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Stress - def

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response to the presence of a stressor.

2
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Stressor - def

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a demand, situation, internal stimulus or circumstance that threatens a person’s personal security or self integrity.

3
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Eustress - def

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short term, mild level of stress.

4
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Distress - defined as a negative stress that causes a high level of anxiety. T/F?

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True!

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Primary Appraisal - def

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focuses on the stressful event itself.

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Secondary Appraisal - def

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involves a person’s perception of personal coping skills.

7
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Coping - def

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any response to external life strains that serves to prevent, avoid, or control emotional stress.

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Problem focused coping - def

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strategies that use approach behaviors, like fixing the problem.

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Emotion focused coping- def

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refers to avoidance behaviors that serve to distance the person from stress.

10
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Ego defense mechanism - def

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represents a largely unconscious pattern of coping that people use to protect the self form full awareness of challenging conflict situation.

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Social support - def

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emotional comfort, advice, and instrumental assistance that a person receives from other people in their social network.

12
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Anticipatory Guidance - def

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term used to describe the process of sharing information about a circumstance before it occurs.