Stress Flashcards
What is stress?
A state of mental which describes our emotional and physiological tension from a existing stressor
What is distress?
Stress that is negative
What is eustress?
Stress that lasts for months but is positive
What is a stressor?
a stimuli which prompts a stress response that can be internal or external
What is cortisol?
a hormone that is released when stressed to maintain and initiate heightened arousal. a positive is increasing the ability to repair tissue. a negative is more susceptible to colds/illness
What is gut microbiota?
the microbe population found in the gut
What is the gut brain axis?
the relationship between the gut and brain
What is Flight Fright Freeze response?
the automatic biological response to stressors that increases our chance of survival. the ns involved in the physiological response is ans
What is the difference between internal and external stressors?
Internal stress is stress that comes from the individual whereas external stress comes from and event or environment outside of our body
What is acute stress?
Stress that occurs as an result of a sudden threat, lasts for a short term and can be beneficial with helping us with challenges. An example is sitting an exam.
What is chronic stress?
Stress that’s lasts for a long term but is usually less severe or intense as well though it is more harmful for our health. an example of this is changes within the family
What is the vagus nerve?
connects the brain (cns) to the organs within the ans via nerves fibres connected to lungs and the heart.
avoidant coping strategy meaning
to avoid the stressor and not deal with it directly. example include exercising
approach coping strategy meaning
the effort made to confront the stressor and deal with it directly. examples include seeking advice and talking it out to friends, family and medical prot
