psychology chapter 12

a complex pattern of changes, including physiological arousal, feelings, cognitive processes, and behavioral reactions, made in response to a situation perceived to be personally significant

a peripheral-feedback theory of emotion stating that an eliciting stimulus triggers a behavioral response that sends different sensory and motor feedback to the brain and creates the feeling of a specific emotion

a theory stating than an emotional stimulus produces two co-occuring reactions--arousal and experience of emotion--that do not cause each other.

the theory that emotional experiences arise from automatic arousal and cognitive appraisal

a theory stating that the experience of emotion is the joint effect of psychiological arousal and cognitive appriasal, which serves to determine how an ambigious inner state of arousal will be labeled

individuals' overal evaluation of life satisfaction and happiness

a movement within psychology that applies research to provide people with the knowledge and skills that allow them to experience fulfilling lives

the pattern of specific and nonspecific responses an organism makes to stimulus events that disturbe its equilibrium and tax or exceed its ability to cope

an internal or external event or stimulus that induces stress

a transient state of arousal with typically clear onset and offset patterns

a continuous state of arousal in which an individual perceives demands as greater than the inner and outer resources available for dealing with them

a sequence of internal activities triggered when an organism is faced with a threat; prepares the body for combat and struggle or fo running away to safety; recent evidence suggests that the response is characteristic of only males

a response to stressors that is hypothesized to be typical for females; stressors prompt females to protect their offspring and join social groupts to reduce vunerability

the pattern of nonspecific adaptational physiological mechanisms that occurs in response to continuing threat by almost any serious stressor

physical disorder aggravated by or primarily attributable to prolonged emotional stress or other psychological causes

in stress research, the measure of the stress levels of different types of change experienced during a given period

an anxiety disorder characterized by the persistant reexperience of traumatic events through distressing recollections, dreams, hallucinations, or dissociative flashbacks; develops in response to rapes, life-threatening events, severe injury, and natural disasters

the process of dealing with internal or external demands that are perceived to be threatening or overwhelming

variable that changes the impact of a stressor on a given type of stress reaction

efforts made in advance of a potentially stressful event to overcome, reduce or tolerate the imbalance between perceived demands and available resources

the belief that one has the ability to make a difference in the course of the consequences of some event or experience; often helpful in dealing with stressors

resources, including material aid, socioemotional support and informational aid, provided by others to help a person cope with stress

the field of psychology devoted to understanding the ways people stay healthy, the reasons they become ill, and the ways they response when they become ill

a general condition of soundness and vigor of body and mind; not simply the absence of illness or injury

a Navajo concept referring to harmony, peace of mind, goodness, ideal family relationships, beauty in arts and crafts, and health of body and spirit

a model of health and illness that suggests links among the nervous system, the immune system, behavioral styles, cognitive processing, and environmental domains of health

optimal health, incorporating the ability to function fully and actively over the physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, social, and environmental domains of health

the development and implementation of general strategies and specific tactics to eliminate or reduce the risk that people will become ill

acronuym for acquired immune deficiency sydrome, a syndrome caused by a virus that damages the immune system and weakens the body's ability to fight infection

human immunodeficiency virus, a virus that attacks white blood cells (T lymphocytes) in human blood, thereby weakening the functioning of the immune system; HIV causes AIDS

a condition in which muscle tension, cortical activity, heart rate, and blood pressure decrease and breathing slows

a self-regulatory technique by which an individual acquires voluntary control over nonconscious biological processes

the research area that investigates interactions between psychological processes, such as responses to stress, and the functions of the immune system

a complex pattern of behavior and emotions that incudes excessive emphasis on competition, aggression, impatience, and hostility; hostility increase the risk of coronary heart disease

as compared to type A behavior pattern a less competitive, less aggressive, less hostile pattern of behavior and emotion

the syndrome of emotional exhaustin, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment, often experienced by workers in high-stress jobs