Chapter 14 Stress And Health

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Stressors

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Specific events or chronic pressure that place demands on a person or threaten the person's well-being

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Stress

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The physical and psychological response to internal or external stressors

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Health psychology

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The subfield of psychology concerned with the ways psychological factors influence the causes and treatment of psychical illness and the maintenance of health

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Chronic Stressors

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Sources of stress that occur continuously or repeatedly

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Flight-orFight response

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An emotional and physiological reaction to an emergency that increases readiness for action

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General adaptation syndrome

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A three-stage physiological stress response that appears regardless of the stressor that is encountered

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Telomeres

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Caps at the end of each chromosome that protect the ends of chromosomes and prevent them from sticking to each other

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Telomerase

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An enzyme that rebuilds telomeres at the tips of chromosomes

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Immune system

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A complex response system that protects the body from bacteria, viruses and other foreign substances

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Lymphocytes (T and B cells)

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White blood cells that produce antibodies that fight infection

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Type A behavior pattern

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The tendency toward easily aroused hostility, impatience, a sense of time urgency and competitive achievement strivings

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Burnout

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A state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion created by long-term involvement in an emotionally demanding situation and accompanied by lowered performance and motivation

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Repressive coping

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Avoiding situations or thoughts that are reminders of a stressor and maintaining an artificially positive viewpoint

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Rational coping

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Facing a stressor and working to overcome it

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Reframing

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Finding a new or creative way to think about a stressor that reduces its threat

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Stress inoculation training (Sit)

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A reframing technique that helps people to cope with stressful situations by developing positive ways to think about the situation

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Meditation

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The practice of intentional contemplation

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Relaxation therapy

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A technique for reducing tensions by consciously relaxing muscles of the body

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Biofeedback

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The use of an external monitoring device to obtain information about a bodily function and possibly gain control over that function

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Social support

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The aid gained through interacting ith others

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Psychosomatic illness

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An interaction between mind and body that can produce illness

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Somatic symptom disorders

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the set of psychological disorders in which a person with at least one bodily symptom displays significant health-related anxiety, expresses disproportionate concerns about their symptoms and devotes excessive time and energy to their symptoms or health concerns

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Sick role

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A socially recognized set of rights and obligation linked to illness

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Self-regulation

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The exercise of voluntary control over the self to bring the self in line with preferred standards