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Stress, Coping, Health
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Psychology
Undergraduate 1
12/13/2012

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Stress
Definition
any circumstances that threaten/are perceived to threaten one's well-being and thereby tax one's coping abilities
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Cumulative
Definition
Stress builds up or is...
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Primary appraisal
Definition
Evaluation of stress, threat, and relevance
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Secondary appraisal
Definition
coping resources/options for dealing with stress
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Frustration
Definition
occurs when the pursuit of a goal is thwarted
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conflict
Definition
two or more incompatible motivations/behavioral complexes compete for expression
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Approach/approach
Definition
two attractive goals
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Avoidance/avoidance
Definition
Two unattractive goals
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Approach/avoidance
Definition
single goal w/both attractive/unattractive qualities
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Change
Definition
Significant alterations in one's living circumstances that require readjustment. Can still cause much stress even if circumstance is positive
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Holmes/Rahe
Definition
Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) invented by...
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Pressure
Definition
expectations/demands to behave in a certain way
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General adaptation syndrome
Definition
Model of body's stress response following: Alarm -> Resistance -> Exhaustion
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Hans Selye
Definition
founder of the General adaptation syndrome
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Alarm
Definition
Realization of threat
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Resistance
Definition
physiological changes stabilize as coping mechanisms get underway
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Exhaustion
Definition
Result of chronic overaction of the stress response
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