Mix A
The antonym of pessimism
optimism
Personality type with higher chances of cardiovascular disease.
Type A
Personality Type which views challenges as an opportunity for growth.
Type H
Medical field that focuses on the effects of stress on the immune system.
pscyhoneuroimmunology
Personality Type with a higher propensity for Cancer.
Type C
approach-approach
Stage of G-A-S during which the sympathetic nervous system is activated.
Alarm stage
A single event that has both positive and negative aspects is known as a ______________ conflict.
approach-avoidance
social
The term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are appraised as threatening or challenging.
Stress
War, natural disasters, plane crashes etc. are all examples of _____________.
Catastrophes
aggression
***DOUBLE JEOPARDY***
According to Lazarus, assessing the stressor and seeing whether or not one should really stress out about it in the first place is known as...
primary appraisal
Name associated with G-A-S.
Hans Selye
This is the most extreme form of withdrawal.
Suicide.
The network of friends, family members, etc. who can offer help to a person of need are said to belong to one's (these three words)
social-support system
The stress resulting from the need to change and adapt to the dominant or majority culture is called...
acculturative stress
The death of a spouse and divorce are at the top of this scale...
Social Readjustment Rating
This coping strategy seeks to get at the root of the issue...
Problem-focused
Prolonged stress that results in extreme mental and physical exhaustion is known as...
burnout
***DOUBLE JEOPARDY***
In an updated definition, __________ is known as the optimal amount of stress that people need to promote health and well being.
eustress
natural killer, NK cell
Both the sympathetic and parasympathetic subdivisions fall under the ___________ nervous system.
autonomic
Stage of the general adaptation syndrome in which death is a possible outcome.
Exhaustion
The three "C's" of a Hardy personality
commitment, control, challenge