stress process
The external event that begins the stress process is called
Stressor
Responsible for the fight or flight response in stressful situations
Sympathetic nervous system
refusing to accept the reality of stress
Denial
When stress makes you more successful
Stress inoculation
Infants failing to grow
Failure to thrive
One individual may consider an event to be more stressful than another
Appraisal
Hormone that enables women to be less reactive to stress
Estrogen
Family and friends provide this
Social support
Stage where friends are the primary source of support
Adolescence/teenage
Ideal nutrition for infants
Breast milk
Good stress
Eustress
A result of insufficient nutrition
malnutrition
Beneficial to Muscles, bones, emotions and nerves
Exercise
Stressor experienced more by women than men
Sexual harassment/ caregiving
Stage Less susceptible to illness
Young adults
When stress is ongoing and longterm
Chronic
when stress affects the brain , immunity and the mind
Psychoneuroimmunology
Addressing the issue causing stress
Problem focused coping
Stressed youth more likely to engage in
Substance use
most likely cause of death for adults in US
Accidents
An individual is addicted to substance after they lost a job. What is the primary stressor
Job loss
Screening recommendation for male adults
Prostate /Testicular
Planning ahead to avoid stressful situations
Proactive coping
Stressor experienced more by men than women
Finances/violence
biological factor affecting aging
Genetics