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| the blocking or hindering of goals we are seeking |
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| a problem that demands a choice between alternatives in order to be resolved |
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| approach-approach conflict |
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| a choice between alternatives in order to be resolved |
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| approach-avoidance conflict |
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| one part of the situation is attractive, but the other part is not; the choice is whether to do or not to do something |
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| avoidance-avoidance conflict |
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| a choice between two unattractive alternatives |
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| double approach-avoidance conflict |
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| a choice between alternatives, both of which have good and bad parts |
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| the feeling that something is wrong and a disaster is imminent |
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| the physical strain that results from demands or changes in the environment |
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| the stress that motivates us to do something worthwhile |
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| the stress that is nonproductive and that causes physical problems |
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| the body's reaction to a crisis; these are the only two possibilities for action. |
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| the glands that secrete chemicals that activate or energize the body |
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| a special chemical that signals the adrenal glands to activate the body. |
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| creaters of the "social readjustment rating scale", or stress test. |
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| people who are always operating at full speed, are impatient, and are filled with distress |
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| people who are open to change, are flexible, enjoy life, and have low levels of stress |
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| general adaptation syndrome (gas) |
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| The sequence of behavior that occurs in reaction to prolonged stress. alarm reaction -> stage of resistance -> exhaustion |
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| the use of drugs to excess in order to alter consciousness |
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| the same as substance abuse |
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| alcohol withdrawal delirium |
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| the "horrors" that can result from severe alcoholism; includes weakness, anxiety, cramps, hallucinations |
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| seeing or hearing things that are not physically present |
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| the result of taking two drugs in combination, which makes each more potent than either one by itself |
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| a drug that distorts or confuses the user's perception of the world |
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| the need to take larger and larger dosages of a drug while still only getting the same effect as from the original dose. |
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| the belief that others are out to get you |
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| a craving by the psyche for a drug, although the body doesn't demand it |
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| sedatives; drugs that reduce body functioning |
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| a craving by the body itself for a drug |
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| a drug that produces major hallucinations |
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