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Stress, Health & Coping pg. 597-608 (Lecture 40, Dumas)

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Rape trauma syndrome   show
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Neuroticism   show
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Stressful life events and psychological distress reflect what 3 causal relations?Briefly describe each.   show
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show A pattern of distressing symptoms, such as flashbacks, nightmares, avoidance, and anxiety responses that recur after a traumtaic experience.  
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What 4 major groups of symptoms occur with PTSD?   show
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show Female  
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The likelihood of developing PTSD is influenced by what 5 factors?   show
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show The severe problems caused by PTSD can increase later vulnerability to other disorders (ex: alcoholism, depression, etc.).  
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show A set of long-lasting symptoms, similar to PTSD, suffered by some individuals who attended residential schools away from their communities.  
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show He found that if rat pups were given additional stimulation (daily handling) during the first week of life, they showed faster recovery from stress during adulthood.  
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show Mild early stresses in life strengthen emotional, cognitive, and hormonal resistance to stressors later in life.  
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show Predispositions that can have a biological basis, such as our genotype, a brain malfunction, or a hormonal factor.  
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show 1. Decreases immune function 2. Worsens pre-existing medical conditions 3. Increases the risk of illness and death  
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show Environmental or personal resources that help people fare better in the face of stress.  
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What is the most important protective factor against stressors? What type of recource is it?   show
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show Social isolation  
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Hardiness   show
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show 1.Enhances immune system functioning 2.Provides greater psychological well-being 3.Increases feelings of control over stressors 4.Friends can apply social pressure to prevent people from coping with stressors in maladaptive ways (ex: through alcohol)  
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show 1. Commitment 2. Control 3. Challenge  
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show Beliefs relating to our ability to deal effectively with a stressful stimulus or situation, including pain.  
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show A behavioural pattern involving a sense of time urgency, pressured behaviour and hostility that appears to be a risk factor in coronary heart disease.  
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Type B personality   show
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Name 4 protective factors against stress.   show
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