CHAPTER 17; STRESS AND PHYSICAL WELL-BEING Flashcards
What is a stressor?
A psychological and/or physiological response to internal or external sources of tension that challenges a person’s ability to cope.
What is stress?
Stress is a psychological and physical response of the body that occurs when there are factors in our life causing pressure and demand.
Which branch of the autonomic nervous system is responsible for arousal?
The sympathetic nervous system.
What is Eustress?
Eustress refers to a positive psychological response to a perceived stressor.
What is Distress?
Distress refers to a negative psychological response to a perceived stressor.
What is Primary appraisal?
Primary appraisal is the initial evaluation process where the person determines whether the event is a threat of a challenge.
After Primary Appraisal, what is ‘Harm/Loss’?
an assessment that some type of damage has been done such as an illness or poor test result. e.g. “I just failed a major test”
After Primary Appraisal, what is ‘Threat’?
an assessment that there may be a future harm or loss. e.g. “i might fail the next major test”
After Primary Appraisal, what is ‘Challenge’?
an assessment that there is opportunity for personal growth or something might have a positive outcome.
After Primary Appraisal, what is ‘Neutral/Irrelevant/Benign’?
an assessment that this event is of little or no personal importance or relevance to the person and therefore does not go beyond primary appraisal.
What is Secondary Appraisal?
Secondary appraisal is the stage where the person considers what options are available to them and how they will respond.
What is ‘Problem-focused coping’?
Problem-focused coping looks at the causes of the stressor from a practical perspective and works out ways to deal with the problem or stressful situation with the objective of reducing that stress.
What is ‘Taking control’?
Taking control is making sure you are on the right track and not wasting any time towards your goal.
What is ‘Information seeking’?
Information seeking is looking for additional information to know how to deal with the stressor.
What is ‘Emotion-focused coping’?
Emotion-focused coping involves trying to reduce the negative emotional feelings associated with the stressor such as embarrassment, fear, anxiety, depression, excitement or frustration.
