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psych U8M43
stress and health
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stress | psychological tension or strain that causes the person to feel challenged or endangered |
| stressors | an event that causes stress. |
| transient stress | momentary/temporary stress (test, performance) |
| chronic stress | continuous, long-term stress (job, uncureable disease) |
| 3 general sources of stress? | catastrophes, significant life changes, dailylife hassles |
| fight or flight repsonse | in an event with high stress, the decision to deal with the problem or escape |
| GAS (General Adaption Syndrome) | selye's concept of the body's automatic and adaptive response to stress in 3 stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion |
| alarm | sympathetic NS activated--energized for action, hormones released |
| resistance | parasympathetic NS rebounds to reduce arousal state (to bring back to homeostasis). continued stress leads to exhaustion |
| exhaustion | the body's resources are depeleted; you are more vulnerable to mental illnesses; immunesystem is weakened |
| Approach-approach conflict | 2 decisions where each has positive aspects |
| Approach-avoidance conflict | want to do but fear at the same time |
| Avoidance-avoidance conflict | 2 decisions where each has negative aspects |
| Multiple Approach-approach conflict | each decision has positive and negative aspects |
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