Stress, Health, And Adjustment

Front 1

Define "Stress".

Back 1

The demand to adapt, cope or adjust.

Front 2

Define "Eustress".

Back 2

Good stress.

Front 3

Define "Distress".

Back 3

Physical, mental, or emotional strain or tension.
A condition or feeling when a person perceives that demands exceed the personal and social resources the individual is able to mobilize.

Front 4

What is the difference between Eustress and Distress?

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Eutress is a good stress compared to Distress which is negative or bad stress.
When a person's emotional threshold has been exceeded both personal and social level. (failure to mobilize or no way out)

Front 5

What are considered the daily hassles and stress of everyday life?

Back 5

Regular occurring conditions.
Experiences that can threaten or harm our well-being.

Front 6

List at least five 'Hassles" a.k. a. Stressors?

Back 6

Environment: raining, cold, kitchen smells, basketball upstairs
Financial responsibility: neighborhood, afraid your houses would be robbed, new tires, broken down car, high payment credit cards
Health: cold or flu, long term illnesses, high blood pressure
Household: chores and responsibilites
Inner Concern: bad image, lonely.
Security: job security, investments
Time-pressure: too much time and not enough time to do it in.
Work: job stressful, not having a job

Hint 6

E, F R, H, H, I-C, S, T-P,W

Front 7

Some of the "Hassles" categories can be considered as "Uplifters" dependent upon the person. Name five uplifters for you.

Back 7

Household chores some enjoy cleaning.
Some individuals perform their jobs better under stress of timelines.
Some enjoy the rain because is clears the air to bring on a new day.
Some consider investments as a long term commitment and not reality until cashed.
Car broken down may be a sign to purchase the car you have had your eye on.

Front 8

Defined an uplift as describe in psychology with the knowledge that what maybe an uplift for you may be a hassle for others.

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Pleasant daily conditions and experiences.
Uplifts associated with family and general life satisfaction.
Hassle associated with nervousness, sadness, worrying.

Front 9

What is the difference in lifechanges and hassles?

Back 9

Lifechanges occur irregularly.
Hassles occur regularly.

Front 10

Are daily hassles and life changes connected to health problems?

Back 10

Some people seem more predisposed to medical or psychological problems which cause more stress.
PREDISPOSITION

Hint 10

PREDISPOSITION

Front 11

Would personality differences cause a health problem?

Back 11

Easygoing, hardy people are less likely to become ill under the impact of stress.

Hint 11

Easy going

Front 12

Would cognitive appraisal be considered stressful and cause a health problem?

Back 12

Cognitive appraisal situation can be a plus or minus depending on what it means to a specific individual.

Front 13

Would a individuals ability to cope cause a health problem?

Back 13

Coping ability and social support lessens the severity of stress consequences.
Each person different

Hint 13

consequences

Front 14

Define conflict.

Back 14

Conflict is the feeling of being pulled in two or more directions by opposing motives.

Front 15

What is the difference in approach-approach and avoidance -avoidance?

Back 15

Approach-approach: a win-win situation (least stressful) two positive choices.

Avoidance-avoidance: a lose-lose situation (most stressful) avoiding one means choosing another.

Hint 15

SPIDER BITE STORY
ostrich syndrome

Front 16

What is the difference in approach-avoidance and double-approach-avoidance?

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Approach-avoidance: goal that is both positive and negative aspects or consequences. (Mixed motives.)
Double-approach-avoidance (multiple-approach-avoidance) pluses and minuses to several different courses.

Hint 16

MIXED MOTIVES STINKS TO NOT MAKE A DECISION

Work yourself into a tizzy.

Front 17

What is rational emotive therapy and provide an example?

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The therapist helps the client dispense with self-defeating beliefs and behaviors by showing clients their irrational thoughts.

Hint 17

"Grumpy old uncles."

Front 18

What are the ABC's of rational emotive therapy?

Back 18

A=Activating
B=Beliefs
C=Consequences

Hint 18

ACT
BE
CON

Front 19

What do you call it when you have sort of a pity party and blow things out of proportion?

Back 19

catastrophize

Hint 19

GRACIE

Front 20

Most of us carry irrational beliefs and make us distressed. Clarify this in laymans' terms.

Back 20

Most of the things that we worry about never happen and inflict undue stress.

Hint 20

UNDUE STRESS

Front 21

What is the difference in a Type A and Type B personality?

Back 21

Type A: Life is the destination not the journey.
Type B" Life is a journey not the destination.

Hint 21

D BEFORE J

Front 22

What is our belief that we can make things happen through our own efforts?

Back 22

Self-Efficacy Expectations.

Hint 22

Showing self-confidence.

Front 23

What does a person exhibit when they have the ability to resist stress?

Back 23

Psychological hardiness.

Front 24

Based on the Kobasa Executive Study what cluster of three characteristics buffer stress?

Back 24

commitment
challenge
perceived control over their lives.

Front 25

What is perception that one has control over one's own life?

Back 25

Internal locus of control.

Front 26

What is perception when the individual believes that his or her behavior is guided by fate, luck, or other external circumstances?

Back 26

External locus of control

Front 27

What can cause you to laugh and help people to cope with stress?

Back 27

Humor or a sense of humor.

Front 28

How has research determined that humor can help you cope with stress? They are the CER's of Stress.

Back 28

Cope better with pain.
Enhance our immune system.
Reduce stress.

Hint 28

COPE
ENHANCE
REDUCE

Front 29

What would allow us to plan ways to cope or even give the illusion of controll which allows us to feel less vulnerable?

Back 29

Predictability and control.

Hint 29

SELF

Front 30

What social support is especially important to life changes? It could be called the E-I-I-A-S of social support.

Back 30

Emotional concern
Instrumental aid
Information
Appraisal
Socializing

Front 31

What is Hans Selyes' three stage term response to stress? Also known as GAS.

Back 31

General Adaptation Syndrome
(GAS)

Front 32

What are stages of GAS?

Back 32

Alarm reaction (Fight or flight)
Resistance stage (prolonged sympathetic activity)
Exhaustion stage (weakened resistance and parasympathic system-exhaustion)

Hint 32

STAGES OF COPING

Front 33

What do you call a disease that is connected with constriction of blood vessels and alteration of heart rhythm and can lead to allergies, hives, coronary heart disease?

Back 33

Diseases of adaptation.

Hint 33

ADAPT

Front 34

BONUS QUESTION!!!!
KNOW FIVE WAYS TO ENHANCE YOUR STRESS MANAGEMENT.

Back 34

1. Eat a nutritious, balanced diet.
2. Reduce intake of caffeine and sugar.
3. Get enough sleep.
4. Exercise regularly.
5. Manage your time.
6. Prioritize tasks.

Front 35

BONUS QUESTION!!!!
KNOW FIVE WAYS TO ENHANCE YOUR STRESS MANAGEMENT.
CONTINUED.......

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7. Delegate
8. Don't self medicate w/alcohol or drugs.
9. Do something for yourself daily.
10. Surround yourself with positive people
and things that make you smile.
11. Have specific goals.

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