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| nonspecific response of the body to any demands made on it |
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Hans Selye : General Adaption Syndrome (GAS)
Three Stages |
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1. alarm stage - fight or flight response
hypothalamus signals sympathetic nervous system and pituitary gland
2. resistance stage - enhances ability to deal with current stressor, ability to deal with all other stressors is decreased
3. exhaustian stage - lost adaptive qualities to deal with stress; brings disease |
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| catastrophes, major life events, stress of moving to a new culture (acculturative), PTSD, everyday hassles |
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What Makes an Event Stressful?
Primary Appraisal |
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| determining if the stressor is really something to be upset about |
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What Makes an Event Stressful?
Secondary Appraisal |
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| after deciding that yes, stressor is bad enough to stress about, deciding what we're going to do about that |
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| focuses on how body's immune system defends itself against foreign substances and how that is effected with psyical and mental stress |
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Coping with Stress
Physical Moderators of Stress |
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| hardness, explanatory style, social support, sense of humor |
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Relaxation Techniques
Progressive Relaxation |
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| exercises that alternately tighten and relax certain muscle groups |
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Relaxation Techniques
Biofeedback |
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| providing information about ongoing biological processes in hopes that person will learn to adjust to their bodily processes |
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| improves entire sense of well-being |
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