Ch 14

Question 1

process where an individual perceives and responds to events that they appraise as overwhelming or threatening to their well being

Answer 1

stress

Question 2

threatening or overwhelming events that trigger stress

Answer 2

stressor

Question 3

judgment about the degree of potential harm or threat to well being a stressor may entail (challenge or threat)

Answer 3

primary appraisal

Question 4

judgment of the options available to cope with a stressor

Answer 4

secondary appraisal

Question 5

stress associated with positive feelings, optimal health and performance

Answer 5

eustress

Question 6

excessive and debilitating stress associated with fatigue, exhaustion and poor performance

Answer 6

distress

Question 7

occurs when a person experiences strong emotions

Answer 7

fight or flight

Question 8

when is fight or flight most commonly seen

Answer 8

when perceiving a threat

Question 9

how many phases of general adaptation syndrome e

Answer 9

3

Question 10

3 phases of GAS

Answer 10

alarm, resistance, exhaustion

Question 11

two systems at work for physiological mechanism of stress

Answer 11

sympathetic NS, hypothalamic pituatary adrenal axis

Question 12

adrenal glands release what

Answer 12

hormones including cortisol

Question 13

events that persist over an extended period of time (long term unemployment)

Answer 13

chronic stressor

Question 14

brief events that sometimes continue to be experienced as overwhelming well after the event has ended (falling and breaking a leg)
q

Answer 14

acute stressors

Question 15

by holmes and rahe, quantify the stress associated with certain life changes

Answer 15

social readjustment rating scale

Question 16

exposure to difficult/unpleasant situations; difficult demanding and or unsafe working conditions

Answer 16

job stressor

Question 17

work situation with excessive workload and little control over decisions made

Answer 17

job strain

Question 18

sense of emotional exhaustion and cynicism about one’s job

Answer 18

job burnout

Question 19

relationship with friends and family can be source of stress

Answer 19

Interpersonal stressor

Question 20

physical disorders or diseases whose symptoms are brought about or worsened by stress and emotional factors

Answer 20

Psychophysiological disorders

Question 21

protects body from microorganisms

Answer 21

immune system

Question 22

decreased effectiveness of the immune system - ex HIV

Answer 22

immunosuppression

Question 23

how psychological factors such as stress influence the immune system and immune functioning

Answer 23

Psychoneuroimmunology

Question 24

white blood cells important in the immune response

Answer 24

lymphcytes

Question 25

Hypertension

Answer 25

high blood pressure

Question 26

Hostile, competitve, angry, sense of time urgency and feeling driven , which patten

Answer 26

type A

Question 27

Patient, cooperative, noncompetitive, lack of time urgency , what pattern

Answer 27

type B

Question 28

tendency to experience negative emotions such as anger, anxiety, fear and guilt

Answer 28

negative affectivity

Question 29

chronic disease in which the airways of the respiratory system become obstructed (due to inflammation of the airways) leading to trouble breathing

Answer 29

asthema

Question 30

mental and behavioral efforts that we use to deal with problems relating to stress

Answer 30

coping

Question 31

managing emotions, seeking to change the way one feels about or perceives a problems

Answer 31

emotion focused coping

Question 32

attempting to modify the problem or source of stress

Answer 32

problem focused coping

Question 33

our beliefs about our personal capacity to exert influence over outcomes

Answer 33

perceived control

Question 34

learned beliefs that we are unable to exert control and or change a particular outcome

Answer 34

learned helplessness

Question 35

soothing impact of friends family and acquaintances

Answer 35

social support

Question 36

combines relaxation with transcendental meditation, reduces sympathetic arousal, reduces blood pressure, 4 components

Answer 36

relaxation response technique

Question 37

bodily info is shown in real time, providing feedback to help the person gain a level of voluntary control over these processes

Answer 37

biofeedback

Question 38

3 aspects of happiness

Answer 38

pleasant life, good life, meaningful life,

Question 39

factors that impact happiness

Answer 39

age, family and social relationships, money, religion and culture

Question 40

pleasurable engagement with the environment such as happiness joy enthusiasm, alertness, excitement

Answer 40

positive affect