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-the process of perceiving and responding to events (stressors)
-threatening, challenging |
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| arouses body: fight or flight |
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| clams body, conserves energy |
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| hormones released by adrenal gland |
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-epinephrine
-norepinephrine
-cortisol |
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| 3 phases of General Apaption Syndrome (GAS) |
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(Selye's adaptive response to stress)
-alarm
-resistance
-exhaustion |
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-subfield of psychology
-contributes to behavioral medicine |
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-interdisciplinary field that studies:
behavior and medicine |
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-hurricanes
-combat stress
-floods |
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-death
-divorce
-loss of job
-promotion |
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-traffic
-long lines
-job stess
-burnout |
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| things stress is intensified by |
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-actual lack of situational control
-perceived lack of situational control
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| things stress can lead to |
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-long term health problems
-increased risk of premature death |
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-clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle
-leading cause of death in many developed countries
-atheroclerosis and hypertension linked to personality |
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(Friedman and Rosenman)
-competitive, impatient, aggressive, and anger-prone |
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(Friedman and Rosenman)
-easygoing, relaxed |
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| psychophysiological disease |
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-"mind-body" illness
-stress-related physical illness
some forms of hypertension
some headaches
-different than Hypochondriasis
misinterpreting normal physical
sensations as symptoms of
disease |
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| 2 types of white blood cells in the body's immune system |
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-B lymphocytes
-T lymphocytes |
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-bone marrow
-releases antibodies that fight bacterial infections |
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-thymus gland
attack cancer cells, viruses, and foreign substances |
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positive effects derived from expectations
(mind over matter effects) |
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| negative effects derived from expectations |
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