Psych Chapter 13

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stress

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a negative emotional state occurring in response to events that are perceived as taxing or exceeding a persons resources or ability to cope

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health psychology

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the branch of psychology that studies how biological, behavioral, and social factors influence health, illness, medical treatment, and health related behaviors

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biopsychosocial models

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the belief that physical health and illness are determined by the complex interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors

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stressors

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events or situations that are perceived as harmful, threatening, or challenging

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daily hassles

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everyday minor events that annoy and upset people

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conflict

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a situation in which a person feels pulled between two or more opposing desires, motives, and goals

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acculturative stress

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the stress that results from the pressure of adapting to a new culture

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fight or flight response

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a rapidly occurring chain of internal physical reactions that prepare people either to fight or take flight from an immediate threat

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catecholamines

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hormones secreted by the adrenal medulla that cause rapid physiological arousal, include adrenaline and noradrenaline

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general adaptation syndrome

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selyes term for the three stage progression of physical changes that occur when an organism is exposed to intense and prolonged stress. the three stages are alarm, resistance, and exhaustion

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corticosteroids

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hormones released by the adrenal cortex that play a key role in the body's response to long term stressors

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immune system

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body system that produces specialized white blood cells that protect the body from viruses, bacteria, and tumor cells

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lymphocytes

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specialized white blood cells that are responsible for immune defenses

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psychoneuroimmunology

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an interdisciplinary field that studies the interconnections among psychological processes, nervous and endocrine system functions, and the immune system

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optimistic explanation style

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accounting for negative events or situations with external, unstable, and specific explanations

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pessimistic explanatory style

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accounting for negative events or situations with internal, stable, and global explanations

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type A behavior pattern

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a behavioral and emotional style characterized by a sense of time urgency, hostility, and competitiveness

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social support

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the resources provided by other people in times of need

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coping

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behavioral and cognitive responses used to deal with stressors, involves our efforts to change circumstances, or our interpretation of circumstances, to make them more favorable and less threatening

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problem focused coping

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coping efforts primarily aimed at directly changing or maintaining a threatening or harmful stressor

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emotion focuses coping

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coping efforts primarily aimed at relieving or regulating the emotional impact of a stressful situation