Stress Management Chapter 8 Perceptions and Interventions Part One pg 177-186

How does humor or laughter help elderly or older people?

Humor and laughter have been shown to have health benefits for the elderly and for other populations. In fact, because humor has been shown to improve the functioning of the immune system, increase tolerance of pain, and decrease the stress response it has been adopted as a therapy used in hospitals.

Humor and laughing can be good for you

Humor results in both physiological and psycho-logical changes. Laughter increases muscular activity, respiratory activity, oxygen exchange, heart rate, and the production of catecholamines and endorphins.

There are parts of components of Type A behavior that appear to operate in opposing directions and these parts are called? One of these is termed Impatience/Irritability (II), the other Achievement Striving (AS).

Impatience/Irritability (II) and Achievement Striving (AS)

What is palliative care?

Palliative care is specialized medical care for people living with a serious illness

How can a Type A person have better behavior?

They can set weekly, realistic, and attainable goals and to identify rewards to be applied when these goals are achieved. Similarly, list behaviors you wish to eliminate and punishments you are prepared to apply if these behaviors are not eliminated on schedule.

people who have type B behavior is so different than people that type a people, how do type B behavior people act?

Type B people are not too competitive, don't have a lot of hostility (anger) and no having a sense of urgency. ( wanting to hurry to do something)

How can you use this understanding to manage stress?

Whenever things seem bad, remember that they can always be worse. Be thankful they aren't. Then recall all the good things in your life and be grateful for them.

perceptions

a person's cognitive interpretation of events. ( how they see and think about events in life)

What is the relationship between blood platelet aggregation/reactivity and coronary heart disease, and that during hostility, platelet reactivity increases and has been described as?

as "a key patho-physiological pathway in the onset of CVD (cardiovascular) events.

A person with the type A behavior pattern has been found to be associated or to have what type of disease?

coronary heart disease

Polyphasic behavior is doing two or more things at the same time. This often distracts from the attention each needs and deserves. Type A lot of people that can 2 do things at once hav polyphasic behavior.

eating and driving at the same time

Stop and smell the roses means to

focus on having a good life dont waste living getting a lot money, property (houses) , fame, or doctoral degrees (higher than a graduate school degree) ,

selective awareness

focusing on the aspects of a situation that help a person feel better (think of the good or the positive even when it is bad news or a bad problem)

Attitude of Gratitude

focusing on things about which to be grateful

How do people feel when they did not stoop and smell the roses and enjoy life?

he or she remains disheartened by missing out on what life is all about—living, experiencing, smelling the roses while trying not to get caught on the thorns.

impatience/Irritability is also known associated or known to have people with what kind of problems?

physical health complaints, depression, job satisfaction, and marital dissatisfaction.

What is in the body that causes type a people to get angry

the high catecholamine reactivity and diminished brain serotonin functions when hostility is

What else in the body that causes type a people to get angry

the relationship between blood platelet aggregation/reactivity and coronary heart disease, and that during hostility, platelet reactivity increases

Achievement Striving is characterized by job dedication, target setting, and hard- driving behavior

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Behavior that is rewarded tends to be repeated. The key, then, is to reward Type B behavior while ignoring or punish-ing Type A behavior.

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Developing an attitude of gratitude

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Humor and laughter have also been found useful for patients who are receiving palliative care

true

Humor has even been suggested as a means of overcoming posttraumatic stress disorder and of coping with terror-ism.

true

Impatience/Irritability is characterized by impatience, time urgency, and irritability;

true

In another study, patients with end-stage renal disease (kidney disease) who had a greater sense of humor increased their odds of survival and live longer by 31 percent over patients with less of a sense of humor.

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In fact, it was found that Type A fathers tend to produce Type A sons.

true

Laughter can make stress feel better

true

Type A behavior pattern is a person that acts different ways and has a different personality and wants to compete agains others. Type A may have people that are aggressive (pushy)., impatience (no patience) , This behavior pattern has been found to be associated with the development of coronary heart disease.

true

Type A people can have more stress

true

Type A people may also be rushing or urgent to do something and being hostile (anger ) and secure about themselves

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Type A, it appears that hostility and anger may be the key. One explanation for this association is the high catecholamine reactivity and diminished brain serotonin functions when hostility is experienced.51 Another explanation recognizes the relationship between blood platelet aggregation/reactivity and coronary heart disease, and that during hostility, platelet reactivity increases. This has been described as "the relationship between blood platelet aggregation/reactivity and coronary heart disease, and that during hostility, platelet reactivity increases

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Examples of the author having a good Perspective and Selective Awareness when faced with problems

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