ABNORMAL PSYCH TEST 2 CH 4: STRESS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (100% PASS)
stress - ✔️✔️pressures or demands placed on organisms to adapt or adjust
stressor - ✔️✔️a source of stress
health psychologists - ✔️✔️psychologists who study interrelationships and psychological
factors and physical health
emotion-focused coping - ✔️✔️take measures that immediately reduce the impact of the
stressor
-denying it or w/drawing from the situation
problem-focused coping - ✔️✔️examine the stressor and do what is possible to change or
modify their own reactions to render stressors less harmful
self-efficacy expectancies - ✔️✔️-expectations we hold regarding our abilities to cope with the
challenges we face, to perform certain behaviors skillfully, and to produce positive changes
in our lives
psychological hardiness - ✔️✔️a cluster of traits that may help people manage stress
--commitment
--challenge
--control over their lives
adjustment disorder - ✔️✔️-maladaptive reaction to a distressing life event or stressor
--develops w/in 3 months of the onset of the stressor
--sig. impairment in a social, occupational, or other important area of functioning
--marked by emotional distress exceeding normal expectations
--mild diagnosis
endocrine system - ✔️✔️The system of ductless glands that secrete hormones
directly into the bloodstream
hormones - ✔️✔️Substances secreted by endocrine glands that regulate body
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