Chapter 12 Health, Stress, and Coping Worksheet

The subfield of psychology that investigates the relationship between people's behaviors and their health.
Any event or environmental stimulus (stressor) that we respond to because we perceive it as challenging or threatening.
A change in one's life, good or bad, that requires readjustment.
The everyday irritations and frustrations that individuals face.
The capacity to adapt well to significant stressors.
A situation in which a person must choose between two or more needs, desires or demands.
A situation in which a person must choose between two likable events.
A situation in which a person must choose between two undesirable events.
A situation in which a person is faced with a desire or need that has both positive and negative aspects.
A situation that poses several alternatives that each have positive and negative features.
Our initial interpretation of an event as irrelevant, positive or stressful.
An evaluation of resources available to cope with a stressor.
The general physical responses with experience when faced with a stressor.
The first phase of the general adaptation syndrome characterized by immediate Activation of the nervous and endocrine system.
The second phase of the general adaptation syndrome in which the nervous and endocrine systems continue to be activated.
The third and final phase of the general adaptation syndrome, in which bodily resources are drained and wear and tear on the body begins.
The field of study that investigates the connections among psychology (behaviors, thoughts, emotions), the nervous system and immune system functioning.
The reduction in activity of the immune system.
The behaviors that we engage into manage stressors.
Behaviors that aim to control or alter the environment that is causing stress.
Behaviors aimed at controlling the internal emotional reactions to a stressor.
An active and conscious process in which we alter our interpretation of a stressful event
Unconscious, emotional strategies that are engaged in to reduce anxiety and maintain a positive self-image.
A stress management technique in which a person learns how to systematically tense and relax muscle groups in the body.
Having close and positive relationships with others.
A technique in which you focus on a pleasant, calming image to achieve a state of relaxation when you feel stressed.