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| a negative emotional state occurring in response to events that are perceived as taxing or exceeding a persons resources or ability to cope. |
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| the branch of psychology that studies how biological, behavioral, and social factors influence health, illness, medical treatment, and health related behaviors. |
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| the belief that physical health and illness are determined by the complex interaction of biological, psychological, and social factors. |
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| events or situations that are perceived as harmful, threatening, or challenging |
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| everyday minor events that annoy and upset people |
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| a situation in which a person feels pulled between two or more opposing desires, motives, or goals. |
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| the stress that results from the pressure of adapting to anew culture. |
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| hormones secreted by the adrenal medulla that cause rapid physiological arousal; include adrenaline and noradrenaline. |
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| general adaptation syndrome |
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| Selye's term for the three stage progression of physical changes that occur when an organism is exposed to intense and prolonged stress. The three stages are alarm, resistance , and exhaustion. |
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| Hormones released by the adrenal cortex that play a key role in the body's response to long-term stressors. |
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| body system that produces specialized white blood cells that protect the body from viruses, bacteria, and tumor cells. |
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| specialized white blood cells that are responsible for immune defenses |
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| an interdisciplinary field that studies the interconnections among psychological processes, nervous and endocrine system functions, an the immune system. |
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| optimistic explanatory style |
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| accounting for negative events or situations with external, unstable, and specific explanations. |
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| pessimistic explanatory style |
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| accounting for negative events or situations with internal, stable, and global explanations. |
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| A behavioral and emotional style characterized by a sense of time urgency, hostility, and competitiveness |
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| the resources provided by other people in times of need. |
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| behavioral and cognitive responses used to deal with stressors; involves our efforts to change circumstances, to make them more favorable and less threatening. |
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| Coping efforts primarily aimed at directly changing or managing a threatening or harmful stressors. |
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| Coping efforts primarily aimed at relieving or regulating the emotional impact of a stressful situation. |
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