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