general psych ch. 10

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resistance to stress is greatest during _______ of the general adaptation syndrome.
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phase 2
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why does stress highten vulnerability to bacterial and viral infections?
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stress hormones suppress the activity of the immune system.
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dogs strapped in a harness and given repeated shocks that they could not avoid developed....
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learned helplessness
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to reduce stress he feels after failing a college course, Jeremy seeks social support from friends and family. this illustrates....
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emotion-focused coping
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the third phase of the general adaptation syndrome is characterized by
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exhaustion
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learned helplessness is likely to promote...
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pessimism
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people who attend weekly religious services are more likely to
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have a physically healthy lifestyle
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compared to those with an external locus of control, people who perceive an internal locus of control are more likely to...
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cope effectively with stress
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walter cannon observed that a variety of stressors trigger...
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the fight or flight response
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walter cannon discovered that emotion-arousing incidents trigger an outpouring of ________ from the adrenal glands.
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stress hormones
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immune system cells that pursue and destroy diseased body cells infected by cancer are called
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NK cells
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In one study, a sugar sweetened drink reduced participants financial impulsiveness by increasing their
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self-control energy
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Dental students healed more slowly from punch wounds received 3 days prior to a major exam than from punch wounds received during their summer vacation. This is explained by the students temporarily reduced levels of....
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lymphocytes
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Feeling liked and encouraged by intimate friends has been found to promote
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stronger immune functioning
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A belief in free will is most likely to be associated with...
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an internal locus of control
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During the first few weeks of school, students were observed to have stonger immune systems if they....
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were optimistic
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the passive resignation that accompanies and inability to avoid repeated aversive events is called
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learned helplessness
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compared with women, men are more likely to respond to stress with....
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social withdrawl
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Trying to eliminate the source of stress or reduce it's impact through direct actions
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Problem - focused coping
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Changing our emotional reaction to the stressor
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emotion-focused coping
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Coping success depends on 4 main factors...
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personal control, optimistic outlook, social support, and finding meaning in life
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Helps us experience less stress and thus improve our health
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coping
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The chronic physical stress reaction
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General adaptation syndrome (GAS)
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Sely's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in 3 stages: GAS
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Alarm reaction Resistance Exhaustion
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A source of stress where we experience being pulled toward or drawn to two or more desires or goals, only one of which may be attained.
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Conflict
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Choices in ones life can cause stress. Pros and cons of each possible choice must be debated in the mind
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Conflict
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Stress
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process of appraising an event as threatening or challenging and responding to it.
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3 main types of stressors
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catastrophies, significant life changes, Daily Hassels
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self perceived happiness or satisfaction with life. Used with measures of objective well being to judge our quality of life.
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Subjective well-being
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our tendency to form judgment (of sounds, of lights, of income) relative to a neutral level defined by our past experiences.
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Adaptation-level phenomenon
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the perception that we are worse off relative to those whom we compare ourselves.
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Relative deprivation
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research on the faith factor has found that...
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religiously active people tent to outlive those who are not religiously active.
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Happy people are most likely to....
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help others
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After moving to a new apartment, you find the street noise irritatingly loud, but after a while, it no longer bothers you. This reaction illustrates the...
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adaptation-level phenomenon
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we cannot escape envy, because there will always be someone more successful, more accomplished or richer than we.
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Relative deprivation principle