Pyschology Ch. 11

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A state of psychological tension or strain

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stress

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a subfield of psychology concerned with the relationship between psychological factors and physical health and illness

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health psychology

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any effort to cope with stress

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adjustment

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any environmental demand that creates a state of tension or threat and requires change or adaptation

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stressor

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a feeling that one must speed up, intensify, or change the direction of one's behavior or live up to a higher standard of performance

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pressure

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the feeling that occurs when a person is prevented from reaching a goal

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frustration

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simultaneous existence of incompatible demands, opportunities, needs, or goals

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conflict

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according to Lewin, the result of simultaneous attraction to two appealing possibilities, neither of which has any negative qualities

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approach/approach conflict

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according to Lewin, the result of facing a choice between two undesirable possiblities, neither of which has any positive qualities

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avoidance/avoidance conflict

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according to Lewin, the result of being simultaneously attracted to and repelled by the same goal

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approach/avoidance conflict

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acknowledging a stressful situation directly and attempting to find a solution to the problem or to attain the difficult goal

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confrontation

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deciding on a more realistic solution or goal when an ideal solution or goal is not practical

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compromise

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avoiding a situation when other forms of coping are not practical

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withdrawal

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self-deceptive techniques for reducing stress, including denial, repression, projection, identification, regression, intellectualization, reaction formation, displacement, and sublimation

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defense mechanisms

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refusal to acknowledge a painful or threatening reality

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denial

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excluding uncomfortable thoughts, feelings, and desires from consciousness

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repression

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attributing one's repressed motives feelings, or wishes to others

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projection

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taking on the characteristics of someone else to avoid feeling incompetent

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identification

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reverting to childlike behavior and defenses

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regression

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thinking abstractly about stressful problems as a way of detaching oneself from them

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intellectualization

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expression of exaggerated ideas and emotions that are opposite of one's repressed beliefs or feelings

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reaction formation

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shifting repressed motives and emotions from an orginal object to a substitute object

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displacement

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redirecting repressed motives and feelings into more socially acceptable channels

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sublimation

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according to Selye, the three stages the body passes through as it adapts to stress: alarm, reaction, resistence and exhaustion

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general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

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a new field that studies the interaction between stress on the one hand and immune, endocrine, and nerveous system on the other

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psychoneuroimmunolgy (PNI)

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psychological disorder characterized by episodes of anxiety, sleeplessness, and nightmares resulting from some disturbing past event

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posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)