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Stress and Health
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We feel this when we are unable to cope with certain tense events or situations
What is stress
100
Responses designed to prepare a person for self-defense
What is fight or flight responses
100
The interpretation of an event that helps determine its stress impact
What is cognitive appraisal?
100
owning one of these can lower stress and result in fewer illnesses among people who experience negative life events
What is a pet?
100
A focusing of attention with the goal of clearing one's mind and producing an inner peace.
What is meditation
200
Another term for negative stress
What is distress
200
Hans Selye identified three stages in the bodies stress reaction: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. Selye called this what?
What is general adaption syndrome
200
a coping mechanism in which a person decides that the event is not really a stressor
What is denial?
200
occurs when energy intake exceeds energy expenditure
What is weight gain?
200
Lying down comfortably and tensing and relaxing the tension in each major muscle group in turn
What is progressive relaxation
300
This results from positive strivings and challenges that spice up our lives
What is Eustress
300
The most common response to a sudden and powerful stressor
What is Anxiety
300
this type of coping puts attention on the real issue and seeks to fix the problem and possibly prevent it from recurring.
What is problem focused coping?
300
Diagnosis when a person is significantly underweight but still expresses an intense fear of gaining weight
What is anorexia nervosa?
300
refers to how people explain the events of their lives and can influence whether they lean toward optimism or pessimism
What is explanatory style?
400
Percentage of all physical illnesses that medical experts estimate relate to stress.
What is a 50 - 70%
400
This response is likely to result from a frustration
What is anger
400
Always puts the best face on any set of events
What is an optimist
400
A fantastic stress reducer and overall wellness enhancer
What is exercise?
400
Alcoholics Anonymous, weight watchers and crisis prevention centers all fulfill this purpose.
What is support groups
500
Losing your car keys is an example of minor, everyday stressor or this.
What is a hassle
500
These people are likely to have coronary artery disease, often followed by heart attacks, in their thirties and forties
What is Type A personality?
500
Perceived control over a stressor.
What is internal locus of control?
500
According to Selye, the body is at its highest state of adapting to stress during this stage
What is the resistance stage?
500
A diagnosis of stress that has been prolonged and may lead to sever health issues
What is an chronic stress?