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26 Cards in this Set
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Stress
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The non-specific response of the body to any demand for change.
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Eustress
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Good Stress
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Distress
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Physical, mental or emotional strain or tension. When demands are too high.
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Daily "Hassles"
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Regularly occuring conditions and experiences thet can threaten or harm our well-being.
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"Hassles" a.k.a. Stressors
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Household, Health, Time-pressure, Inner Concern, Environmental, Financial Responsibility, Work, Security
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Uplifts
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Perspective is Key!
Plesant daily conditions and experiences. Hassles associated with nervousness, sadness, worring. Uplifts associated with family and general life satisfaction. |
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Life Changes
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All changes in our lives (even positive ones) cause stress and require adjustment.
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Are daily hassles and life chenges connected to health problems?
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Depends on... Predisposition, Personality Differences, Cognitive Appraisal, Coping Ability and Social Support
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Personality Differences
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Easygoing hardy people are less likely to become ill under the impact of stress.
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Conflict
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The feeling of being pulled in two or more dirrections by opposing motives.
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Approach-Approach
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Win-win situations. Two positive choices. Least Stressful
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Avoidance-Aviodance
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Loose-loose stiuation. Two negative choices. Avoiding one means choosing another. Most Stressful
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Irrational Beliefs
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Cognitive-behavioral psychologist Albert Ellis called himself a rational therapist. Developed Rational Emotive Therapy where the therapist helps the client dispense with self defeating beliefs and behaviors by showing clients their irrational thoughts. i.e.: I must be perfect. I must be loved by everyone.
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ABC
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Activating Event
Beliefs about that event. Consequences |
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Type A Personality
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Life is the destination, not the journey.
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Type B Personality
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Life is a journey, Not the destination.
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Self-Efficacy Expectations
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Our belief that we can make things happen through our own efforts. Self-confidence
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Psyclogical Hardiness
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Helps us resist stress. They posess an internal locus of control: perception that one has control over ones own life.
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External Lotus of Control
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Individual believes that his/her behavior is guided by fate, luck, or other external circumstances. Hopeless, Helpless, Loss of Control
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Sense of Humor
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Humor helps people deal with stress.
Research finds that humor can help you: Cope better with pain, Enhance your immune system, Reduce stress, Even help you live longer. |
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Predictability
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Information about impending stressors allows us to plan ways to cope.
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Control
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Even the illusion of control allows us to feel less vulnerable.
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Social Support
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Especially important in life changes.
Emotional Concern: Call and check on somebody. Instrumental Aid: Red Cross, Commitee at Church, Support Group Information Apprasial: Someone not involved can help access the situation. Socializing: Get them out, go for coffee. |
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General Adaptation Syndrome GAS
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Hans Selye's three-stage term response to stress.
Alarm Reaction: Mobilizes the body, the symphathetic nervous system for the fight or flight response. Resistance Stage: If the stressor is not removed, we enter into the adaptation stage characterized by prolonged sympathetic acyivity. Exhaustion Stage: If stressor is still not dealt with appropriately, we enter this stage characterized by weekened resistance and possible deterioration. |
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Who is more likely under stress to have health problems? Men or Women?
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Men
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*BONUS*
Stress Management |
Eat a nutritious balanced diet.
Reduce intake of caffine and sugar. Get enough sleep. Exercise Regularly Manage your time. Prioritize Tasks Delogate Don't self medicate with alcohol or drugs. Do something for yourself every day. Surround yourself with positive people and things that make you smile. Have spacific goals. |
