14.1
What is stress?
A state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from adverse or very demanding circumstances.
What are some Traumatic Events that activate Stressors?
exposure to military combat, threatened or actual physical assaults (e.g., physical attacks, sexual assault, robbery, childhood abuse), terrorist attacks, natural disasters
Two kinds of psychophysiological disorders:
Cardiovascular Disorders and Asthma.
What is Coping?
Refers to mental and behavioral efforts that we use to deal with problems relating to stress.
Flow?
A particular experience that is so engaging and engrossing that it becomes worth doing for its own sake
What are two other definitions for Stress?
Stimulus based, and Response based
2 Categories of Stressors
chronic and acute.
Asthma
a chronic and serious disease in which the airways of the respiratory system become obstructed, leading to great difficulty expelling air from the lungs.
Social support
the soothing impact of friends, family, and acquaintances
Happiness
enduring state of mind consisting of joy, contentment, and other positive emotions; the sense that one’s life has meaning and value.
What 3 responses are invoked by stress?
Psychological, Cognitive, Behavioral
Daily hassles
the minor irritations and annoyances that are part of our everyday lives
Physical disorders or diseases whose symptoms are brought about or worsened by stress and emotional factors are called?
Psychophysiological Disorders
Two fundamental kinds of coping:
problem-focused coping, and emotion-focused coping
Three distinct elements of happiness
the pleasant life, the good life, and the meaningful life
Primary & Secondary What?
Appraisals
What is the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)?
scale used to identify major stressful life events and was based on the premise that such events, regardless of whether they’re positive or negative, might necessitate significant adjustment and, hence, induce stress.
Type A behavior pattern.
individuals tend to be intensively driven workaholics who are preoccupied with deadlines and always seem to be in a rush.
Stress Reduction Techniques?
Exercise, relaxation response technique, biofeedback.
The science of happiness; it is an area of study that seeks to identify and promote those qualities that lead to greater fulfillment in our lives.
Positive psychology
Epinephrine, Norepinephrine, & Cortisal are released during?
Fight or Flight situation
Chronic occupational stress contributes to?
Job Strain
Benjamin Malzberg?
The first person to recognize the link between depression and heart disease
Social Support can boost what?
Immune system
The topics studied by positive psychologists
include altruism and empathy, creativity, forgiveness and compassion, the importance of positive emotions, enhancement of immune system functioning, savoring the fleeting moments of life, and strengthening virtues as a way to increase authentic happiness