Lecture 11

Question 1

Judgement about the degree of potential harm or threat to wellbeing a stressor might entail

Answer 1

Primary appraisal

Question 2

Our judgment about how to cope with a particular stressor

Answer 2

Secondary appraisal

Question 3

Good stress

Answer 3

Eustress

Question 4

Bad stress

Answer 4

Distress

Question 5

What is eustress associated with

Answer 5

Positive feelings, optimal health, and performance

Question 6

What is distress associated with

Answer 6

Burn out, fatigue, performance decline

Question 7

He psychological influence of stress is studied by ____

Answer 7

Health psychologists

Question 8

Stress levels vary by factors such as

Answer 8

Age, gender, race, education, employment and income

Question 9

Why might stress differ by background

Answer 9

• in the U.S. social groups hold different powers and privileges
• access to recourses and support (financial, emotional, safety)

Question 10

What are the 2 general systems of physiological mechanisms

Answer 10

1. The sympathetic nervous system
2. The hypothalamic-pituitary- adrenal (HPA) axis

Question 11

When a person perceive something stress full, the ____ triggered arousal via the release of adrenaline from the ____

Answer 11

Sympathetic nervous system, adrenal glands

Question 12

The release of the adrenaline hormone activates

Answer 12

Fight or flight

Question 13

In response to stress, the ____ releases ___

Answer 13

Hypothalamus, corticotrophin-releasing factor

Question 14

What is known as the stress hormone

Answer 14

Cortisol

Question 15

Stress that last over time

Answer 15

Chronic stressors

Question 16

Stressors that last for a brief focal event but can have long lasting impacts

Answer 16

Acute stressors

Question 17

Chronic stress combined with excessive job demands and little control over work load

Answer 17

Job strain

Question 18

Can occur when chronic stress and job strain reaches limits general sense of exhaustion and cynicism

Answer 18

Job burn out

Question 19

The study of how physiological factors influence the immune system

Answer 19

Psychoneoroimmunology

Question 20

Two fundamental types of coping

Answer 20

1. Problem-focused coping
2. Emotion focused coping

Question 21

Attempts to manage or alter the problem that is causing them stress

Answer 21

Problem focused coping

Question 22

Attempts to change or reduce the negative emotions associated with stress

Answer 22

Emotions focused coping

Question 23

Beliefs about our personal capacity to exert influence over shape outcomes

Answer 23

Perceived control

Question 24

The soothing impact of friends, family, acquaintances

Answer 24

Social support

Question 25

Four steps that combine relaxation with transcendental meditation

Answer 25

Relaxation response technique

Question 26

The three elements to happiness

Answer 26

Pleasant life Good life Meaningful life

Question 27

Pleasant life

Answer 27

Enjoying daily pleasures

Question 28

Good life

Answer 28

Using skills for enrichment

Question 29

Meaningful life

Answer 29

Contributing to greater good