1. Zack Dawes Elle Epperson Amy Price

2.  Stress  Physical and psychological response to internal or external stressors.  Stressor  Specific event of a chronic pressures that place demands on a person or threaten the person’s well- being.  Health psychology  Subfield of psychology concerned with the ways psychological factors influence the causes and treatment of physical illness and the maintenance of health.

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4.  Sources of stress that occur continuously and repeatedly. (Daily Stress)  Small stressors that may be easy to ignore if they happened only on occasion.  Linked to features of city life  noise, traffic, crowding, pollution, etc.  Cause more psychological and physical symptoms.  Longer-lasting impacts than major life events.

5.  Daily Stress  The little life hassles that occur. If they add up, this can be your biggest stressor.  Significant Changes  Big changes in your life that stress you out for long periods of time.  Examples: Death, divorce, moving, etc.  Catastrophes  something you can’t control, and is usually life changing and unpredictable.  Examples: Tsunami, hurricane, tornado, etc.

6.  The belief that one has the ability to make a difference in the course or the consequences of some event or experience; often helpful in dealing with stressors.

7.  The rat that gets shocked randomly gets stressed out, and is more likely to develop ulcers.  The rat that is under-control of the shock and can turn it off is just as healthy as the rat that doesn't get shocked.  lack of perceived control over stressful events leads to more severe health consequences.

9.  Fight-or-Flight Response  Emotional and physiological reaction to an emergency that increases readiness for action.  Prepares the body for combat and struggle (Fight) or for running away to safety (Flight)  Walter Cannon coined the phrase in 1929 to describe the body’s physical reaction to any threatening stimulus.

10.  General Adaption Syndrome (GAS) is a three-stage physiological stress response that appears regardless of the stressor that is encountered.  Alarm Phase  Body recognizes the stress and prepares for fight-or-flight.  Resistance Phase  Trying to cope with stress using fight-or-flight, and shuts down all unnecessary processes (digestion, sex-drive, etc.)  If GAS goes on long enough…  Exhaustion Phase  Body’s resistance collapses, and can result in creating gradual damage. (aging, tumors, and organ damage)

11.  The Immune System- a complex response system that protects the body from bacteria, virus, and other foreign substances.  Lymphocytes- white blood cells, and these cells produce antibodies and they fight infections.  1998 Medical Student experiment  Health and Social Status

12. The heart and circulatory system are also sensitive to stress!!  Heart rate increases.  The rate of blood flow speeds up, increasing blood pressure.  The release of fatty acids into the bloodstream for energy increases cholesterol and triglyceride levels.  Under chronic stress, the continued release of cortisol seems to have some effect on where fat is deposited in the body, most often in the abdomen.

13.  Abnormal heart rhythm or you could have problems with the heart muscle itself.  Hypertension including increased risk for heart disease and stroke.  Potential for your arteries to thicken with plaque over time, which could lead to coronary artery disease or heart attack.  Type A behavior pattern

14.  PTSD: (Posttraumatic Stress Disorder)- recurrent unwanted thought or images of the trauma, and avoidance of things that call the traumatic event to mind  Burnout: a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion created by long- term involvement in an emotionally demanding situation and accompanied by lowered performance and motivation.

15.  Repressive- avoiding situations or thoughts that are reminders of a stressor and maintaining an artificially positive viewpoint.  Rational- facing the stressor and working to overcome it.  Avoid the stressor  Alter the stressor  Adapt to the stressor  Accept the stressor

16.  In order to avoid stressors, learn to say no.  By learning to say no, you prevent putting yourself in bad situations  Avoid people that cause stresses  Try to limit the amount of time spent with people that cause stress as much as you can.

17.  Express your feelings and don’t keep them bottled up inside.  Learn and be willing to compromise  Be assertive and strong with your opinions and feelings

18.  Focus on the positives  Change your perspective on how you see things  Look at the big picture  Don’t be afraid to adjust your expectations

19.  Don’t try to control things that are out of you hands.  Share your feelings  Learn to forgive

20.  Find things that make you happy  Set time aside for yourself to relax and recharge  Connect with others and find things in common  Don’t be afraid to laugh

21.  True or False  Stress is the physical and psychological response to internal or external stressors.

22.  http://www.apa.org/research/action/glossar y.aspx http://www.apa.org/research/action/glossar y.aspx  http://www.slideshare.net/mstalbot/ch14- ppt-3851938 http://www.slideshare.net/mstalbot/ch14- ppt-3851938  http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/cardsh owall.php?title=chapter-12b-stress-health http://www.proprofs.com/flashcards/cardsh owall.php?title=chapter-12b-stress-health  http://www.helpguide.org/mental/stress_ma nagement_relief_coping.htm http://www.helpguide.org/mental/stress_ma nagement_relief_coping.htm