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Chapter 5
(stress and mental illness)
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Psychology
Undergraduate 2
03/06/2013

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Term
GAS (general adaptation syndrome)
who, stages, types
Definition
hens selye 1963
stages:alarm, resistance, exhaustion
types of stress: eustress, distress
Term
Alarm Stage
Definition
The body is alerted
Term
Resistance Stage
Definition
The body tries to cope with the stressor
Term
Exhaustion Stage
Definition
Coping fails and permanent damage or death occures.
Term
Eustress vs. Distress
Definition
E: pos. activates organisms
D: neg. strains organisms
Term
Sympathetic
Definition
"fight or flight"
Produces increase in heart rate and blood pressure
Term
Cortisol
Definition
delays immune response to physical harm
(car wreck)
Term
Hypothalomus
Definition
directly connected with the pituitary gland to produce cortisol.
Term
Holmes and Rahe
Definition
Used units to measure stress in peoples lives in order to predict the likelihood of major illness within 2 years.
outcome: 300+ scored units, more than 2/3 would.
Term
Parasympathetic
Definition
Restores the body to a calm state after a stress situation.
conservation of energy (digestion process)
Term
Type A vs B personality
Definition
A: uptight-health issues
B: relaxed
Term
Ader & Cohen
Definition
Lab rats administered conditioned taste adversion to see the affect. Pavlovian conditioning (most with the higher dose died and they were surprised)
Term
Unpredictable vs predictable stressors
Definition
U:more harmful on immune function
P: less harmful on immune function
Term
Diathesis Stress Model
Definition
Of mental disorders:
suggested stressors triggered the cause of onsets in certain disorders to those predispposed.
Term
V-Code
Definition
condition to seek treatment for illness, but not related to mental disorders.
Term
Adjustment Disorder
Definition
Issues expected to arise again within 6 months of the onset and cure.
Very high suicide risks
Term
Treatments for severe stress reactions
Definition
CBT, EMDR, pharmacological interventions, crisis interventions
Term
CBT?
Definition
Managing stress then being exposed to the stress head on
Term
EMDR
Definition
Patient follows the movement of an object while telling about the stressor and the reaction of the eyes is observed
Term
Pharmacological interventions
Definition
The use of drugs such as valum and zynex to control stressor reaction.
Term
Automatic Nervous System
Definition
Controls internal body process such as heart rate, and digestive process.
Term
Homeostatic Mechanisms
Definition
balanced is maintained in the dynamic system.
Term
Psychoneuroimmunology
Definition
Study of neural effects on the psychological events in the immune system.
Term
Flooding
Definition
Therapeutic technique when a patient is made to confront the issue of anxiety
Term
Depression closely related to?
Definition
Learned hopelessness
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