Week 6 Flashcards
if you have the resources to meet a stressor:
challenge
if you do not have the resources to meet a stressor:
threat
what is a threat appraisal?
when you have insufficient resources to meet situational demanss
taking an exam that you haven’t studied for is an example of a __ appraisal
threat
threat appraisals are associated with feelings of:
stress, worry, fear
what is a challenge appraisal?
when your resources are sufficient to meet situational demands
challenge appraisals are associated with feelings of:
challenge + control
how are threat and challenge appraisals associated with cardiac output?
threat: less efficient cardiac output
challenge: more efficient cardiac output + greater blood flow to periphery
an uncontrollable appraisal occurs when:
your behavioral response CANNOT influence the outcome
____ is thought to be a key regulator of physiological responses
controllability
what did the Dickerson + + Kemeny meta-analysis find about uncontrollable stressors?
uncontrollable stressors elicit acute cortisol increases!!!
*if you make people do something that they ~cant~ do, it elicits an increase in cortisol
what is the relationship between job control and blood pressure?
people who feel they have less control over their job = higher blood pressure throughout the day
higher levels of ___ were found in children who felt they were in low control of their asthma
IL-4: an anti-flammatory cytokine that makes asthma worse
what are examples of threats to ~social~ self?
situations that provide potential for loss of social esteem, social status, or social acceptance
an evaluator watching during the TSST results in:
elevated SNS + cortisol response
higher levels of Social Evaluative Threat is associated with:
elevated blood pressure
what does it mean to have a high SET?
you are worried about what others think of you + concerned about the impression you make
uncontrollable tasks cause an increase in _____ + ______.
SNS activity + inflammation
when experimenters manipulate subjects to reappraise their arousal (feeling of stress) as ADAPTIVE, what happens to physiology?
better cardiovascular response + higher score on GRE
what was found in the study that manipulated exercise appraisal?
those informed that regular activities met daily exercise recommendation –> improvements in blood pressure + weight
how does GHRELIN work?
when stomach is empty: ghrelin is secreted by gut –> signals brain to induce hunger
when stomach is full: ghrelin is suppressed –> signals brain to induce satiety
what did the calorie reappraisal (milkshake) study find?
steeper decline in ghrelin after INDULGENT condition = greater satiety
what is coping?
cognitive, behavioral, + emotional efforts to deal with demands that tax/exceed one’s resources
when is avoidance-oriented coping helpful?
when dealing with short-term, unavoidable stressors
