Stress
The process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging.
What is stress
A person is intensely and excessively afraid of something
What is specific phobia
Alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods
What is coping
proposes that positive emotions broaden our awareness, which over time helps us build novel and meaningful skills and resilience that improve well-being
What is broaden-and-build theory
An appreciative emotion people often experience when they benefit from other's actions or recognize their own good fortune
What is gratitude
The drive to move toward or away from a stimulus
What is approach and avoidance motives
A person, for no obvious reason, worries about many things they cannot control and is continually tense and uneasy.
What is generalized anxiety disorder
attempting to alleviate stress directly - by changing the stressor or the way we interact with the stressor
problem-focused
The perception that we are worse off relative to those with whom we compare ourselves
A disturbance in people's thoughts, emotions, or behaviors that causes distress or suffering and impairs their daily lives.
What are psychological disorders
Adaptive response to stress in 3 phases - alarm, resistance, exhaustion
What is general adaptation system (GAS)
Fear of avoidance of situations, such as crows or wide open places, where one may experience a loss of control and panic.
What is agoraphobia
What is learned helplessness
Our tendency to form judgments (of sounds, lights, income) to a neutral level defined by our prior experience.
What is adaptation-level phenomenon
Concept that diseases - in this case, psychological disorders - have physical causes that can be diagnosed, treated, and in some cases cured, often through treatment in a hospital.
What is the medical model
Idea that "releasing" aggressive energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urges.
What is catharsis
What is OCD
the perception that outside forces beyond our personal control determine our fate
What is external locus of control
The personal strength that helps people cope with stress and recover form adversity and even trauma
What is resilience
A group of disorders in which exposure to a traumatic or stressful event is followed by psychological distress
What are trauma-and stressor-related disorders
the clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle; a leading cause of death in many developed countries
What is coronary heart disease
Persistent difficulty parting with possessions, regardless of their value
Feeling liked and encouraged by intimate friends and family
What is social support
People's tendency to be helpful when in a good mood.
What is feel-good, do-good phenomenon
Primary structure that connects the left and right cerebral hemispheres of the brain
What is corpus callosum