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Question 1

Stress

Answer 1

Is a type of response that consists of the tension, discomfort or physical symptoms that arise from real or imagined challenges or threats.

Question 2

Stressor

Answer 2

A stimulus in the environment. It strains our ability to cope effectively. Producing physical and psychological effects (arousal or tension-anxiety).

Question 3

Selye’s GAS

Answer 3

A stress response pattern because of stressful circumstances; that consist of 3 stages
Alarm- we mobilize our resources
Resistance- We cope with stressor
Exhaustion- Our Reserves are depleted

Question 4

fight or flight

Answer 4

Physical and psychological reactions that mobilizes people to either defend themselves(fight) or escape(flight).

Question 5

Tend and Befriend

Answer 5

Reaction that mobilizes people to nurture(tend) or seek social support(befriend) under stress.

Question 6

Coping

Answer 6

Process by which a person takes some action to manage master tolerate or reduce environmental or internal demands that cause or might cause stress and tax the individuals inner resources

Question 7

Resilience

Answer 7

the extent to which people are flexible and respond adaptively to external or internal demands.

Question 8

Personal Resources

Answer 8

Money, social skills, knowledge, sense of being in control, illusionary control, religiousity, social support, optimism, hardiness.

Question 9

Pro-active coping

Answer 9

anticipation of problems and stressful situations that promote effective coping.

Question 10

Rumination

Answer 10

focusing on how bad we feel and not letting things go. People like to dump their problems on others.(ignore it). Endlessly analyzing the causes and consequences of our problems.

Question 11

Stress inoculation

Answer 11

a procedure for teaching people ways to cope with stress and allowing them to practice in realistic situations so they develop immunity to stress

Question 12

PTSD

Answer 12

when stress is too much it becomes a condition that commonly involves vivid memories, feelings, and images of traumatic experiences, known as flashbacks, other symptoms include efforts to avoid reminders of the trauma, feeling detached or estranged from others, and increased arousal, difficulty sleeping; startle easily

Question 13

immune system

Answer 13

our bodies defense against invading bacteria and viruses.
1st- Antigens (skin) that blocks pathogens(disease)
2nd- Phagocytes and lymphocytes are the 2 types of specialized white blood cells manufactured in the bone marrow.

Question 14

psychoneuroimmunology

Answer 14

the study of the relationship between the immune system and central nervous system
stress and colds
CHD
Type A- competitive, hostile, impatient, and ambitous
Type B- laid back, never rush, take things easy
Type D- worried, irritable, express negative emotions

Question 15

Neal Milller

Answer 15

3 types of conflict-theory
approach-approach: have to choose between 2 equally attractive alternatives or goals.
Avoidance-Avoidance: have to choose between 2 equally distasteful alternatives or goals.
Approach-Avoidance: have to choose an alternative or goal that has both attractive and repellant aspects.

Question 16

Selye’s General adaption syndrome

Answer 16

too much stress leads to breakdowns, that we’re equipped with a sensitive physiology that responds to stressful circumstances that puts us in high gear. a pattern of responding to stress.
Alarm- involves excitation of the autonomic nervous system discharge of adrenalin and physical symptoms of anxiety.
Resistance: Adapts to stressor and finds ways to cope with it.
Exhaustion: personal resources are limited and lack good coping measures, resistance may break down.

Question 17

3 approaches to stressors

Answer 17

illuminate the big and small events tht generate distress and the ways we perceive and respond to stressful situations.

Question 18

As a stimuli

Answer 18

focuses on identifying different types of stressful events, from job loss to combat (are dangerous and unpredictable)

Question 19

As a transaction

Answer 19

Between people and their enviornments and how people interpret and cope.
Primary apparasal: initial decision if event is harmful
Secondary: about how well we can cope with the event

Question 20

As a Response

Answer 20

Peoples psychological and physical reactions to stressful events. stress related feelings: depression, hopeless, hostility, corticosteroids prepare us for stress.

Question 21

4 types of stressors

Answer 21

Frustration- emotional state of condition that results when a goal- work, family, personal- is thwarted or blocked.
Conflict- emotional state or condition in which a person has to make difficult decisions about 2 or more competing motives behaviors or impulses.
Pressure- emotional state or condition resulting from real or imagined expectations of others for certain behaviors or results (work-lack of time)
Challenges- obstacles things in the way

Question 22

3 diiferent coping stategies

Answer 22

Passive-refusing to accept reality of a problem

Question 23

3 diff coping strats

Answer 23

Active-emotional focused- concentrates on managing feelings that accompany stress and trying to find ways to feel better by:
focusing on or expressing emotions
reinterpreting event
finding comfort in religion
seeking social support

Question 24

3 diff coping strats

Answer 24

Problem focused
concentrates on doing something about the problem/situation:taking action to get rid of the problem
making a plan
put aside activities to concentrate on problem