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34 Cards in this Set
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A negative emotional state in response to event that we perceive as taxing our resources or out ability to cope.
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Stress
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Events that are perceived as harmful, threatening, or challenging
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Stressor
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Unpredictable, large-scale events can eb extremely stressful and change our lives; can lead to PTSD
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Catastrophes
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Continuous stressors at work can lead to reduced performance, depersonalization and exhaustion
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Burnout
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promote behaviors that jeopardize physical well being. Use of drugs, lack of sleep, increase in accidents
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Indirect effects
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promote changes in body functions leading to illness such as headaches and other physical symptoms
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Direct effects
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These hormones are produced by adrenal glands
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Stress hormones
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Increase respiration, BP, and heart rate.
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Catecholamines
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Release stored energy, reduces inflammation and immune system responses
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Corticosteroids
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Stage of Selyes general adaption syndrome: involves intense arousal, mobilization of physical resources (catecholamines)
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Alarm
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Stage of Selye general adaption syndrome: body actively resists stressors(corticosteroids)
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Resistive
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Stage of Selye general adaption syndrome: more intense arousal but this leads to physical exhaustion and physical disorders
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Exhaustion
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studies interaction between nervous system, endocrine system, and immune system.
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Psychoneuroimmunology
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Explanatory style that involves use of external, unstable, & specific explanations for negative events. Predicts better health outcomes
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Optimism
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Explanatory style that involves use of internal, stable, & global explanations for negative events. Predicts worse health outcomes
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Permission
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Personality Type: time urgency
Intense ambition and competitiveness. general hostility. associated with heart disease |
Type A
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Personality type: more easy going
not associated with heart disease |
Type B
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resources provided by others in times of need
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Social Support
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Social support type: expressions of concern, empathy, positive regard
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Emotional
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Social support type: direct assistance such as lending money, providing meals
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Tangible
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Social support type: involves making suggestions, advice, good referrals
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Informational
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Improves ability to cope with stress & benefits health
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Social Support
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Behavioral and cognitive responses to deal with stressors; involves efforts to change circumstances, or our interpretation of them and to make them more favorable and less threatening.
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Coping
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Coping strategy: Managing or changing the stressor
Use if problem seems alterable Confrontive coping Planful problem solving |
Problem-focused coping
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Coping strategy: Try to feel better about situation
Use if problem out of our control Can be adaptive or maladaptive |
Emotion-focused coping
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Coping strategy: shifting your attention toward other activities.
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Escape-avoidance
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Coping strategy: imagining stressor is magically gone.
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Wishful thinking
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Coping strategy: minimize impact of stressor. maladptive
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Distancing
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Coping strategy: refuse to acknowledge problem exists. maladaptive
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Denial
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Coping strategy: turn to friends, support people. adaptive
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Seeking social support
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Coping strategy: Minimize negative, emphasize positive. adaptive
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Positive reappraisal
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Coping strategy: compare self to those less fortunate. adaptive
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Downward comparison
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Coping strategy: Minimize negative, emphasize positive. adaptive
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Positive reappraisal
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Coping strategy: compare self to those less fortunate. adaptive
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Downward comparison
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