Stress
What is stress?
Stress is a feeling from an individual that is overwhelming or threatening to their well-being.
What is daily hassles?
Considered to be annoyances within our daily lives.
What is a psychological disorder?
Diseases that become worsened due to emotional factors and stress.
What is coping?
A tactic used to handle problems when dealing with stress.
What is happiness?
A state of mind consisting of contentment and joy.
What is a primary appraisal?
A primary appraisal refers to judging the potential harm or stress to your well-being.
What is a job strain?
Considered to be boats of workload leading to stress.
What is the immune system?
The body's surveillance system.
What is perceived control?
Referred to as a person's capacity to give influence over outcomes.
What is positive psychology?
Psychology that studies qualities that lead to happier lives and greater fulfillment.
What is secondary appraisal?
This involves judgement by a person in order to find ways to cope with something stress related.
What is job burnout?
A feeling of exhaustion in regard to their job.
What is immunosuppression?
When the immune system loses its potential effectiveness.
What is social support?
Support from friends and family and the impact it has.
What is a positive affect?
Enjoyable engagements such as excitement.
What is eustress?
considered to be good stress.
Greatest risk factor that leads to job burnout?
Job strain
What is psychoneuroimmunology?
A study of how factors like stress can change the immune system.
What is biofeedback?
A technique to measure a person's autonomic activity.
What is optimism?
The idea to think of situations in a good way.
What is distress?
When a person feels burned out.
Situations that cause stressors?
Difficult, unsafe, and demanding working conditions.
What is negative affectivity?
When a person may experience anger, disgust, fear, guilt, and nervousness.
What are the 4 components of the relaxation response technique?
Sitting upright, being in a quiet environment, repeating a word or phrase, and allow the mind to focus on pleasant thoughts.
What is flow?
Refers to an engaging experience that becomes worth doing.