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sem 4 psych vocab
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| stress | a person reaction to his or her inability to cope with a certain tense event or situation |
| stressor | stress-producing event or situation |
| stress reaction | body response to a stessor |
| distress | stress from acute anxiety press one, negative |
| eustress | positive stress |
| conflict situation | person must choose between two or more options that tend to results from opposing motives |
| social support | info that leads someone to believe that he or she is cared for, loved, etc. work of communication |
| cognitive apraisal | interpretation of an event that helps determine its stress impact |
| intellectualization | a coping machinist in which the person analyzes a situation from an emotionally detached viewpoint |
| progressive relaxation | lying down comfortably and teasing and releasing the tension in each major muscle group in turn |
| bio feedback | the process of learning to control bodily states by monitoring the states to be controlled |