Chapter 10: Stress Response and Stress Management

Question 1

definition of stress

Answer 1

negative emotional experience that results in predictable biochemical, physiological, cognitive, and behavioral changes

Question 2

experiences in childhood effect people later on in life

Answer 2

physically and mentally

Question 3

adverse childhood experiences (ACE)

Answer 3

sensitize people to stress later in life

Question 4

what are the forms of ACE

Answer 4

abuse
violence
substance use disorders
mentally ill
incarcerated

Question 5

Walter cannon developed

Answer 5

fight or flight

Question 6

cannon tested his fight or flight theory on

Answer 6

animals and men

Question 7

because cannon tested on animals and men his theory is considered to be

Answer 7

simplistic

Question 8

Selye developed

Answer 8

General adoption syndrome (GAS)

Question 9

GAS 3 stages

Answer 9

alarm
resistance
exhaustion

Question 10

GAS alarm stage

Answer 10

activates SNS
activates HPA axis to stay on alert

Question 11

GAS resistance/adaption

Answer 11

sustained and optimal resistance to the stressor
recovery, repair, renewal

Question 12

GAS exhaustion

Answer 12

resources are depleted
stress can become chronic
see physical signs of stress at this stage

Question 13

HPA axis

Answer 13

hypothalamus, pituitary, adrenal glands
gas pedal of the system that keeps the system on high alert

Question 14

bad vs good stress

Answer 14

bad: distress
good: eustress

Question 15

distress

Answer 15

negative, draining, anxiety, depression, confusion, helplessness, hopelessness, fatigue

Question 16

eustress

Answer 16

normal
motivates individual
results in positive feeling

Question 17

GAS reflects which gender

Answer 17

male responses

Question 18

females tend to respond by

Answer 18

tending and befriending

Question 19

tending and befriending

Answer 19

protects the young and reliance on the social net work for support

Question 20

stress can induce changes in __________ system making you more susceptible to disease

Answer 20

immune

Question 21

perception

Answer 21

individualized how we perceive stress and determines how we react to it

Question 22

social support

Answer 22

intact support systems positively influence reduced mortality ratess

Question 23

scales make subjective

Answer 23

objective

Question 24

relaxation techniques

Answer 24

biofeedback
deep breathing exercises
meditation and mindfullness

Question 25

mindfullness

Answer 25

what is going on in the moment, what is going on around you, mind wandering

Question 26

progressive relaxation

Answer 26

move up feet to face squeeze for 8 seconds and release

Question 27

relaxation response

Answer 27

physical state of deep rest that changes physical and emotional responses to stress, and is the opposite of the fight or flight response

Question 28

cognitive reframing

Answer 28

changing negatives to positives