Intro Psych Ch 14

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Stress

Back 1

experiencing events that are perceived as endangering one's physical or psychological well-being

Front 2

Stressors

Back 2

events that cause stress

Front 3

Stress responses

Back 3

people's reactions to stressors

Front 4

Behavioral medecine

Back 4

Study of how stress and other social, psychological, and biological factors come together to contribute to illness

Front 5

Traumatic events

Back 5

situations of extreme danger that are outside the range of usual human experiences

Front 6

Controllability

Back 6

the degree to which one can stop or bring about an event

Front 7

Predictability

Back 7

Degree to which one knows if and when an event will occur

Front 8

Internal conflicts

Back 8

unresolved issues that may be either conscious or unconscious, esp
Independence vs. Dependence
Intimacy vs, isolation
Cooperation vs. competition
Expression of impulses vs. moral standards

Front 9

PTSD

Back 9

severe set of anxiety-related symptoms

Front 10

Learned helplessness

Back 10

characterized by apathy, withdrawal, and inaction, in response to uncontrollable events

Front 11

Fight-or-Flight response

Back 11

body's mobilization to attack or flee from a threatening situation

Front 12

General adaptation syndrom

Back 12

set of responses that is displayed by all organisms in response to stress

Front 13

Psychophysiological disorders

Back 13

physical disorders in which emotions are believed to play a central role

Front 14

Coronary heart disease (CHD)

Back 14

occurs when the blood vessels that supply the heart muscles are narrowed or closed by the gradual buildup of a hard, fatty substance called plaque, blocking the flow of o2 and nutrients to the heart

Front 15

Psychoneuroimmunology

Back 15

the study of how the body's immune system is affected by stress and other psychological variables

Front 16

Objective anxiety

Back 16

reasonable response to a harmbul situation

Front 17

Neurotic anxiety

Back 17

anxiety out of proportion to the actual danger

Front 18

Attributional styles

Back 18

styles of making attributions for the events in their lives

Front 19

Hardiness

Back 19

people who do not become physically or emotionally impaired even in the face of major stressful events

Front 20

Type A pattern

Back 20

people who are extremely competitive and achievement oriented, have a sense of time urgency, find it difficult to relax, and become impatient and angry when confronted with delays or with people whom they view as incompetent

Front 21

Coping

Back 21

process by which a person attempts to manage stressful demands

Front 22

Problem-focused coping

Back 22

focus on specific problem or situation that has arisen, trying to find some way of changing it or avoiding it in the future

Front 23

Emotion-focused coping

Back 23

focus on alleviating the emotions associated with the stressful situation, even if the situation itself cannot be changed

Front 24

Biofeedback

Back 24

individuals recieve info about an aspect of their physiological state and then attempt to alter that state

Front 25

Relaxation training

Back 25

teaching people techniques to deeply relax their muscles and slow down and focus their thoughts

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Meditation

Back 26

an effective technique for inducing relaxation and reducing physiological arousal

Front 27

Cognitive behavior therapy

Back 27

attempts to help people identify the kinds of stressful situations that produce their physiological or emotional symptoms and alter the way they cope with these situations