Chapter 3 - Stress & Health Psychology Flashcards
Stress conflicts
- Approach approach conflict
- Approach avoidance
- Approach approach
- Double approach avoidance
Homeostasis
Balance
Sympathetic nervous system is
To fight it to flee
What did hans selye create
The general adaptation syndrome
Psychoneuroimmology
The study of the interaction among the mind, the nervous system and the immune system
Stress and the heart
Stress makes the heart beat faster and they’re more prone to have high cholesterol
What is a type a personality, hostile and hardiness?
Type a: will get a heart attack
Hostile: motivated/ambitious people
Hardiness: able to come in stressful situations (control, commitment and challenge)
What is a heart attack? Stroke?
Heart attack: when the heart isn’t getting enough oxygen
Stoke: blood vessel breaks
What are ways to reduce stress?
- live within your budget (no credit cards)
- simplify and unclutter your life
- allow extra time to go to places and do thing
- weed our trivia
- live in the present
- be thankful and grateful
PTSD:
Disorder that develops following exposure to a life threatening or other extremes
SHELL SHOCK WAS THE TERM IN WAR
what are some symptoms of PTSD:
Startled response Severe anxiety Drug/alcohol Extreme sensitivity Anger easily
What is an addiction, withdrawal and dopamine
Addiction: something that body needs to have
Withdrawal: symptoms that occur when you don’t fulfil addiction
Dopamine: a please neurotransmitter
Kursakoff syndrome and its problems:
Drinking too much for too long
Problems: brain damage, disorientation, lack of insight, apathy all because of vitamin differency
BRAINS INTERPRETATION:
1) primary appraisal
2) secondary appraisal
Primary appraisal: is that situation harmful? Challenging? Threatening?
Secondary appraisal: chose a coping method
People who are able to cope better are:
-people who exercise, have social skills, social support, control, material resources and a sense of humor
