SPH H180 Stress Management Midterm
what is a demand made upon the adaptive capacities of the mind and body? - ANS-stress
true or false: health is more than just the absence of disease - ANS-true
what principle states that a specific amount of stress is healthy, useful, and even beneficial? -
ANS-Yerkes-Dodson Principle
what is an event or situation that an individual perceives as a threat that causes him or her to
adapt or initiate the stress response? - ANS-stressor
what is type of stress is positive, desirable stress that keeps life interesting and helps motivate
and inspire? - ANS-eustress
what type of stress is negative effects of stress that drain us of energy and surpass our capacity
to cope? - ANS-distress
what is the type of stress that results from a short term stressor? - ANS-acute stress
what is the type of stress is long term stress resulting from those nagging problems that just
don't seem to go away? - ANS-chronic stress
what is the type of stress that is when someone is perpetually in the clutches of acute stress? -
ANS-episodic acute stress
what are the five dimensions of health? - ANS-physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, social
what type of health is the cells, tissues, organs and systems are in working order? -
ANS-physical health
what type of health is the ability to think, learn, assess and question? - ANS-intellectual health
what type of health is experiencing a wide range of feelings and expressing them in an
appropriate ways? - ANS-emotional health
what type of health is the principles and values that guide a person and give meaning and
direction? - ANS-spiritual health
what type of health is the ability to relate to others and express care and concern for others? -
ANS-social health
, what are some factors that influence the impact of stress? - ANS-heredity, environment,
number/magnitude of stressors, subjective meaning of stressor, developmental level of
individual, and availability of social support
what is the term for a person's cognitive (mental) interpretation of events? - ANS-perception
what is the term for a mental process that consists of thinking and reasoning? - ANS-cognition
what is the term for our interpretation of a stressor? - ANS-cognitive appraisal
what is the term for the mental act of changing the meaning or our interpretation of the
environmental stressors in life? - ANS-cognitive restructuring
what is the term for the source of excess stress in which perceptions become distorted and
magnified out of proportion? - ANS-cognitive distortion
what does POPP stand for? - ANS-point of positive perception
what is the idea of POPP? - ANS-there is an actual point in time when your thought initiate
stress response; you can choose a positive thought; the positive perception will stop stress
response; you have prevented unhealthy and unproductive stress
what is the term for the combination of three personality characteristics that work together to
dramatically reduce the perception of stress in individuals? - ANS-hardiness
what are the three personality characteristics that make up hardiness? - ANS-commitment,
challenge, control
what are the faulty notions that a person does not have the ability to carry out a specific task? -
ANS-self-limiting beliefs
what is the idea that you are responsible for the outcomes of your own actions? - ANS-internal
locus of control
what is the idea that whatever happens to you is unrelated to your own behavior? -
ANS-external locus of control
what is the belief in our ability to accomplish a goal or change a behavior? - ANS-self efficacy
what occurs when thoughts are magnified out of proportion, resulting in excess stress? -
ANS-cognitive distortions
what is a demand made upon the adaptive capacities of the mind and body? - ANS-stress
true or false: health is more than just the absence of disease - ANS-true
what principle states that a specific amount of stress is healthy, useful, and even beneficial? -
ANS-Yerkes-Dodson Principle
what is an event or situation that an individual perceives as a threat that causes him or her to
adapt or initiate the stress response? - ANS-stressor
what is type of stress is positive, desirable stress that keeps life interesting and helps motivate
and inspire? - ANS-eustress
what type of stress is negative effects of stress that drain us of energy and surpass our capacity
to cope? - ANS-distress
what is the type of stress that results from a short term stressor? - ANS-acute stress
what is the type of stress is long term stress resulting from those nagging problems that just
don't seem to go away? - ANS-chronic stress
what is the type of stress that is when someone is perpetually in the clutches of acute stress? -
ANS-episodic acute stress
what are the five dimensions of health? - ANS-physical, intellectual, emotional, spiritual, social
what type of health is the cells, tissues, organs and systems are in working order? -
ANS-physical health
what type of health is the ability to think, learn, assess and question? - ANS-intellectual health
what type of health is experiencing a wide range of feelings and expressing them in an
appropriate ways? - ANS-emotional health
what type of health is the principles and values that guide a person and give meaning and
direction? - ANS-spiritual health
what type of health is the ability to relate to others and express care and concern for others? -
ANS-social health
, what are some factors that influence the impact of stress? - ANS-heredity, environment,
number/magnitude of stressors, subjective meaning of stressor, developmental level of
individual, and availability of social support
what is the term for a person's cognitive (mental) interpretation of events? - ANS-perception
what is the term for a mental process that consists of thinking and reasoning? - ANS-cognition
what is the term for our interpretation of a stressor? - ANS-cognitive appraisal
what is the term for the mental act of changing the meaning or our interpretation of the
environmental stressors in life? - ANS-cognitive restructuring
what is the term for the source of excess stress in which perceptions become distorted and
magnified out of proportion? - ANS-cognitive distortion
what does POPP stand for? - ANS-point of positive perception
what is the idea of POPP? - ANS-there is an actual point in time when your thought initiate
stress response; you can choose a positive thought; the positive perception will stop stress
response; you have prevented unhealthy and unproductive stress
what is the term for the combination of three personality characteristics that work together to
dramatically reduce the perception of stress in individuals? - ANS-hardiness
what are the three personality characteristics that make up hardiness? - ANS-commitment,
challenge, control
what are the faulty notions that a person does not have the ability to carry out a specific task? -
ANS-self-limiting beliefs
what is the idea that you are responsible for the outcomes of your own actions? - ANS-internal
locus of control
what is the idea that whatever happens to you is unrelated to your own behavior? -
ANS-external locus of control
what is the belief in our ability to accomplish a goal or change a behavior? - ANS-self efficacy
what occurs when thoughts are magnified out of proportion, resulting in excess stress? -
ANS-cognitive distortions
