Stress
This chemical is released in response to a stressor
Epinephrine (adrenaline)
Type B Personality
More relaxed and mild personality types; less at risk of stress-related disorders and heart disease.
Elevated stress (increases/decreases) the risk of illness.
increases
False
CHAPTER 7: Classical Conditioning
Learning to link two stimuli in a way that helps us anticipate an event to which we have a reaction
The process of deciding whether to view something as a stressor or not
Appraisal
Type A Personality
More associated with aggressive behaviors and proneness to heart diseases
A term for self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life
subjective well-being
Relative deprivation
feeling worse off by comparing yourself to people who are doing better
Chp. 3: When a person is not actively acknowledging something, they will not notice it.
Selective inattention
General Adaptation Syndrome
The body's stress response will strengthen in response to a stressor, then fall to exhaustion afterwards.
This chemical helps the body respond to brief periods of stress; high amounts, however, damage the body
Cortisol (we HATE cortisol)
Effects of long-term GAS-3 stress
Shortened telomeres leading to cell death and early aging; neural circuits break down; new neuron production declines
People who believe in this will experience more satisfaction in most areas of life
Free will
CHAPTER 9: When given a pair of identical twins raised separately and a pair of fraternal twins raised together, which pair's test scores will be closer to each other and why?
The identical twins; they are more genetically similar
This part of the nervous system activates whenever a stressor is detected.
Four categories of stressors
catastrophes; significant life changes; chronic daily hassles; low social status/power.
Assume you are having trouble communicating with your significant other. Of the strategies listed below, which one will likely NOT lead to positive emotions between you and them?
A) Thinking about the arguments neutrally. B) Openly explain your feelings about the matter. C) Take a step back and ignore the emotions. D) Try a new method of communication.
C
Adaptation-level phenomenon
The formation of a "new normal" after a certain condition is improved for a long time, and then requires a more extreme boost to have the same effect
CHAPTER 10: Hunger is initiated by receptors in the _________ monitoring levels of glucose and sending those signals to the ________
Three phases of stress (IN ORDER)
Alarm reaction, resistance, exhaustion
Learned helplessness
The tendency for people to lose hope in their abilities when their struggles go unnoticed or unaddressed
People who experience this feel passive in their own lives; people with depression often have this
External locus of control
Feel-good, do-good phenomenon
When a person feels better, they will do more good for others, and vice versa.
CHAPTER 6: The interpretation of sensory stimulus using prior experience, context, expectations, and schemas.
Top-down processing