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describes the dynamics involved in the body's physiological arousal to survive a threat.
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Fight or Flight Response
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The body's reaction to acute stress
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Stress Reaction
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Stimuli from one or more of the 5 senses are sent to the brain (scream, smell of fire, taste of poison)
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Stage 1
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The brian deciphers the stimulus as either a threat or a non threat. If the stimulus is not regarded as a threat, this is the end of the response. If however the response is decoded as a real threat the brain then activates the nervous and endocrine systems to quickly prepare for defense and or escape.
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Stage 2
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the body stays activated, aroused or "keyedup" until the threat is over.
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Stage 3
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The body returns to homeostasis, a state of physiological calmness, one the threat is gone.
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Stage 4
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A theory presented by shelly taylor that states that women who experience stress don't necessarily run or flight, but rather turn to friends to cope with unpleasant events and circumstances
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Tend and Befriend
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Good stress that arises in any situation or circumstance that a person finds motivating
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Eustress
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stress that describes sensory stimuli that have no consequential effect; that is considered neither good nor bad
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Neustress
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Bad stress, often abbreviated simply as stress
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Distress
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type of distress stress that surfaces and is quite intense, disappears quickly
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Acute Stress
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type of distress that does not appear so intense yet seems to linger for prolonged periods of time
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Chronic Stress
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The theory that some stress is necessary for health and performance but that beyond an optimal amount both will deteriorate as distress increases
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Yerkes-Dodson Principle
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situations, circumstances or any stimulus that is perceived to be a threat
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stressor
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