PAHL Final Exam Study Guide

PAHL Final Exam Study Guide The ability to know and manage your own emotions and to recognize the emotional states of others is referred to as ___________________________ - emotional intelligence/emotional quotient Researcher Hans Selye first showed a connection between the body and the mind. The study of the mind's healing and harmful effects on the body has come to be known as _______________________________ - psychoneuroimmunology (PNI) The A B Cs of stress - -activating event (stressor) -beliefs and perceptions -consequences activating event (stressor) - any event or condition that triggers a stress response stress - any specific or nonspecific response of the body to any demand made upon it all or nothing thinking - looking at things in absolute, black and white categories mental filtering - dwelling on the negatives and ignoring the positives emotional reasoning - reasoning from how you feel "I feel lousy therefore things are lousy." labeling - identifying with your shortcoming arousal - a state of physiological and emotional activation general adaptation syndrome - -alarm -resistance -exhaustion stress hardy - capable of keeping cool under pressure 3 characteristics of a stress hardy person - -commitment -control -challenge challenge - how people perceive a change clinical depression - long periods of despondency that cripple people physically, cognitively, socially, and spiritually causes of depression - -sin -genetics -chemical imbalances -stress or trauma -inadequate social support -negative irrational support cognitive behavior therapy - based on the theory that irrational or pessimistic thoughts and actions cause and intensify depression rational-emotive therapy - the counselor directly and confrontationally challenges the clients negative emotions What to do when you are depressed? - -keep God central -maintain a positive attitude -focus on what you can still do -don't make any major life choices -get support from friends and family What is the source of happiness? - -strong social relationships -spiritual faith sleep deprivation - lack of adequate sleep for the needs of the body and mind chronic sleep deprivation - occurs when one consistently does not get sufficient sleep sleep debt - the accumulated sleep loss due to various conflicts sleep theives - -academic workload and life -work -ignorance Effects of sleep deprivation - -general fatigue -emotional irritability -cognitive impairment