stress and coping
The field that studies how behavior and mental processes influence physical health.
What is health psychology?
Positive change that occurs after struggling with a traumatic event.
What is posttraumatic growth?
Disorders that begin in childhood and affect brain development.
What are neurodevelopmental disorders?
A disorder involving extreme sadness and loss of interest.
What are depressive disorders?
Disorders characterized by excessive fear or worry.
What are anxiety disorders?
A type of stress that improves performance, like feeling energized before a game.
What is eustress?
Personal qualities like kindness or creativity that contribute to happiness.
What are signature strengths?
Difficulty focusing, hyperactivity, and impulsivity are symptoms of this disorder.
What is ADD/ADHD?
Severe depression lasting at least two weeks.
What is major depressive disorder?
An extreme fear of a specific object or situation.
What is a specific phobia?
A student ignores their anxiety and instead calms themselves by listening to music. This is an example of this coping strategy.
What is emotion-focused coping?
A model explaining that disorders result from both biological vulnerability and environmental stress.
What is the diathesis-stress model?
Seeing or hearing things that are not actually present.
What are hallucinations?
A milder but long-lasting depression lasting two or more years.
What is persistent depressive disorder?
Unwanted, intrusive thoughts that cause distress.
What are obsessions?
After failing a test, a student creates a new study plan and seeks tutoring to fix the issue. This reflects this coping strategy.
What is problem-focused coping?
A doctor considers a patient’s genetics, thought patterns, and social environment when diagnosing illness. This reflects which model?
What is the biopsychosocial model?
A patient speaks in disorganized, illogical sentences that are difficult to follow. This symptom is known as this.
What is disorganized thinking?
A person experiences full manic episodes that may include risky behavior and possible hospitalization. This disorder is classified as this.
What is bipolar I disorder?
A person repeatedly washes their hands to reduce anxiety caused by intrusive thoughts. These behaviors are known as this.
What are compulsions?
Research shows that under stress, some individuals respond by nurturing others and seeking social support rather than fighting or fleeing. This theory explains that pattern.
What is the tend-and-befriend theory?
A person with a genetic predisposition for anxiety only develops a disorder after experiencing severe life stress. This interaction specifically illustrates this model.
What is the diathesis-stress model?
A person shows flat affect, little speech, and lack of motivation. These symptoms reflect a loss of normal functioning and are classified as this.
What are negative symptoms?
A person cycles between hypomania and depression without full manic episodes. This diagnosis is this.
What is bipolar II disorder?
After experiencing trauma, a person has flashbacks, avoids reminders, and feels constantly on edge. This disorder is this.
What is post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)?