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Vocabulary for Theme 8

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Definition
Stress   show
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show A stress producing event or situation.  
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show The body's response to a stressor.  
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Distress   show
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show Positive stress, which results from motivating strivings and challenges.  
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show When a person must choose between two or more options that tend to result from opposing motives.  
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show A vague, generalized apprehension or feeling of danger.  
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show The irate reaction likely to result from frustration.  
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Fear   show
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Social Support   show
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show The interpretation of an event that helps determine its stress impact.  
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show A coping mechanism in which a person decides that the event is not really a stressor.  
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show A coping mechanism in which the person analyzes a situation from an emotionally detached viewpoint.  
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Progressive Relaxation   show
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show A focusing of attention with the goal of clearing one's mind and producing an "inner peace".  
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Biofeedback   show
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show Ability to take care of oneself and makes one's own decisions.  
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show Friends force one another to reexamine their basic assumptions and perhaps adopt new ideas and beliefs.  
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Resynthesis   show
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show A vocation in which a person works at least a few years.  
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Comparable Worth   show
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