Unit 5 Flashcards
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health psychology
field that explores how biological, psychological and social factors influcence health
stress
hypertension, headaches, immune suppression
- response to challenge or demands that exceed coping ability
hypertension
high adrenaline
- increased heart rate
- constriction of blood vessels
immune suppression
cortisol prevents immune system from responding
eustress
positive stress
- motivates individual
- improves performance
distress
negative stress
- impedes ability to code
- anxiety and frustration
ACEs
heath risks
- drugs/alcohol
- missed work
- lack of physical activity
- suicide
- depression
alarm reaction phase (GAS)
activation of fight or flight
- sympathetic system releases adrenaline and cortisol
- heart rate + energy
resistance phase (GAS)
adapt and cope
- hormones stabilize
- psychological resources are depicted
fight-flight-freeze response
fight –> confront
fight –> avoid stressor
freeze –> feeling paralyzed
exhaustion phase (GAS)
bodies ability to cope diminishes, mental exhuastion, illness
tend and befriend theory
during stress people tend to seek out social connection
- tend to others rather than yourself
problem focused coping
solution oriented
- active management/alteration of stressful situation
- time-management, chunking tasks
emotion focused coping
emotion regulated
- no alteration of stressor
- just regulating emotional response
positive psychology
study of human strengths and well being
well being
subjective
- how a person feels about their life experience
resilience
ones ability to cope with life’s challenges
positive subjective experiences
private, positive, thoughts an individuals has about their life
gratitude
recognizing the positive aspects of life and the kindness of others
wisdom
acquiring and using knowledge
courage
exercise of free will to accomplish foals in the face of opposition
humanity
interpersonal strengths that involve “tending and befriending” others
justice
civic strengths that underlie health community life
temperance
strength that protect against excess desires
“self control”