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21 Cards in this Set
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Alarm reaction |
Immediate reaction (fight or flight) |
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Biofeedback |
Electronic measure of involuntary brain activity |
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Cardiovascular disorder |
Heart and bloom circulatory system |
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Cortisol |
Stress hormone from adrenal glands |
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Eustress |
Good stress |
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Flow |
Intense engagement in activity |
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General adaptation syndrome |
(Hans seyles)Three stage model of body physicalogical reactions |
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Hypertension |
High blood pressure |
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Hypothalamic- pituitary- adrenal (HPA) axis |
Structures found in limbic system (hypothalamus) and endocrine system (pituitary gland and adrenal glands) |
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Immunosuppression |
Worsens immune system |
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Lymphocytes |
White blood cells |
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Perceived control |
People's already existing beliefs |
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Primary appraisal |
Judgment that stressor will cause harm to wellbeing |
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Psychoneuroimmunology |
Field that studies psychological factors influencing immune system |
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Psychophysiological disorders |
Physical disorders or diseases worsened by stress |
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Secondary appraisal |
Judgment of options to cope with a stressor |
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Social readjustment rating scale (SRRS) |
Popular scale to measure stresss |
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Stage of exhaustion |
Third stage of general adaptation syndrome |
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Stage of resistance |
Second stage of general adaptation syndrome |
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Type A |
Extroverts: Competitive, impatient,rushed |
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Type B |
Introvert: relaxed, mellow |
