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Psych 160 Final Exam - Kondrad Questions answers latest update
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Psych 160 Final Exam - Kondradstressor
event or incident that is appraised and leads to a stress reaction
stress reaction
your physical and emotional response to an appraised stressor
stress
the process of appraising a stressor that results in stress reaction
it is how we _______ an event that leads to having a stress response or not
appraise
phase 1 of the body's stress response system
alarm
alarm phase
-fight or flight
during the alarm phase, pain is ________ and heart rate ___________
reduced, increases
during the alarm phase, in ________ gland produces:
inner adrenal, norepinephrine and epinephrine (adrenaline)
who identified alarm phase of stress response system
Walter Cannon
phase 2 of the body's stress response system
,resistance
during the resistance stage the _______/_________ sends signals to the
_________ part of the adrenal glands to produce ______________ and other
stress hormones.
hypothalamus/pituitary, outer, cortisol
the resistance stage focuses on
coping
phase 3 of the body's stress response system
exhaustion
what does GAS stand for
general adaption syndrome
what is general adaption syndrome
our stress response system defends then fatigues
brief stress _______ immune system
improves
what does brief stress do to ones motivation
focused, energized
what does brief stress do to self-esteem
encourages growth
effects of prolonged stress
-production of new neurons declines
-nueral circuits in therein break down
-DNA telomeres (chromosome tips) shorten
,-cells lose ability to divide
-cells die
-tissue stops regenerating
-early aging and death
female stress repose
-"tend and befriend"
-oxytocin plays a role in bonding
-women are more empathetic than men in times of stress
male stress response
-more likely to socially withdrawn and use drugs
-more likely to be aggressive
-less empathy than women in times of stress
stress _______ risk for illness
increases
physiological results of stress
blood pressure, poor immune system function, more hormones
direct behavioral results of stress
poor choices related to eating, sleeping, exercising, use of drugs
indirect behavioral results of stress
delay in medical advice, less exercise, noncompliance
biological factors that contribute to heart disease
genes, liver function reduced
behavioral factors that contribute to heart disease
eating poorly, not exercising or eating well
, psychological factors that contribute to heart disease
stress reaction
type A personality
negative appraisal, state of arousal
heart attacks are common for what type of people
type a and pessimistic people
problem-focused coping
reducing the stressors by working out conflict and tacking a difficult project
emotion-focused coping
reducing the emotional impact by getting support, comfort, and perspective from
others
risk of emotion-based coping
ignoring the problem
defensive coping
reducing the stressors by not dealing with the problem
coping
tries to reduce how big of a response you have to a give stressor by changing how
or what you are thinking
managing
dealing with the stress reaction you end up having
exercise recommendation for stress management
30 minuts 5 days a week
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