Module #35 - Effects of Stress

Question 1

Daily stress

Answer 1

The persistent daily hassles that are part of daily work life can produce burnout.

Question 2

Burnout

Answer 2

Physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion brought on by persistent job-related stress.
Can result in depression, decreased performance, cynicism

Question 3

3 types of stressful events

Answer 3

Daily stress, significant life changes, catastrophes

Question 4

Perceived control

Answer 4

The sense of control or influence one has over stressful events knew one’s life.

Question 5

Optimism

Answer 5

A generally positive outlook on the future; belief that bad events are temporary, are not your fault, glass is half full

Question 6

Stress

Answer 6

The process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging; a process of perceiving and responding.

Question 7

Stress reaction

Answer 7

Response to stressor

Question 8

Walter Cannon

Answer 8

A psychologist who researched recurring responses to stress that he called the general adaptive syndrome (GAS).

Question 9

General Adaption Syndrome

Answer 9

Selye’s concept of the body’s adaptive response to stress in three stages:
Alarm – nervous system activated in response to stressor
Resistance – body responds with physiological reactions to cope with the stressor
Exhaustion – body’s resistance to stress is depleted (physical deterioration)