FREE PSYCHOLOGY AND STUDY GAMES ABOUT STRESS

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Question 1: problem-focused coping

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people try to modify the stressful problem or source of stress which leads to changes of behavior or the development of a plan of action to deal with the stress

Question 2: uplifts

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minor positive events that make us feel good, even if only temporary

Question 3: change your goals

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when a stressful situation is uncontrollable, adopt new goals that are practical

Question 4: background stressors or "daily hassles"

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everyday annoyances that cause minor irritation and may have long term ill effects if they continue or are compounded by other stressful events

Question 5: stress

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people's responses to events that threaten or challenge them

Question 6: exposure to stress

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decline of biological functioning due to release of stress-related hormones which can cause our bodies to deteriorate

Question 7: general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

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theory by Has Selye that a person's response to a stressor consists of three stages

Question 8: coping

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the efforts to control, reduce, or learn to tolerate the threats that lead to stress

Question 9: exhaustion

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ability to fight stressor declines leading to physical or psychological consequences

Question 10: social support

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a mutual network of caring, interest in others, enables us to experience less stress, better cope with stress, and become generally healthier

Question 11: adapting

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often occurs without our awareness, when stress is more severe or longer lasting

Question 12: alarm and mobilization

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occurs when people become aware of a stressor

Question 13: modify your physiological reactions to stress

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biofeedback, in which a person learns to control internal physiological process through conscious thought, can alter those physiological reactions to stress

Question 14: make a threatening situation less threatening

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when a stressful situation seems uncontrollable, change your opinion of the situation and modify your attitude towards it

Question 15: emotion-focused coping

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people try to manage their emotions in regards to stress by changing the way they feel about or perceive a problem

Question 16: post-traumatic-stress-disorder

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victims of catastrophes or strong personal stressors feel long-lasting effects that may include re experiencing the event in vivid flashbacks or dreams

Question 17: psychophysical disorders

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medical problems influenced by an interaction or psychological, emotional, and physical difficulties

Question 18: resistance

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body prepares to fight a stressor by coping

Question 19: stressors

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circumstances or events that produce threats to our well-being

Question 20: 3 main consequences of stress

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direct physical effects, harmful behaviors, and indirect health-related behaviors

Question 21: "emergency reaction"

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body prepares to defend itself by activating the sympathetic nervous system, allowing for more effective coping

Question 22: changing the situations that are likely to cause stress

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anticipate and avoid stress before you encounter it

Question 23: stressful event

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people perceive event as threatening or challenging and must lack resources to deal with it effectively

Question 24: resilience

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the ability to withstand, overcome, and actively thrive after profound aversity

Question 25: post-traumatic growth

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positive change that people experience as a result of a traumatic event

Question 26: avoidant coping

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may use wishful-thinking to reduce stress or use direct escape routes such as drugs or overeating.Usually post-pones dealing with a stressful situation, often making the problem worse

Question 27: personal stressors

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major life events that have immediate consequences that generally fade with time

Question 28: psychoneuroimmunology (PNI)

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the study of the relationships among psychological factors, the immune system, and the brain