stress

Question 1

define stress

Answer 1

stress is defined as a non specific responces to the body resulting from a vairty of stimuli

Question 2

define distress

Answer 2

a negative psychological responce often accomapnied by a negative physiological reaction and negative emotions

Question 3

characteristics of a distressed person

Answer 3

1. causes anxiety
2. feels unpleasent
3. decreases performance

Question 4

define eustress

Answer 4

eustress is a positive psychological responce that motivates and enhances functioning with the same physiological response as distress

Question 5

characteristics of eustress

Answer 5

1. motivates energy
   2.feels exciting
2. improves performance

Question 6

define stressors

Answer 6

a stressor is any person, oject, or event that challenges or threatens them

Question 7

define accute stressors

Answer 7

short term

Question 8

define chronic stressors

Answer 8

long term

Question 9

define general adaptation syndrome

Answer 9

a set of physical defnces that react to harmful physical and psychological stimuli.

Question 10

what are the three stages of GAS

Answer 10

1. alarm
2. resistnace
3. exhaustion

Question 11

describe the alarm stage

Answer 11

• a threat is recongised and fight or flight responce is activated
• the amygdala detects the threat and sends a message to the hypothalamus which then activates the sympathtic nervous system

Question 12

define shock

Answer 12

the state our body goes into when we first detct a threat and our resistance levsl go below normal

Question 13

physical signs of alarm stage

Answer 13

1. increased heart rate
2. dialated pupils
3. rapid breathing

Question 14

describe the resistance stage

Answer 14

if the stressors reamins after the alarm stage, the body enters resistance as it attempts to stalise the internal systems and fight the stressor

Question 15

physcial signs of resitance stage

Answer 15

feelings of fear
chnages in appetite
headaches

Question 16

what happens at the end of teh resistance stage

Answer 16

the stressor is defeated, and the parasynpathetic nervous system takes over

Question 17

descrie the exhaustion stage

Answer 17

we enter this stage if we are unable to defeat the stressor in the fist two stages.

Question 18

physical sgns of exhaustion stage

Answer 18

1. depression
2. burnout
3. fatigue

Question 19

what does the social meausurment rate scale mean

Answer 19

measures the intenisty of anticpated readjustment to a set of 43 life event changes

Question 20

how do you interpet the resutlts of the SRRS

Answer 20

scores range from 0-430
high stress = 300 or more
moderate stress = 150-299
low stress = 150 below

Question 21

what are the two types of coping

Answer 21

• adaptive
• maladaptive

Question 22

define adaptive coping stratagies

Answer 22

beneficial and postive stratagies of managing stress that can lead to adverse impacts of stress

Question 23

what are the three catagories of adaptive coping stratagies and define them

Answer 23

1. conceptual: skills that give a bisc understanding of hwo to deal with important life functions
2. social skills
3. practical skills

Question 24

define maladpative coping stratagies

Answer 24

skills involving harmful and unhealhty stress managment that causes negative effects

Question 25

wht are the three catagories of maladaptive stratagies

Answer 25

1. avoidance behaviours 2. withdrawal behavioours 3. anger behaviours