AP Psychology Unit 5 Mental and Physical Health (updated for 24/25 SY)
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1. Health Psycholo- the subfield of psychology concerned with ways psychological factors influence
gy the causes and treatment of physical illness and the maintenance of health
2. Stress the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors,
that we appraise as threatening or challenging
3. Hypertension high blood pressure
4. Immune sup- a decrease in the production of antibodies
pression
5. Stressors specific events or chronic pressures that place demands on a person or threaten
the person's well-being
6. Eustress A positive stress that energizes a person and helps a person reach a goal
7. Distress bad stress
8. Adverse child- Stressful or traumatic experiences, including abuse, neglect, and a range of
hood experi- household dysfunction, such as witnessing domestic violence or growing up with
ences (ACEs) substance abuse, mental disorders, parental discord, or crime in the home.
9. General Adapta- Seyle's concept that the body responds to stress with alarm, resistance and
tion Syndrome exhaustion
(GAS)
10. Alarm reaction the initial reaction to a stressor; activates protective processes within the body
phase
11. Resistance phase Second phase of the GAS, during which the body adapts to and maintains
resources to cope with the stressor.
12. Fight-flight-freeze an involuntary, physical response to a sudden and immediate threat (or stressor)
response in readiness for fight (confront), flight (escape) or freeze (avoid detection)
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13. Exhaustion third phase of the GAS, during which the body's resources become depleted
phase
14. Tend-and-be- theory that females are more likely than males to respond to stressors with
friend theory behaviors that:
Quiet, nurture and care for offspring (tending)
Establish and maintain social networks (befriending)
15. Problem-fo- Attempting to alleviate stress directly by changing the stressor or the way we
cused coping interact with that stressor.
16. Emotion-fo- attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to
cused coping emotional needs related to one's stress reaction
17. Positive psychol- the scientific study of human flourishing, with the goals of discovering and
ogy promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities to thrive
18. Well-being self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life. Used along with measures of
objective well-being (for example, physical and economic indicators) to evaluate
people's quality of life.
19. Resilience the personal strength that helps most people cope with stress and recover from
adversity and even trauma
20. Positive emo- joy, pride, relief, hope, love, and compassion
tions
21. Gratitude appreciation, thankfulness
22. Positive subjec- the positive but private feelings and thoughts people have about themselves and
tive experiences the events in their lives
23. Subjective
well-being
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1. Health Psycholo- the subfield of psychology concerned with ways psychological factors influence
gy the causes and treatment of physical illness and the maintenance of health
2. Stress the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors,
that we appraise as threatening or challenging
3. Hypertension high blood pressure
4. Immune sup- a decrease in the production of antibodies
pression
5. Stressors specific events or chronic pressures that place demands on a person or threaten
the person's well-being
6. Eustress A positive stress that energizes a person and helps a person reach a goal
7. Distress bad stress
8. Adverse child- Stressful or traumatic experiences, including abuse, neglect, and a range of
hood experi- household dysfunction, such as witnessing domestic violence or growing up with
ences (ACEs) substance abuse, mental disorders, parental discord, or crime in the home.
9. General Adapta- Seyle's concept that the body responds to stress with alarm, resistance and
tion Syndrome exhaustion
(GAS)
10. Alarm reaction the initial reaction to a stressor; activates protective processes within the body
phase
11. Resistance phase Second phase of the GAS, during which the body adapts to and maintains
resources to cope with the stressor.
12. Fight-flight-freeze an involuntary, physical response to a sudden and immediate threat (or stressor)
response in readiness for fight (confront), flight (escape) or freeze (avoid detection)
, AP Psychology Unit 5 Mental and Physical Health (updated for 24/25 SY)
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13. Exhaustion third phase of the GAS, during which the body's resources become depleted
phase
14. Tend-and-be- theory that females are more likely than males to respond to stressors with
friend theory behaviors that:
Quiet, nurture and care for offspring (tending)
Establish and maintain social networks (befriending)
15. Problem-fo- Attempting to alleviate stress directly by changing the stressor or the way we
cused coping interact with that stressor.
16. Emotion-fo- attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to
cused coping emotional needs related to one's stress reaction
17. Positive psychol- the scientific study of human flourishing, with the goals of discovering and
ogy promoting strengths and virtues that help individuals and communities to thrive
18. Well-being self-perceived happiness or satisfaction with life. Used along with measures of
objective well-being (for example, physical and economic indicators) to evaluate
people's quality of life.
19. Resilience the personal strength that helps most people cope with stress and recover from
adversity and even trauma
20. Positive emo- joy, pride, relief, hope, love, and compassion
tions
21. Gratitude appreciation, thankfulness
22. Positive subjec- the positive but private feelings and thoughts people have about themselves and
tive experiences the events in their lives
23. Subjective
well-being
