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Stress
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A nonspecific response of the body to any demand made on it; the arousal, both physical and mental, to situations or events that we perceive as threatening or challenging
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Eustress
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Pleasant, desirable stress
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Distress
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Unpleasant, objectionable distress
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Hassles
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Small problems of daily living that accumulate and sometimes become a major source of stress
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Burnout
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Physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion to long-term involvement in emotionally demanding situation
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Psychoneuroimmunology
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Interdisciplinary field that studies to effects of psychological factors on the immune system
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Stage of resistance
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Arousal remains high, as body tries to defend against and adapt to the stressor
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Stage of exhaustion
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Resources are very limited;ability to resist may collapse
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Type A personality
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Behavior characteristics including intense ambition, competition, exaggerated time urgency, and a cynical, hostile outlook
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Critical period
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A period of special sensitivity to specific types of learning that shapes the capacity for future development
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Sesnory and perceptual development
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At birth, a newborn can smell most odors and distinguish between sweet, salty, and bitter tastes
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Schemas
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Cognitive structures or patterns consisting of a number of organized ideas that grow and differniate with experience
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Assimilation
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In Piaget's theory, absorbing new information into existing schemas
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Accommodation
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In Piaget's theory, adjusting old schemas or developing new ones to better fit with new information
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Attachment
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A strong affectional bond with special others that endures over time
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