Health Chapter 13

Chapter 13

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Stress
The mental and physical condition that occurs when a person must adjust or adapt to the environment
includes negative stress such as marital and financial problems but also eustress good stress
General adaptation syndrome (GAS)
Hans Selye
series of bodily reactions to prolonged stress occurs in three stages
ALARM REACTION, RESISTANCE, EXHAUSTION
Alarm reaction
First stage of GAS during which bodily resources are mobilized to cope with a stressor
resistance
Second stage of GAS during which bodily adjustments to stress stabilize but at a high physical cost
Exhaustion
Third stage of GAS at which time the body's resources are exhausted and serious health consequences occur
Health psychology
Study of the ways in which behavioral principles can be used to prevent illness and promote health
Disease pron personality
A personality type associated with poor health marked by persistent negative emotions including anxiety, depression, and hostility
4 major types of stress
Frustration, conflict, change, pressure
Frustration
A negative emotional state that occurs when one is prevented form reaching a goal
Conflict
A stressful condition that occurs when a person must choose between incompatible or contradictory alternatives
Change
A transition involves having to adapt
Pressure
A stressful condition of mental physical and emotional exhaustion
Signs/symptoms of exhaustion in GAS
Emotion, behavioral, physical signs
Emotional signs of GAS
Anxiety apathy irritability
Behavioral signs of GAS
Avoidance of responsibilites and relationships self destructive behavior and so on