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Vocabulary
100
The small pleasures in your day are known as ___________
uplifts
100
A stressful event can any event that causes _______
change
100
A laid-back surfer who doesn't get stressed out by much may be said to have a _________ personality
Type B
100
Behavioral Therapy is to John Watson as Psychodynamic Therapy is to _______________
Freud
100
The disease of modern society.
Stress.
200
A score of 300 or higher on the Social Readjustment Scale is correlated with . . .
Higher risk of getting sick
200
When the stress of your job wears you down, this is known as
burnout
200
A person who gets right back up after being knocked down by stressful events is said to have _______ personality
Hardy
200
Which type of therapy attempts to help clients see the irrationality of their negative thoughts?
Cognitive therapy
200
Which type of psychologist can prescribe medicine?
Psychiatrist
300
What is a psychosomatic symptom? Give an example.
A symptom for which there is no biological cause. For example, you have a stomach ache brought on due to stress.
300
When psychologists try to describe the personality traits associated with Type-A behavior, they are looking for particular personality traits that might be correlated with . . .
Heart disease
300
What is the advantage of emotion-focused coping?
Deal with your emotions related to stress in the SHORT TERM
300
What is the goal of humanistic therapy?
Help client achieve his / her full potential
300
A patient's initial refusal to deal with his/her underlying conflict is known as
Resistance
400
Give an example of the mind-body connection
Ex: the placebo effect
400
What is the psychological definition of frustration?
When an obstacle stands in the way of achieving your goal.
400
What are two types of stress-management strategies?
Biofeedback, progressive relaxation, meditation and/or changing negative self-statements to positive ones
400
How does behavioral modification work?
Change negative behavior through the use of classical and operant conditioning
400
Our initial reaction to a stressful event is known as our ________ ________
primary appraisal
500
What are the 3 stages of the general adaptation syndrome?
alarm, resistance, exhaustion
500
What part of the brain is activated during the flight-fight response?
Hypothalamus
500
How does biofeedback work?
You can train yourself to relax by watching your heart-rate or breathing-rate go down as you practice different relaxation techniques
500
What is systematic desensitization?
Exposing a patient to a fear/phobia gradually while also practicing relaxation at each step
500
How does the process of transference work in therapy?
The patient transfers feelings about someone else onto the therapist until he or she can work them out