Psychology Ch. 11 Flashcards
Stress and Relief (30 cards)
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Stress
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- The process by which we perceive and respond to certain events that are challenging and difficult
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Catastrophes
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- Unpleasant, large-scale events that creates significant damage to emotional and physical health
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Significant Life Changes
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- Personal life changes and many of them happen during young adulthood
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Daily Hassles and Social Stress
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- Day-to-day challenges and stress takes a greater toil on their well-being
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General Adaptation Syndrome
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- Phase 1: Alarm- sympathetic nervous system activated
- Phase 2: Resistance- the body copes w/ stressor
- Phase 3: Exhaustion- body’s reserves gets depleted
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Tend and Befriend Stress Response
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- Talk w/ others
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Health Psychology
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- Sub-field of psychology that provides psychology’s contribution to behavioral medicine
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Psychoneuroimmunology
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- Studies mind-body interactions, including stress-related illnesses
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AIDS
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- Immune disorder caused by HIV
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Coronary Heart Disease
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- The clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle, and is the leading cause of death in many developed countries
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Type A
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- Tested the idea that stress increases heart disease risk
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Type B
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- Easy going, relaxed
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Coping
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- Alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods
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Problem Focused Coping
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- Attempting to reduce the stress directly by changing the way you interact with it
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Emotion Focused Coping
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- Attempting to reduce stress by avoiding a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to our stress reaction
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Learned Helpnessness
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- The hopelessness resignation an animal or person learns when unable to avoid aversive events
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External Locus of Control
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- Believe that chance controls their fate
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Internal Locus of Control
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- Believe they control their own destiny
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Self-Control
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- Ability to control impulses and delay short-term gratification for greater long-term rewards
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Pessimists
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- Expect things to go badly, blames themselves, others or situations beyond their control
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Optimists
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- Expects to have control, works under stress, and enjoys good health
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Aerobic Exercise
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- Sustained exercise that increases heart and lung fitness and may also alleviate depression and anxiety
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Feel-Good, Do-Good Phenomenon
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- People’s tendency to be helpful when already in a good mood
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Positive Psychologists
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- The scientific study of human flourishing with the goals of discovering and promoting strengths that help individuals and communities to thrive
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Subjective Well-Being
- Self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life
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Social Support
- Feeling liked and encouraged by intimate friends and family promotes both happiness and health
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Adaptation-Level Phenomenon
- Our tendency to form judgements relative to a neutral level defined by our prior experience
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Relative Deprivation
- The perception that one is worse off relative to those with whom one compares oneself
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Wealth and Well-Being
Once we have enough money for comfort and security, piling up more and more matters less and less
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Evidence-Based Suggestions For A Happier Life
1) Realizing that enduring happiness may not come from financial success
2) Take control of your time
3) Act happy
4) Seek work and leisure that engage your skills
5) Buy shared experiences rather than things
6) Join the "movement" movement
7) Give your body the sleep it wants
8) Give priority to close relationships
9) Focus beyond self
10) Count your blessings and record your gratitude
11) Nurture your spiritual self
