Stress 1
A physical or psychological event that triggers physical and emotional reactions is a
stressor
A noisy restaurant is an example of what type of stressor?
environmental
________ can be a response to achieving personal goals and to pleasurable physical challenges.
Stress
Having to manage relationships while juggling the responsibilities of college life is best described as
interpersonal stress
What is the alarm phase know as?
Flight or fight repsonse
What does GAS stand for?
General Adaptation Syndrome
Every day Tandy woke and recited out loud, "I believe in, trust, and have confidence in myself." What cognitive technique is Tandy using?
using positive affirmations
Jaden just moved into a new apartment over a restaurant. The smell of cooking grease has permeated the apartment, as well as all the clothing and furniture in it. This in an example of a(n) ________ stressor.
Environmental
What term describes the wear and tear from chronic or repeated stress to which people are exposed that can lead to negative health outcomes?
Allostatic Load
What is PNI?
Psychoneuroimmunology
An inappropriate stress response and negative emotions can result if a person perceives a situation as
exceeding their ability to cope.
List some counterproductive coping strategies that can raise cortisol levels and blood pressure and can make a person feel more stressed.
marijuana
opioids
tobacco
caffeine
Unrealistic expectations are an example of what type of stressor?
internal stressor
The stress response mobilizes energy resources and readies the body for physical emergencies. Accordingly, because it completes the energy cycle, ________ is a particularly important stress reliever.
exercise
What is Eustress?
"good stress" aka starting a new job, going on vacation, and learning a new hobby
The process of an immigrant learning to adjust to a new society while maintaining a connection to his language and religion is known as
What are the stages of GAS?
1. Alarm
2. Resistance
3. Exhaustion
What is it called when physiological mechanisms within the body respond to internal changes to maintain a balance within the body?
Homeostasis
Diseases such as multiple sclerosis, heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and clinical depression may be accelerated by the inflammation that comes from chronic stress and the secretion of
Cortisol
The ________ of the nervous system activates the body in emergencies by stimulating the body’s organs to handle the situation, commanding your body to use your energy in response to the crisis.
sympathetic division
A Stress in America survey indicated that which of the following were among the most commonly reported personal sources of stress among adult Americans in 2019?
work and money
What is the study of the relationship between immunity, the endocrine system, and the central and peripheral nervous system called?
Psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)
Which of the following is a brain secretion that has pain-inhibiting effects?
endorphins
________ has been linked to stress and is a key component of the damage to blood vessels that leads to heart attacks.
Inflammation
What two body systems are responsible for the body's physical response to stressors?
nervous and endocrine systems