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Stress: psychological and physical response to a stimulus that alters the body’s state of equilibrium
Hans Selye GAS [general adaption syndrome] 3 stages – alarm, resistance, exhaustion
Alarm: fight of flight. Adrenaline, cortisol. Beathing, hr, bp increase
Resistance: adapt to stressor, equilibrium
Exhaustion: if stressor persists, resistance will wear down. May lead to negative health effects
Allostatic load – stress carried by body to maintain equilibrium
Stress suppress immune system
Problem-focused coping: Coping focused on changing the environment itself or the way the person interacts with the environment.
Emotion-focused coping: Coping focused on changing the person’s emotional response to the stressor.
Psychosis: An obvious impairment in the ability to perceive and comprehend events accurately, combined with a gross disorganization of behavior.
Diathesis-stress model: a vulnerability to a disorder and specific stress factors trigger that disorder
Mood disorders: A category of disorders marked by persistent or episodic disturbances in emotion that interfere with normal functioning in at least one realm of life.
Major depression affects a persons ABC’s – affect, behavior, cognition
Dysthymia: A mood disorder similar to major depressive disorder, but less intense and longer lasting.
Depression learned helplessness and hopelessness. Negative reinforcement for avoidance [ex. Calling in sick]
Bipolar disorder: A mood disorder marked by one or more episodes of either mania or hypomania, often alternating with periods of depression.
Manic episode: A period of at least 1 week during which an abnormally elevated, expansive, or irritable mood persists.
Hypomania: A mood state similar to mania, but less severe, with fewer and less intrusive symptoms.
Panic attack: brief intense fear followed by breathing difficulties
People go great lengths to prevent panic attacks
People with panic attacks have sensitive locus coeruleus
Agoraphobia: A
Hans Selye GAS [general adaption syndrome] 3 stages – alarm, resistance, exhaustion
Alarm: fight of flight. Adrenaline, cortisol. Beathing, hr, bp increase
Resistance: adapt to stressor, equilibrium
Exhaustion: if stressor persists, resistance will wear down. May lead to negative health effects
Allostatic load – stress carried by body to maintain equilibrium
Stress suppress immune system
Problem-focused coping: Coping focused on changing the environment itself or the way the person interacts with the environment.
Emotion-focused coping: Coping focused on changing the person’s emotional response to the stressor.
Psychosis: An obvious impairment in the ability to perceive and comprehend events accurately, combined with a gross disorganization of behavior.
Diathesis-stress model: a vulnerability to a disorder and specific stress factors trigger that disorder
Mood disorders: A category of disorders marked by persistent or episodic disturbances in emotion that interfere with normal functioning in at least one realm of life.
Major depression affects a persons ABC’s – affect, behavior, cognition
Dysthymia: A mood disorder similar to major depressive disorder, but less intense and longer lasting.
Depression learned helplessness and hopelessness. Negative reinforcement for avoidance [ex. Calling in sick]
Bipolar disorder: A mood disorder marked by one or more episodes of either mania or hypomania, often alternating with periods of depression.
Manic episode: A period of at least 1 week during which an abnormally elevated, expansive, or irritable mood persists.
Hypomania: A mood state similar to mania, but less severe, with fewer and less intrusive symptoms.
Panic attack: brief intense fear followed by breathing difficulties
People go great lengths to prevent panic attacks
People with panic attacks have sensitive locus coeruleus
Agoraphobia: A