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17 Cards in this Set
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Stress
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a pattern of physiological, emotional, and cognitive responses to stimuli which block, threaten or endanger our well-being
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Stressors
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Life changes and strains, catastrophic events, daily hassles, chronic stressors
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Stress Mediators
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cognitive appraisal, predictability, control, coping resources, social support
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Stress reactions
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Physical, psychological (emotional, cognitive), behavioural.
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Cognitive appraisals of stress
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Primary (irrelevant, relevant but not stressful, or stressful)
Secondary (evaluation of coping resources and options for dealing with stress) |
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types of stress
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Frustration, life changes, pressure, conflict
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Approach-approach conflict
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two positive options ( go to the movies or for dinner)
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Avoidance - Avoidance conflict
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two negative options (cleaning, or studying)
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Approach avoidance conflict
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An option with both positive and negative effects
Ice cream sundae (delish!, but high calorie!) |
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Emotional response to stress
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generally unpleasant,
annoyance, anger, anxiety, dejection, sadness, the more stress increases, the more awful you are |
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Physiological response to stress
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Hypothalamus sends signals to ANS (sympathetic) and pituitary gland. Kicks in fight or flight response
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General adaptive syndrome
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Model of time course of bodies stress response. alarm (FF response)
resistance (coping strategies), Exhaustion (resources depleted, resistance declines) |
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Gluccocorticoid Receptors
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When your body's stressed, it releases glc rec. and prolonged secretion can cause high blood pressure, muscle damage, poor immune system,
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Coping Strategies
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effort to reduce, or tolerate the demands created by stress.
: Striking out, giving up, indulgence, defensive coping. constructive coping, cognitive appraisal, social support, optimism and conscientiousness. |
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Consequences of stress
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Coronary Heart Disease, Immune system depletion,
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Type A vs. Type B and chd
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Friedmand and Rosenan,
Type A: strong, competitive, impatience and time urgency, anger and hostility. Type B: Relaxed, Amicable, patient... |
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ABC Model of emotional reactions
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A: Activating event,
B: is your belief or appraisal of events C: is the consequence of the events Catastrophic Thinking: Leads to problematic emotional reaction |
