TAKING CHARGE OF ONE'S HEALTH

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refers to events that are perceived as challenging, damaging or threatening to one’s
physical or psychological well-being.

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STRESS

Question 2

events that cause stress

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STRESSORS

Question 3

how individuals respond to stress

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STRESS RESPONSE

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(TRUE/FALSE) Stress is experienced by all people but in different degrees, from mild to severe, depending on how people interpret the situation.

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TRUE

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occurs when people experience positive events but requires them to adjust

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EUSTRESS

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occurs when people experience negative events and make great deal of demands on them.

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DISTRESS

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According to them, any life event that requires people to change, adapt or adjust would likely to result in stress

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Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe

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happens when a person needs to choose between two or many options

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CONFLICT

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when a person needs to choose between two options that are both attractive

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APPROACH-APPROACH CONFLICT

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occurs when a person needs to choose between options that he or she finds unpleasant

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AVOIDANCE-AVOIDANCE

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conflict occurs when a person needs to choose between options that have both positive and negative consequences

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APPROACH-AVOIDANCE

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occurs when there are more than two options

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MULTIPLE CONFLICT

Question 13

To deal with frustrations, conflicts and stress, people sometimes use unconscious
strategies called __________________to cope with the pain and deal with anxiety.

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DEFENSE MECHANISMS

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Done when the person exhibits behaviors that stand apart from the norms of the
society and avoids most responsibilities of a good citizen

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BEATNIK REACTION

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Aggressive reactions of a person such as destroying things or harming another person

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DISPLACEMENT

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When a person refuses to accept a painful reality or truth

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DENIAL

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Imitating the characteristics of a person he or she admires to deal with his or her insecurities

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IDENTIFICATION

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Avoiding negative emotions by focusing on the intellectual aspects of one’s life

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INTELLECTUALIZATION

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Attributing one’s weaknesses or shortcomings to someone else

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PROJECTION

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Making up plausible explanations or excuses to cover up negative feelings such as guilt

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RATIONALIZATION

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Acting opposite to what the person truly feels

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REACTION FORMATION

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A person reverts to an earlier psychosexual stage and begins to behave like a child

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REGRESSION

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Pushing unacceptable impulses or urges into the unconscious

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REPRESSION

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He discovered stress in 1935 and referred to stress as General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)

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Hans Selye

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our body sends signals that something isn’t right

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ALARM STAGE

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where our physical, psychological and emotional state find ways to fight back those signals to have a renewed strength and go back to our homeostasis

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RESISTANCE STAGE

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when unable to reach homeostasis, the person feels depressed, anxious, etc.

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STAGE OF EXHAUSTION

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Theory of Cognitive Appraisal was proposed by

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LAZARUS AND FOLKMAN

Question 29

occurs when a person considers two major factors that contribute in his response to stress

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COGNITIVE APPRAISAL

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an individual tends to ask questions like, “What does this stressor and/or situation mean? “how can it influence me?”

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PRIMARY APPRAISAL

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actually happens simultaneously with the primary appraisal; appraisals involve feelings related to dealing with the stressor or the stress it produces

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SECONDARY APPRAISAL

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are not passive and helpless, they look for ways to take control of their lives

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COPERS

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the process by which a person consciously attempts to master, minimize, or tolerate stressors and problems in life.

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COPING WITH STRESS

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the sum of cognitive and behavioral efforts, which are constantly changing, that aim to handle particular demands, whether internal or external, that are viewed as taxing or demanding.

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COPING

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coping as a response to a stressor

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REACTIVE COPING

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wherein the coping response is aimed at preventing a possible encounter with a future stressor

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PROACTIVE COPING

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coping centers around the source of your stress, so the first step is to identify the problem

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PROBLEM-FOCUSED

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aim to reduce and manage the intensity of the negative and distressing emotions that a stressful situation has caused rather than solving the problematic situation itself

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EMOTION-FOCUSED

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Confrontative coping

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PROBLEM-FOCUSED

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Seeking social support for instrumental reasons

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PROBLEM-FOCUSED

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listening to music, massage, meditation, getting physical exercise, going out with a friend, writing in a journal or diary, taking a hot bath, expressing your emotions creatively

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EMOTION-FOCUSED

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- this is designed precisely to help the executive discern, diagnose, and understand his different sources of stress, to develop his skills, and to enlarge his perspectives towards the management of his own lifestyle.

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STRESS MANAGEMENT PROGRAM

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Father of the field of stress research

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HANS SELYE