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14 Cards in this Set
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define stress
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neutral term that denotes neither desirable nor undesirable states of being
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measurements of stress? (5)
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physiological, psychological, biochemical, behavioural, self-report
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what is the conservation of resources model?
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based on self-esteem, everything you do is protecting your sense of self
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what are the 4 interrelating aspects of the cognitive-motivational-relational model of stress?
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person-environment events, appraisal of personal resources, thought patterns and observational behaviours and perceived or realized consequences
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what is a stressor?
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events internal or external to the person that become stressful when it has an effect on the person
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In appraisal, how does one assess the degree of impact?
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novelty, predictability, controllability
assess degree of loss, harm, threat, challenge |
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what is released with the stress response?
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cortisol, catecholamines
- fight or flight response |
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what are the 3 coping strategies?
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problem-focused, emotion-focused, avoidance
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cross-stressor adaptation hypothesis?
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with training, there will be habituation - decreased magnitude of stressor
sensitization - augmented response to a novel stressor |
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measuring amount of stress?
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reactivity - absolute
recovery to baseline - relative |
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what neural adaptations are involved with stress?
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limbic system, frontal cortex, brainstem
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what internal effect does serotonin have?
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assists in regulation of food intake, offsets dopamine, regulates levels of cortisol so catecholamines can take over
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what part of the brain is first affected in alzheimer's?
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hippocampus
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what is the allostatic load?
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overall body function around stress
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