Ch 14: Stress, Coping and Health Flashcards

1
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health psychology

A

how psychological factors contribute to health

causation, prevention and treatment of illness

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2
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stress

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circumstances that threaten well-being or tax coping abilities

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3
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primary appraisal

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initial evaluation of whether an event is irrelevant, relevant but not threatening, or stressful

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4
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secondary appraisal

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evaluation of coping resources, options for dealing with stress

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5
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frustration

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pursuit of a goal is prevented

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6
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conflict

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to goals compete for expression

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7
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acute stressors

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short duration, clear endpoint

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8
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chronic stressors

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long duration, no apparent time limit

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9
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approach-approach conflict

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choice between 2 attractive goals

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avoidance-avoidance conflict

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choice between 2 unattractive goals

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approach-avoidance conflict

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choice to pursue or not pursue a goal with attractive and unattractive aspects

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12
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fight-or-flight response

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autonomic nervous system mobilizes the organism for attacking or fleeing an enemy

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13
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general adaptation syndrome

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model of the body’s stress response

alarm, resistance, exhaustion

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14
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coping

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active efforts to master, reduce or tolerate demands created by stress

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15
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learned helplessness

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giving up, passive behavior produced by exposure to unavoidable aversive events

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16
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aggression

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behavior intended to hurt someone

17
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catharis

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release of emotional tension

18
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defense mechanisms

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unconscious reaction that protect a person from unpleasant emotions

19
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denial of reality

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refusing to face a stressor or denying it

20
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fantasy

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gratifying frustrated desires by imaginary achievements

21
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intellectualization (isolation)

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cutting off emotion from hurtful situations or separating incompatible attitudes so they appear unrelated (prisoner)

22
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undoing

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atoning for acts or desires

23
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overcompensation

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emphasizing desirable characteristics, making up for frustration in one area by over-gratification in other (emotional eating)

24
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burnout

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exhaustion, cynicism and lowered sense of efficacy brought on gradually by work-related stress

25
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psychosomatic diseases

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physical ailments brought on by stress

26
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type A personality

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competitive, impatient, anger/hostility

27
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type B personality

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relaxed, patient, easygoing, healthier

28
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optimism

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tendency to consistently expect a good outcome, more willing to get support

29
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catastrophic thinking

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exaggerating one’s problems

30
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stress pathways are through the…

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pituitary gland and autonomic nervous system

31
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Social Readjustment Rating Scale SRRS

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measures change that causes stress

32
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constructive coping

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healthy methods of dealing with stress