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22 Cards in this Set
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stress |
a person's reaction to his or her inability to cope with a certain tense event or situation |
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stressor |
a stress-producing event or situation |
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stress reaction |
the body's response to a stressor |
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distress |
stress that stems from acute anxiety or pressure
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eustress |
positive stress, which results from motivating strivings and challenges |
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conflict situation |
when a person must choose between two or more options that tend to result from opposing motives |
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anxiety |
a vague, generalized apprehension or feeling of danger |
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anger |
the irate reaction likely to result from frustation |
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fear |
the usual reaction when a stressor involves real or imagined danger |
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immune system |
the body's natural defense system against infection |
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social support |
information that leads someone to believe that he or she is cared for, loved, respected, and part of a network of communication and mutual obligation |
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cognitive appraisal |
the interpretation of an event that helps determine its stress impact |
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denial |
a coping mechanism in which a person decides that the event is not really a stressor |
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intellectualization |
a coping mechanism in which the person analyzes a situation from an emotionally detached viewpoint |
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progressive relaxation |
lying down comfortably and tensing and releasing the tension in each major muscle group in turn |
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meditation |
focusing of attention with the goal of clearing one's mind and producing an "inner peace" |
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biofeedback |
the process of learning to control bodily states by monitoring the states to be controlled |
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autonomy |
ability to take care of oneself and make one's own decisions |
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developmental friendship |
friends force one another to reexamine their basic assumptions and perhaps adopt new ideas and beliefs |
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resynthesis |
combining old ideas with new ones and reorganizing feelings in order to renew one's identity |
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career |
a vocation in which a person works at least a few years |
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comparable worth |
the concept that women and men should receive equal pay for jobs calling for comparable skill and responsibility |
