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Chapter 13, Block 5

Stress & Health

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background stressors everday annoyances, such as being stuck in traffic, that cause minor irritations that can have long-term ill effects if they continue or are compounded by other stressful events
general adaptation syndrome (GAS) a theory developed by Selye that suggest that a person's response to stress consists of three stages: alarm and mobilization, resistance, and exhaustion
psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) the study of the relationships among psychological factors, the immune system, and the brain
stress the response to events that are threatening or challenging
type A behavior pattern a pattern of behavior characterized by competitiveness, impatience, tendency toward frustration, and hostility
uplifts minor positive events that make one feel good
anitigens literally, antibody generators, or foreign substances that activate the cells of the immune system
approach-approach conflict a conflict in which an individual is simultaneously attracted to two incompatible positive goals
approach-avoidance conflict a conflict in which an individual is simultaneously attracted to and repelled by the same goal
avoidance-approach conflict a conflict in which an individual must choose between two alternatives, both of which she or he wishes to avoid
coping self-efficacy beliefs relating to our ability to deal effectively with a stressful stimulus or situation, including pain
hardiness a stress-resistant personality pattern that involves the factors of commitment, control, and challenge
internal-external locus of control in Rotter's theory, a geralized expectancy that one's outcomes are under personal versus external control
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