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Fight or Flight response
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The body's Stress reaction that includes an increase in heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and serum cholesterol.
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Stressor aka stimuli
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Something with the potential to cause a stress reaction
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General adaptation syndrome
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The three stages of stress reaction described by Hans Selye.Phase 1: Alarm reactionPhase 2: Stage of resistancePhase 3: Stage of exhaustionstress can be both good and bad
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Eustress
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Good things to which one has to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction
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Distress
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Bad things to which one has to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction
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Relaxation response
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A series of bodily changes that are the opposite of the stress reaction.
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Autogenic Training
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A relaxation technique that involves a sensation of heaviness, warmth, and tingling in the limbs.
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Progressive relaxation
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A relaxation technique that involves contracting and relaxing muscle groups throughout the body.
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Bracing
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The contracting of muscles for no obvious purpose.
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Neuromuscular relaxation
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Another term for progressive relaxation.
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Strain
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The physical, psychological, and behavioral outcomes of stress reactivity.EX: headaches, backaches/ Agoraphobia/Alcohol abuse
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Herbert Benson
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Studies transcendental meditationhelped reduce his patients' level of high blood pressure with a meditative technique
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Start of Chapter 9Mandala
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A geometric figure used as the object of focus during meditation
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Nadam
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Imagined sounds used as the object of focus during meditation
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Mantra
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A word used as the object of focus during meditation.
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