Understanding Stress and

Vocab Mixed Bag

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 What is stress?

A non specific response of the

body to any demand made on
it.

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 What is eustress and distress?

These are the two kinds of stress.

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 What is SAM?

This system provides the

body’s rapid response.

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 What is cardiovascular disease and cancer?

These two diseases are related

to stress.

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 What is burnout?

The state of psychological and

physical exhaustion resulting
from chronic exposure to
stress.

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 What is cataclysmic stress?

Hurricane Catrina is an example

of this kind of stress.

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 What is SAM and HPA?

These two systems play an

important role in the
adaptation to stress.

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 What is Alarm, Resistance and Exhaustion?

These are the three stages of

GAS.

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 What is role conflict?

This is forced choice between

two or more different or
incompatible role demands.

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What is approach-approach, avoidance-avoidance and
Approach-avoidance?

These are the three types of

conflict.

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 What is homeostasis?

After stress, the body regains

equilibrium or this.

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 What is cortisol?

This is why we have troubles

thinking when we are stressed.

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 What is the hypothalamus?

The small brain structure beneath

the thalamus that arouses the
sympathetic Nervous System.

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What is life changes, chronic stress, job stress, hassles,
frustration, conflict and cataclysmic events?

The seven major stressors.

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 What is cortisol?

This is the corticosteroid released

by the adrenal gland.

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Stress causes the adrenal glands to release hormones that
suppress the immune system?

How is stress related to cancer?

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 What is death from overwork.

The Japanese have a word related

to stress called Karoshi which
means this.

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 What is life changes?

The Social Readjustment Rating

Scale was designed to measure
this kind of stress.

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 What is your heart rate increases, blood pressure
increases, muscle tension, stop digesting..?

This is how your body reacts when

the SAM system is activated.

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 What is primary decides if a situation is harmful and
secondary assesses one’s resources and coping method?

This is the difference between

Primary and Secondary
appraisal.

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