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Sociology
Undergraduate 1
03/11/2009

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Panic disorders
Definition
As mentioned in the book, there are approximately 3-6 million teenagers and young adults struggling with
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Mind traps
Definition
Being a perfectionist, having unrealistic expectations and engaging in negative self talk fall under which of the following categories in the book?
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Kobasa
Definition
hardiness, control, challenge
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Hypothalamus
Definition
The main network systems activavted by the brain via the ______ are the autonomic or involuntary nervous system and the endocrine system
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Based on the relationships presented in the tables that were discussed in class, it was seen that
Definition
low levels of academic stressors were associated with high self-control means and high social support means.


-high levels of personality stressors were associated with high depression mean scores and low health protective behavior mean scores.
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Alarm Stage
Definition
Which of the three stsages of the General Adaptation Syndrome(GAS) is the fight or flight response located?
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Holmes and Rahe associated with
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life change events research
-publication of the Social Radjustment Rating Scale in 1967
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Frustration
Definition
blocked aspirations+needs+desires
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Areas of potential academic stressors
Definition
personal skills
-career plans and goals
-scheduled classes
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Selye
Definition
inherits "fixed store of vitality"
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Main areas of stress outcomes
Definition
physical effects
behavior effects
cognitive effects
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Personality stressor
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"stomping bull" behavior
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Disabilities
Definition
The average age of students with disabilities is 30.
-Approximately 6% of undergraduate students report having a disability based on previous national surveys.
-The year for passage of the Rehabilitation Act was 1973
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Sympathetic system
Definition
responsible for increarsing energy
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parasympathetic system
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responsible for decreasing energy
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Bacterium called helicobacter pylori
Definition
although stress has been viewed in the past as a casual factor for ulcers, recent evidence suggests that ulcers may also be caused by
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Personal skills
Definition
time management falls under which of the following main areas of acadmic stressors
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memory loss
attention problems
Definition
published studies indicate ion term use of marijuana can cause
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Cortisol
Definition
hormone literally provides the "fuel" for the battle i.e fight or flight response
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Reactive hypoglycemia refers to
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high consumption of sugars within a limited amount of time
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Selye
Definition
General Adaptation Syndrome
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Critical Incident Stress
Definition
type of stress deals more with tragedies, serious injuries, deaths and often times involves emergency service workers, first responders (e.g, ambulance crew, police officers)
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Distress
Definition
Post-traumatic stress and critical incident stress are associated with
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