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| Any person, situation or event that produces stress |
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| Stressor that originates within the individual |
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| Stressor that originates outside the individual from situation and events in the environment |
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| A state of physiological and psychological arousal produced by internal or external stressors that are perceived as challenging or exceeding their ability or resources to cope |
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| Involves the physiological and psychological changes that people experience when the are confronted by a stressor |
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| Stress that is stimulating, exhilirating or motivating |
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| Suddenly produced a very high arousal level |
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| Produces a high arousal level that persists over a long period of time |
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| An involuntary reaction resulting in a state of physiological readiness to deal with a sudden and immediate threat either by confronting or running away |
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| Chain of reactions in the physiological response to stress involving the hypothalamus, pituitary gland and adrenal glands |
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| General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) |
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| A three-stage physiological response that occurs regardless of the stressor that is encountered |
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| Research conducted with rats that were exposed to a variety of stressors to test their physiological response (GAS) |
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| Occurs when the person first becomes aware of the stressor, involves shock and countershock |
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| The ability to deal with the strssor falls below it's normal level |
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| The sympathetic nervous system is activated and the body's resistance to the stressor increases |
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| The body's resistance to the particular stressor rises above normal as it tired to adapt to and cope with the stressor |
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| If the stressor is not dealt with succesfully during the resistance stage and stress continues, the organism enters this stage |
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| A positive psychological response to a stressor as indicated by positive feelings such as enthusiasm, activeness, excitement and alertness |
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| A negative psychological response to a stressor, connected with feelings of anger, anxiety, nervousness, irritability or tension |
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| Transactional model of stress and coping |
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| Proposes that stress involves an encounter between and individual and the environment, the stress response then depends on the individual and their ability to cope |
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| We evaluate the significance of the situation as either irrelebant, benign-positive or stressful |
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| Additional primary appraisal |
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| If stressful, judged as harm/loss, threat or a challenge |
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| We evaluate our coping options and resources and our options for dealing with the stressful situation |
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| We determine the extent to which additional resources are needed to cope with the situation |
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| Involves efforts to manage or change the cause or source of the problem/stressor |
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| Involves strategies to attend to our emotional responses to the stressor |
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| Factors that can influence the stress response include our relationships and social interactions with others |
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| Refers to the amount of change in lifestyle a person is forced to make following a specific event in their life |
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| Created the social readjustment rating scale of specific life-changing events rated from 1-100 |
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| There is a need to become acculturated in a new dominant culture that will often provoke a stress response in a foreign individual |
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| Stress response may be caused by crowding, loud noise, air pollution or catastrophes |
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| A subjective experience that involves strangers being in ones personal and causing an uncomfortable stress response |
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| Refers to the body's ability to maintain a stable physiological environment by adjusting to meet internal and external demands |
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| The body's ability to maintain a stable physiological environment by keeping certain bodily conditions constant |
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| 'Wear and tear' on the brain and body due to cumulative exposure to increased secretion and presence of stress hormones over a period of time |
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| Technique that enables an individual to receive information about the state of a bodily process and with training, learn to control that response |
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| An intentional attempt to bring about a deeply relaxed state in order to reduce one or more effects of stress-related symptoms |
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| Any activity that brings about a state of reduced psychological and/or physiological tension |
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| Refers to the improvement of both an individual's mental condition as well as their physical condition |
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| Help or assistance from other people when needed |
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