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Chapter 14
Unit 5
Term | Definition |
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Acute Stress | Sudden & short lived |
Chronic Stress | Long periods |
Distress | Bad end result of chronic stress; unpleasant |
Eustress | Pleasant end result of chronic stress |
Hassle | Annoyance; not major stress; temporary |
Trauma | Significant; temporary |
Life event | Changes life permanently |
Catastrophe | Natural disasters or man made; effects community |
Pressure | Expectations placed on someone by other people |
Frustration | Expectations placed upon self |
Approach-Approach Conflict situation | Choosing between 2 desired decisions |
Approach-Avoidance Conflict Situation | 2 options; 1 desired, 1 not |
Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict Situation | 2 undesirable options |
Multiple Approach-Avoidance Conflict Situation | 3 or more options |
General Adaptation Syndrome (Selye) | Alarm Stage->Resistance Stage->Exhaustion Stage |
Alarm Stage of GAS | Fight or flight |
Resistance Stage of GAS | Primary Appraisal, Secondary Appraisal |
Primary Appraisal | Determination of worth |
Secondary Appraisal | Only needed if PA doesn't work |
Exhaustion Stage | Body loses |
Problem-focuses Strategies | Situational & Physical |
Situational Strategies | Avoidance, Escapism, Distraction |
Avoidance | Avoid stress situation |
Escapism | Get out of situation as quickly as possible |
Distraction | Occupy self during situation |
Physical Strategies | Aerobic Exercise, Relaxation, Biofeedback |
Aerobic Exercise | Build cardio to defend against stress |
Relaxation | release muscle tension |
Biofeedback | Go to doctor |
Emotion-focused Strategies | Cognitive & Social |
Cognitive Strategies | Denial, Intellectualization, Forgiveness |
Denial | Avoiding stress |
Intellectualization | Problem solving |
Social Strategies | Social Support |
Psychoneuroimmundology (PNI) | interaction between psychological processes and the nervous and immune systems of the human body; cortisol |
Cortisol | Hormone released during stress; meant to help; too much=kill you |
Type A personality | Busy; energetic; more suffering |
Type B Personality | down time; not busy; less suffering |
Optimistic personality | less suffering; eustressful |
Pessimistic personality | more suffering; distressful |
Internal locus of control personality | want control; more suffering |
External locus of control personality | don't care; give up control; less suffering |
Coping strategies | increase effort; Re synthesize; fritter away |
increase effort | Stick with it; try harder |
Resynthesize | open-minded, adjust, adapt |
Fritter away | keep switching |