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| the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging |
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| differentiate between a stressor and a stress reaction |
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Stressor:event that is threatening or challenging
Stress reaction: our physical and emotional responses to stressors. |
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| explain the following statement in your own words, "stress arises less from the event itself than from how we appraise it." |
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| define psychoneuroimmunology |
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| the study of how psychological, neural, adn endocrine processes combine to affect our immune system and health. |
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| discuss the relationship between our immune system and stress hormones |
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| immune system becomes less active when your body is flooded with stress hormones. |
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| why is stress most likely to speed the progression from HIV to AIDS? |
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| because HIV human immunodeficiency virus drastically weakens immune system. Stress on top of that will also weaken and lead to AIDs |
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| summarize the research addressing the possible link between cancer and stress. |
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| implanted tumors in rodents and put them into a stressed environment and a non stressed environment the rodents in stressed environment tumors grew much faster. |
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| what is the leading cause of death today in the U.S. |
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| differentiate between Type A and type B personalities. |
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A:competitive, hard-driving, impatient, time-conscious, super motivated, verbally aggressive, and easily angered.
B:easy going |
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| which personality type is associated with coronary heart disease, a or b? |
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| which aspect of this personality type is thought to be "toxic" to cardiovascular heath? |
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| negative emotions especially anger |
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| can chronic depression increase the risk of heart disease? |
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| differentiate between problem-focused and emotion-focused coping |
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Problem-focused: attempting to alleviate stress directly=by changing the stressor or way we interact with that stressor
emotion-focused coping: attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to our stress reaction |
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| example of problem-focused coping |
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| family fight -> go directly to that family member to work things out. |
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| example of emotion-focused coping |
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| family fight -> search for relief from stress by confiding in friends and reaching out for social support and comfort |
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| our sense of controlling our environment rather than feeling helpless |
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| define learned helplessness. |
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| the hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events. |
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| discuss the relationship between feeling a loss of personal control and a person's immune system. |
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| decreases immune system (moving into dorms) |
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| differentiate between an external locus of control and an internal locus of control |
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External: the perception that chance or outside forces beyond our personal control determine our fate.
internal: the perception that we control our own fate |
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| differentiate between an external locus of control and an internal locus of control |
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| learned helplessness is most likely to be associated with which locus of control? |
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| do individuals with an internal or external locus of control cope better with stress? |
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| give examples of aerobic exercise. |
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| jogging, swimming, biking |
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| can aerobic exercise reduce stress, depression, and anxiety? |
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| be familiar with studies that assess the relationship between aerobic exercise and stress. |
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| mildly depressed female college students put into groups, no exercise, moderate, relaxation exercise. |
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| a system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back information about a subtle physiological state, such s blood pressure or muscle tension |
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