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Chapter 11 Flashcards

1
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What is health

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The subfield in psychology that identifies how psychological features affect the causes of physical illness and the maintenance of health

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What is a stressor

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Psychological or physical demands that induce a physiological adjustment in our body

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What is stress

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How the body physiologically demands to psychological or physical demands

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What is a advantage of stress

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It facilitates survival

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What is a disadvantage of stress

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Can cause disease

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Does discrimination lead to stress

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yes

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What is perceived control

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The degree to which an individual believes they are in control to the stressors in their life

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What is learned helplessness

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The belief that one can’t control the stressors in their life. This can lead to depression and illness

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What is the fight or flight response

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The activation of the sympathetic nervous system that also releases stress hormones

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What makes up the HPA axis

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The hypothalamus, the pituitary gland, the adrenal gland

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11
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What are the three stages of physiological response

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1) Alarm
2) Resistance
3) Exhaustion

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Psychosomatic

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Physical symptoms that are causes by emotional factors

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Atherosclerosis

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When the arteries are narrowed due to the accumulation of cholesterol. Increases blood pressure and chances of heart disease

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What are type A individuals

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People preoccupied with controlling their environment,, resulting in repeated physiological arousal. Are impatient and more hostile as well as competitive

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How does stress promote cancer

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Can promote it indirectly through promoting smoking, more alcohol, and high fat foods. Stress can directly cause cancer by interfering with the immune system

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Primary appraisal

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Identifying whether a stimulus is stressfull

17
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Secondary appraisal

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Whether or not you can handle a stimulus

18
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What is PTSD

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Chronic physiological arousal of unwanted thoughts. Most people avoid actions that cause these thoughts

19
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What could be a causal factor of PTSD

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A smaller hippocampus

20
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What is burnout

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A state of physical exhaustion that results from long term involvement in a situation that is emotionally demanding. Leads to less motivation and performance

21
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What are the causes of burnout

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1) Defining yourself by your career

2) Defining self-worth by success at work

22
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How should you combat burn out

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Find your sense of meaning in life aside from your career

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What is repressive coping

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Maintaining an artificially positive viewpoint by avoiding situations or thoughts that remind them of the stressor

24
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What does the discontinuity hypothesis state about repressors

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Repressors typically experience higher levels of arousal when confronted by ambiguous situations.

25
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Rational coping and its three steps

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Facing a stressor and working towards overcoming it

1) Acceptance
2) Exposure
3) Understanding

26
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What is reframing

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Thinking bout stressors in a new way that reduces threat level

27
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What is stress inoculation training

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A type of therapy that helps people develop positive ways of thinking to deal with stressors

28
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What is relaxations therapy

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Consciously relaxing muscles to reduce tension

29
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What is relaxation response

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When there is a reduction in muscle tension, cortical activity, heart rate, breathing rate, and blood pressure

30
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What is biofeedback

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Gaining bodily information through a device

31
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What is EEG biofeedback

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Moderately successful way in dealing with disorders that involved brain wave abnormalities

32
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What is aerobic exercise

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Exercise that increases heart rate and oxygen levels temporarily and can have a positive effect on mood

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Somatoform disorders

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Psychological disorders where the individual shows physical symptoms but there is no medical condition that explains them

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What is hypochondriasis

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When a person believes minor symptoms are life threatening

35
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What is somatization disorder

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Combination of numerous physical complaints with no medical explanation

36
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What is conversion disorder

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A person seems to be debilitated by physical symptoms that are voluntary that they believe are involuntary

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