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Give examples of a physiological stressor.
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trauma, surgery, infections, pain, sleep deprivation
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Give examples of a physical stressor.
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pollutants, urbanization, overload, sensory deprivation
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Give examples of a psychological stressor.
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fear, anxiety, feelings of helplessness, powerlessness, lonliness, poor self esteem
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Give examples of a sociocultural stressor.
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change, financial status, family dysfunction, aging, retirement
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Describe a physiological response to stress (expanding into details).
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autonomic nervous system stimulation
fight or flight(both biological and physiological) increased vital signs increased blood flow to skeletal muscles, and increased muscle tension |
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This stress response can be described as an increase or decrease in eating, sleeping, social interaction and interpersonal actions.
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behavioral stress response
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Describe what a psychological stress response would be like.
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Decreased concentration and problem solving ability, depressed mood, apathy
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What is adaptation?
What is its goal? What else can adaptation achieve for the individual? |
the response.
process of change that occurs whan a person responds to stress. An attempt to restore equilibrium; may increase personal growth and stress tolerance. |
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What is coping?
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What one does about a problem in order to gain relief. What they do or do not do about a problem constitutes how one copes.
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What is as important as the actual stress?
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individual perception
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What is GAD?
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General adaptation syndrome
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What does GAD explain?
Who came up with GAD? |
it is a model that explains physiological stress response
created by Hans Selye |
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What are the three phases of GAD?
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Alarm
Resistance Exhaustion |
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This is the stage of GAD that illness or death may occur.
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Exhaustion
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This is the stage of GAD that mobilizes the body's defenses.
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Alarm
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This is the stage of GAD that is fight or flight
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Alarm
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This is the stage of GAD that the body stabilizes.
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Resistance
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This is the stage of GAD that vitals and hormone levels return to normal
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Resistance
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Defined as:
Harmful to the individual's health and focuses on loss, threats, harm and change. it is negative and often leads to feelings of anxiety, depression and hopelessness. |
distress
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What is eustress?
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positive stress...focuses on mastry of demands or tasks. it is motivating and leads to improved self esteem
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Instinctual satisfaction. Instinctual drive. Seeks gratification.
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Id
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Strives for perfection and morality.
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Super ego
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Mediates demands of the environment and the demands for instinctual satisfaction
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Ego
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The key term for defense mechanisms is unconcious, but how do we know they exist?
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We can infer their existence because of behavior that an individual exhibits
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What is the one exception to the fact that defense mechanisms are unconscious?
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Suppression. It is a deliberate and conscious exclusion from awareness of unwanted thoughts or feelings.
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Scarlet O'Hara says, "I'll deal with that tomorrow.."
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suppression
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What is the first category of defense mechanisms?
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Defenses against knowing
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What does the category of defenses against knowing include?
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suppression
repression denial rationalization |
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What is the second category of defense mechanisms?
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reality respecting defenses
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What is the level of reality in reality respecting defenses?
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little bit more out of reality not out of touch with reality yet.
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