive behavioral therapy
behavioral therapy
relaxation therapy
exercise

36
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overestimation

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believing something bad is way more likely to happen than it really is

37
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catastrophizing

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believing something would be way worse than it actually is

38
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ABC

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A = Activating Event:
B = Beliefs, Thoughts, Attitudes, Assumptions
C = Consequences, Feelings, Emotions, Behaviors, Actions

39
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avoidance

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is a form of self-medication
may develop certain rules
significantly effect functioning relationships

40
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an anxiety response is no more than

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sympathetic arousal
cognitive attribution
emotional labeling

41
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mindfulness

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mindfulness is simply noticing what is happening right now
- awareness of your thoughts and emotion

42
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STOP

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stop
take a deep breath
observe
proceed

43
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anxiety and exercise as prevention

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  • regular PA associated with reduced prevalence of anxiety disorders
  • exercise have lower trait anxiety scores vs nonexercisers
    -sedentary behaviors associated with increased risk of anxiety symptoms
44
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EXERCISE AS TREATMENT FOR CLINICALLY
DIAGNOSED ANXIETY

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exercise helps but results vary in terms of whether this form of treatment is better than other formats of treatment

45
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reductions in

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state anxiety following acute exercise—– effects only last 2-4 hours post-exercise
trait anxiety following chronic exercise – lasting effects as long as exercise continues

46
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Thermogenic Hypothesis

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body temperature from exercise may cause anxiety

47
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Distraction/time-out Hypothesis

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Distraction from normal routine provided by exercise can anxiety

48
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Core Affect Hypothesis

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PA enhances our ‘affect’ – feelings of pleasantness

49
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Anxiety Symptom Interpretation

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Anxiety reduction through the exposure to (i.e., exercise) the somatic sensations (i.e., elevated heart rate, muscle tension).

50
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CONSENSUS STATEMENTS REGARDING EXERCISE & ANXIETY

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1 Exercise can be associated with reduced state anxiety
2 Long-term exercise is usually associated with reductions in neuroticism and trait anxiety.
3 Exercise can result in the reduction of various stress indices.
4 Exercise can have beneficial emotional effects across all ages and genders.

51
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PRACTICAL RECOMMENDATIONS

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Regular exercise or PA can help to alleviate anxiety, as well as protect against anxiety that comes about as a
result of busy lives
Exercise can be effective in treating clinical manifestations of anxiety

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