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Chapter 12- Stress, Coping and Health Flashcards

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Stress

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The tension, discomfort or physical symptoms that arise when a situation, called a stressor, a type of stimulus strains our ability to cope effectively

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Traumatic event

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Is a stressor that’s so severe it can produce long-term psychological or health consequences

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Primary appraisal

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Initial decision regarding whether an event is harmful

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Secondary appraisal

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Perceptions regarding our ability to cope with an event, following a primary appraisal

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Problem focused coping

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Coping strategy in which we problem solve and tackle life’s challenges head on

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Emotion focused coping

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Coping strategy that features a positive outlook on feelings or situations accompanied by behaviours that reduce painful emotions

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Corticosteroids

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Stress hormone that activates the body and prepares us to respond to stressful circumstances

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General adaption syndrome (GAS)

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Stress response pattern proposed by Hans Selye that consists of three stages

  1. Alarm
  2. Resistance
  3. Exhaustion
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  1. Alarm reaction
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Involves extraction of the automatic nervous system, the discharge of the stress hormone adrenaline, and physical symptoms of anxiety

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Fight or Flight response

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Physical and psychological reaction that mobilizes people and animals to either defend themselves (fight) or escape (flee) a threatening situation

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Tend and befriend

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Reaction that mobilizes people to nurture (tend) or seek social support (befriend) under stress

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Oxytocin

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Counters stress and promotes the tend and befriend response

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  1. Resistance
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In this stage people adapt to the stressors and find ways to cope with it

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  1. Exhaustion stage
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If our personal resources are limited and we lack good coping measures, our resistance many ultimately breakdown, causing our levels of activation to bottom out

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Hassles

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Minor annoyance or nuisance that strains our ability to cope

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Social support

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Relationship that people and groups can provide us with emotional comfort and personal financial resources

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Gaining control: 5 steps

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  1. Behavioural control
  2. Cognitive control
  3. Decisional control
  4. Informational control
  5. Emotional control
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  1. Behavioural control
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Is the ability to step up and do something to reduce the impact of a stressful situation or prevent it’s recurrence

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  1. Cognitive control
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Is the ability to cognitively restructure or think differently about negative emotions that arise in response to stress- provoking events

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  1. Decisional Control
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Is the ability to choose among alternative courses of action

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Informational control

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Informational o trip is the ability to acquire information about stressful events. Such as knowing what type of questions are on a standardized test

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Emotional control

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Emotional control is the ability to suppress and express emotions

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Catharsis

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Contrary to the popular notion that expressing what we feel is always beneficial, disclosing and a painful feeling

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Proactive coping

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Anticipation of problems and stressful situations that promotes effective coping

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Crisis debriefing
Designed to help with PTSD. Crisis debriefing is a single session procedure, typically conducted in groups that usually lasts three to four hours
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Hardiness
Set of attitudes marked by a sense of control over events, commitment to life and work, and courage and motivation to confront stressful circumstances
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Optimism
Optimistic people are more productive, focused, persistent and better at handling frustration that pessimists
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Spirituality
Search for the sacred, which may or may not extend to belief in God
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Ruminating
Focusing on how bad we fell and endlessly analyzing the causes and consequences of our problems
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Immune system
Is our body’s defence against invading bacteria, viruses and other potentially illness-producing organisms and substances
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Antigens
Our first shield from these foreign invaders, is the skin
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Pathogens
Blocks the entry of many disease- producing organisms
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2 types of white blood cells
1. Phagocytes 2. Lymphocytes
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1. Phagocytes
When people have an infection, this cell eats the invader
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2. Lymphocytes
Are activated in the night and day battling to keep us healthy 1. T cells 2. B cells
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1. T cells
A substance called cytokines, moves through the body and attaches to proteins on the surface of the-virus and cancer infected cells, popping them
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2. B cells
Produce proteins called antibodies, which stick to the surface of invaders, slow their progress, and attract other proteins that destroy the foreign organism
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Acquired immune defensive syndrome (AIDS)
A life threatening, incurable, yet treatable condition in which the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) attacks and damages the immune system
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Psychoneuroimmunology
The study of the relationship between the immune system and the central nervous system
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Peptic ulcer
An inflamed area in the gastrointestinal tract that can cause pain, nausea, and loss of appetite
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Helicobacter pylori
An unusual bacterium that thrives in stomach, acid, which is the cause of about 90% of stomach ulcers
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Psychophysiological
Illnesses such as asthma and ulcers in which emotions and stress contribute to maintain or aggravate the physical condition
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Bio psychological perspective
The view than an illness or medical condition is the product of the interplay of biological, psychological, and social factors
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Key risk factors of coronary heart disease
Stress and personality traits
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Coronary heart disease
Damage to the heart from the complete or partial blockage of the arteries that provide oxygen to the heart
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Cholesterol
A waxy, fatty substance that travels in the bloodstream, collect in the walls of the arteries, narrowing and blocking the coronary arteries, which creates a condition called atherosclerosis
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Type A personality
Personality type that describe people who are competitive, driven, hostile and ambitious
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Hostility
Is the most predictive of heart disease, among type A traits
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Health psychology
Filed of psychology, also called behavioural medicine, that integrates the behavioural sciences with the practice of medicine
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Heavy episodic drinking
Five or more drinks on one occasion for men and four or more drinks on one occasion for women
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Body mass index
An index that consists of height and weight
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Aerobic exercise
Promotes the use of oxygen in the body
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Alternative medicine
Health care practices and products used in place of conventional medicine
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Complementary medicine
Health care practices and products used together with conventional medicines
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Natural commonplace
Just because something is natural does not mean that it is necessarily safe or healthy for us
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Biofeedback
Feedback by a device that provides almost an immediate output of a biological function, such as heart rate or skin temperature
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Meditation
A variety of practices that train attention and awareness
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Acupuncture
Ancient Chinese practice of inserting thin needles into more than 2,000 points in the body to alter energy forces believed to run through the body - also helps relive nausea
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Meridians
Specific spot in which it is believed, channels subtle energy or life forces called qi
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Homeopathic medicine
Remedies that feature a small dose of an Illness-inducing substance to activate the body’s own natural defences

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