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The physiological and psychological response to a condition that threatens or challenges an individual and requires some form of adjustment.
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stress
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A stress measurement that ranks life events from most to least stressful and assigns a point value to each.
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Holmes and Rahe’s Social Readjustment Scale
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hassles
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little stressors that add up
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uplifts
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little positive experiences
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problem focused coping with stress
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identify the problem, and take steps to fix it
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emotion- focused coping
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eating, etc. Not actually fixing the problem
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Personal Factors Reducing the Impact of Stress & Illness
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• Optimism & Pessimism
• Psychological hardiness • religious involvement • social support: support in time of need |
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Gender, Ethnicity, & Health differences
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• Differences in health between groups
• women and open-heart surgery • African Americans: diabetes, arthritis, BP • Latino Americans: diabetes, HBP • Vietnamese women & cervical cancer |
