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| the tension, discomfort, or physical symptoms that arise when a situation or stimulus in the environment strains our ability to cope effectively. |
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| Any agent that would cause stress to an organism |
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| What is the stressor-as-stimuli approach? |
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| Focuses on identifying different types of stressful events. Categorizes levels of stress for different stimuli and whom it affects the most. |
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| initial decision regarding whether an event is harmful (assesses the situation, causes certain level of stress) |
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| perceptions regarding our ability to cope with an event that follow primary appraisal. (Dealing with the stress brought on by the primary appraisal) |
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| Coping strategy by which we tackle life’s challenges head-on. (occurs when optimistic and think we can achieve our goals) |
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| Coping strategy that features a positive outlook on feelings or situations accompanied by behaviours that reduce painful emotions. (Tries to put a positive spin on our feelings or predicaments) |
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| stress hormones that activate the body and prepare us to respond to stressful circumstances. |
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| SRRS is a scale of how stressful certain situations are based on how participants rated them. The scale tells the examiner how susceptible someone is to physical/psychological disorders. (Depression) |
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| What do high SRRS scores tell us? |
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| The person is at a higher risk of physical/psychological disorders than those with lower scores. |
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| The scale doesn’t take into consideration other crucial factors, including people’s interpretation of events, their coping behaviours and resources, and their problems in recalling events accurately. |
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| minor annoyances or nuisances that strain our ability to cope |
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| The hassles scale measures how small annoyances to major daily pressures impact our judgement. |
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| General adaptation syndrome |
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| stress-response pattern proposed by Hans Selye that consists of three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. |
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| involves excitation of the autonomic nervous system, the discharge of the stress hormone adrenaline, and physical symptoms of anxiety. (Fight-or-flight response) |
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| Identifies stressor and finds ways to cope with it. |
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| If we lack good coping measures/resources, our resistance may break down. This breakdown can damage an organ system, depression and anxiety, to a breakdown in the immune system. |
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| Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) |
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| a condition that sometimes follows extremely stressful life events. |
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| Biopsychosocial perspective |
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| The view that an illness or medical condition is the product of the interplay of biology, psychological, and social factors. |
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| personality type that describes people who are competitive, driven, hostile, and ambitious. (Anger and hostility) |
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| personality type that describes people who experience yet inhibit negative emotion. |
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| Behavioural, Cognitive, Decisional, Informational, Emotional |
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