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34 Cards in this Set
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Distress Stressor |
Unpleasant stressor Ex: A parent worried that the worst has happened to their child who is not home from an evening out yet. |
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Eustress Stressor |
Positive events in life that make demands to adapt or change. Ex: Marriage, or having a baby |
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Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) |
A system for scoring stress levels from distress and eustress stressors (Bad/Good). Created by Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe 300 points or above means high risk of physical or mental illness. Note* Death of Spouse results in 100 points |
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Hassels |
Bulk of daily stress we experience. Ex: Misplacing something, or troublesome neighbors Good Indicator for short term illnesses |
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Pressure |
Urgent demand or expectation for a persons behavior coming from an outside source Ex: Person feels they must work harder, faster, and do more when meeting a deadline. |
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Uncontrollability |
Another factor that increases a persons stress, that they have no control over. Usually the less control the more stress. |
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Frustration |
When a person is blocked from achieving their goals. Frustrated people usually try again. Ex: Car breaks down on the way to wedding.
Internal Frustration is when you are frustrated by something from yourself. Ex: Lack of musical skill for aspiring musician.
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Aggression |
Actions meant to harm or destroy. Can come from frustration but not always. |
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Displaced Aggression |
Taking out aggression on a less dangerous target then one causing aggression. Ex: Boss yells at you, so when you come home you take it out on your spouse instead of your boss. |
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Approach-Approach Conflict |
Two options, both attractive. Not a lot of stress involved. Ex; Chocolate cake vs. Key lime pie |
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Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict |
Two options, both un-attractive. Very stressful situation. Ex: Person with fear of dentist, choice: Suffer with tooth pain or go to dentist. |
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Approach-Avoidance Conflicts |
One option, with both positive and negative aspects. The most stressful. Ex: Moving to a new city for a job raise. More money vs. leaving home and trouble of moving. |
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Multiple Approach-Avoidance Conflict |
Person has two or more goal options to choose from increasing choice making difficulty. |
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Three Stages of the General Adaption Syndrome |
1) Alarm - When body first reacts to a stressor. The adrenal gland releases hormones that increase blood pressure, supply of sugar, giving bursts of energy. Fever, nausea, and headache are common. 2) Resistance- Body continues to fight of stressor using resources, the continued hormones provide insensitivity to pain(analgesia). 3) Exhaustion- Body resources have ended, body becomes target for stress related diseases like high blood pressure. Once stressor ends body starts to replenish resources. |
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Immune system |
System of cells, organisms, organs to help fight of attacks on the body from disease and injury. |
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Psychoneuroimmunology |
Study of how stress, and other physical factors effect the immune system. |
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Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) |
The build up of waxy substance called plaque in the arteries of the heart. |
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Type 2 Diabetes |
Associated with weight gain, when pancreas insulin levels become less efficient as body size increases. |
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Cancer |
Cells that divide endlessly, causing tumors to form which compromises the working structures of organs and eventually causes them to fail. |
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Natural Killer Cell |
Job is to suppress viruses and destroy tumors |
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Personality Factors of Stress |
Increase stress from stressor due to personality such as people that are anxious, or that show aggressiveness. |
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Type A Personality |
Workaholics, who are usually competitive, ambitious, hate to waste time, easily annoyed. |
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Type B Personality |
Not competitive, not driven, easy going, slow to anger, seem relaxed and at peace. |
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Type C Personality |
Very pleasant, try to keep the peace, but find it difficult to express emotions especially negative ones. (More likely to get cancer) |
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Hardy Personality Type |
Thrive on stress, do not look at it as a problem but as a challenge. |
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Optimists (Attitude Type) |
Always look at Positive Outcome |
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Pessimists |
Negative look on Outcome. Higher death rate, etc |
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Burnout |
Negative changes in thoughts, emotion, and behavior as a result of prolonged stress. |
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Social Support group |
A network of family, friends, neighbors, etc. who can help you deal with stress. |
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Coping Strategy |
Actions people take to master, tolerate, reduce, or minimize the effects of stressors. |
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Problem Focused Coping |
Working on eliminating the stressor itself. |
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Emotion Focused Coping |
Working on changing the way you feel or react to certain things. |
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Concentrative Meditation |
Focusing your mind on something repetitive or unchanging so that your mind forgets your daily hassels and troubles. |
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How do Culture and Religion help cope with stress? |
Cultures see things differently from other cultures so what you might find stressful others do not. Ex: Vietnam preparing coffin for your own death is normal. Religion gives you a support system to cope with stress like attending your services for your religion. |
