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Psych Chapter 3

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Definition
Stress   show
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show A trigger or stimulus that induces stress  
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show A stressful occurrence that occurs suddenly and generally affects many people simultaneously  
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show A continuous state of arousal in which demands are perceived as greater than the inner and outer resources available for dealing with them  
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Conflict   show
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show Small problems of daily living that may accumulate and become a major source of stress  
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show A state of psychological and physical exhaustion resulting from chronic exposure to high levels of stress, with little personal control  
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Frustration   show
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show our body's initial, rapid-acting stress response, involving the sympathetic nervous system and the adrenal medulla  
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HPA axis   show
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show Our body's tendency to maintain equilibrium  
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show The interdisciplinary field that studies the effects of psychological and other factors of the immune system  
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show The experience or expression of positive feelings including happiness and enthusiasm  
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Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)   show
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Health psychology   show
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show The strategies we use to deal directly with a stressor to eventually decrease or eliminate it  
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show The strategies we use to relieve or regulate our emotional reactions to a stressful situation  
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show Freud's term for the strategies the ego uses to reduce anxiety by unconsciously distorting reality  
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Interval locus of control   show
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External locus of fate   show
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MBSR   show
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