Unit 1 - Chapter 1 - PSY-1123
2nd Phase of GAS
Stage of Resistance
What is the rationale of the theory of stress developed by Holmes and Rahe?
The frequency of stressful experiences determines the level of stress.
The goal of stress management is to
limit the harmful effects of stress while maintaining life's quality and vitality
During Phase 2 (Stage of Resistance):
resistance ensues if continued exposure to the stressor is compatible with adaptation
The fight-or-flight response is termed:
stress reactivity
General Adaptation Syndrome is a
stress reactivity process
Distress
stress that occurs via bad things to which we must adapt
Eustress
stress that occurs via positive things to which we must adapt
Stress
the combination of a stressor, stress reactivity, and strain
Bracing
the contraction of muscles for no obvious purpose
Environmental Stressors - examples:
toxins, heat, cold
Philosophical Stressors - examples:
use of time, purpose in life
According to DeLongis, what can counteract the hassles of stress?
A person saying something nice about the one who is experiencing stress.
GAS
General Adaptation Syndrome
ATW Simeons view on the relationship between the development of the human brain and stress:
He believed that the human brain had failed to develop at the pace needed to respond to symbolic stressors of 20th century life
Psychological Stressors - examples:
threats to self-esteem, depression
Sociological Stressors - examples:
unemployment, death of a loved one
3rd Phase of GAS
Stage of Exhaustion
What happens when the human body prepares itself physiologically to act during a stressful situation but is inhibited psychologically?
The unused stress products break down the body
Hardiness
buffering between stress and the development of illness and disease
Stressors
factors with the potential to cause stress
Progressive Relaxation is also called:
neuromuscular relaxation or Jacobsonian relaxation
During Phase 3 (Stage of Exhaustion):
the body has adjusted to the continued exposure to the stressor, yet exhausting the adaptation energy
During Phase 1 (Alarm Reaction):
the body shows the changes characteristic of the first exposure to a stressor
Fight-or-Flight Response
the body's stress reaction that includes an increase in heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and serum cholesterol
Hans Selye defined stress as:
the nonspecific response of the body to any demand made upon it
Strains
the physical, psychological, and behavioral outcomes of stress reactivity
Relaxation Response
the physiological state achieved when one is relaxed; the opposite of the stress reaction; created by Herbert Benson
General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
the three phases of stress reaction described by Hans Selye
Relaxation Response is also called:
the trophotropic response
1st Phase of Gas
Alarm Reaction
3 Phases of GAS
Phase 1 - Alarm Reaction Phase 2 - Stage of Resistance Phase 3 - Stage of Exhaustion
Progressive Relaxation
a relaxation technique involving contracting and relaxing muscle groups throughout the body
Autogenic Training
a relaxation technique that involves imagining one's limbs to be heavy, warm, and tingling
Holmes and Rahe proposed that stress occurs when
a situation requires more resources than are available.
