stress
___ (3 words) is the short term physiological response to stress
fight or flight
The belief that one can change things for the better and that there can be change can lower stress even in impossible situations is ___ (2 words) coping
problem focused
a long lasting mild form of depression
dsythymia
stress can cause reduced __ cells
T
How many hours of sleep do most people need?
7-8
true or false: optimists experience less stress than pessimists
true
person decides to accept and work around it and wait for a better opportunity to take action. People might seek solace and comfort religion, social contract, being with nature, and help others is ___ (2 words) coping
emotion focused
a mental state characterized by feelings of helplessness hopelessness and self-recrimination
major depression
name 3 unhealthy behaviors that people do to manage stress
good sleep requires a diminished ____ nervous system
sympathetic
a coordinated physiological response to stress involving the hypothalamus of the brain and the pituitary and adrenal glands is the ___ (4 words)
Hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis
__ coping is best for dealing with situations like death
emotion focused
characterized by hallucinations, delusions, inability to maintain logical and coherent thought patterns, diminished emotional and social experience, and sense of purpose
Schizophrenia
Diagnostic criteria for ___ includes flashbacks, avoidance of the cues, random outbursts, difficulty sleeping, being on hyper-alert, having little interest in daily activities, feeling cut off, and thinking of a short future
post traumatic stress disorder
There are ___ stages of sleep
5
the enviornmental component of stress can be broken up into three types of situations. Name at least 2.
harm and loss, threat, challenge
an ineffective coping strategy in which the situation is not changeable and the person accepts it and doesn't go to escapist activities
denial / distancing / giving up
severe anxiety accompanied by physical symptoms (panic attacks)
panic disorder
true or false: stress slows the body's ability to mount an immune response to a vaccine
true
what occurs when people are not allowed to dream (prevented from dreaming in a study)
psychosis
The___ component of stress is appraisal of a situation as absolutely or potentially damaging to one’s physical or psychological well-being or threat to one's survival
mental
the three categories of coping include altering...
interaction with cause of distress
thoughts and beliefs regarding significance of the need that is not being met
the distressing feeling without changing the situation or how you think about it
persistent unwelcome thoughts or images and the urgent uncontrollable need to engage in certain rituals
obsessive compulsive disorder
what is the biological response to continued stress that results in the stage of alarm, stage of resistance, and stage of exhaustion.
general adaptation syndrome
name three substances that should be avoided before sleeping
alcohol, tobacco, caffeine