Stress
set of physiological reactions that occur when an individual encounters a perceived threat; produced by activation of the sympathetic nervous system and endocrine system.
What is Fight Or Flight Response.
Minor irritations and annoyances that are a part of our everyday lives.
what is Daily Hassles.
coping strategy where an individual attempts to manage or alter the problem that is causing them to experience stress.
What is Problem Focused Coping.
Stress weakens this system in the body.
What is the Immune System.
State of intense engagement in an activity, where time seems to pass quickly.
What is Flow.
The process by which individuals perceive and respond to events that they appraise as overwhelming or threatening.
What is Stress.
scale, developed by Holmes and Rahe, assigns values to life events based on the stress they cause.
What is the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)
Coping strategy aimed at reducing negative emotions associated with stress.
What is Emotion Focused Coping.
physical disorders/diseases that are worsened by stress and emotions.
What are psychophysiological disorders.
The psychologist who introduced the concept of "Flow"
Who is Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi.
The three stages of the General Adaptation Syndrome identified by Hans Selye.
what is alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.
Long term stressors or events that persist over an extended period of time.
Ex. chronic illness or ongoing financial difficulties
What are chronic stressors.
The type of support from friends, family or others.
What is social support.
Negative emotions like anger are linked to these serious medical conditions.
What are cardiovascular disorders.
Branch of Psychology focusing on promoting hope, optimism and happiness.
What is Positive Psychology.
Scientific field that studies how psychological factors influence physical health and well being.
What is Health Psychology.
Work situation that combines excessive job demands and workload with little discretion in decision making or job control.
What is Job Strain.
The activity that reduces stress and increases resistance to adverse effects of stress.
What is Exercise.
A general sense of emotion exhaustion and cynicism in relation to ones job.
What is Job Burnout.
The general tendency to look on the bright side of things.
What is Optimism.
The axis in the body that regulates stress through the release of hormones like cortisol.
What is Hypothalamic pituitary Adrenal (HPA)
This scale assigns "Life Change Units" to significant events.
What is Social Readjustment Rating Scale. (SRRS)
EReduces Sympathetic Arousal, reduces Blood Pressure.
What are Relaxation Response Techniques.
The decreased effectiveness of the immune system.
What is Immunosuppression.
Pleasurable engagement with the environment, such as Happiness, Joy, Enthusiasm, Alertness, and excitement.
What is Positive Affect.