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Psyc chapter 15 Voc
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| stress | A person’s reaction to his or her inability to cope with a certain tense event or situation. |
| stressor | A stress-producing event or situation. |
| distress | Stress that stems from acute anxiety or pressure. |
| eustress | Positive stress, which results from motivating strivings and challenges. |
| conflict situation | When a person must choose between two or more options that tend to result from opposing motives. |
| social support | Information that leads someone to believe that he or she is cared for, loved, respected, and part of a network of communication and mutual obligation. |
| intellectualization | A coping mechanism in which the person analyzes a situation from an emotionally detached viewpoint. |
| progressive relaxation | Lying down comfortably and tensing and releasing the tension in each major muscle group in turn. |
| biofeedback | The process of learning to control bodily states by monitoring the states to be controlled. |
| stress reaction | The body’s response to a stressor. |
| cognitive appraisal | The interpretation of an event that helps determine its stress impact. |