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| uplift | Small, positive events called ____________________ can protect against the effects of stress. |
| Equal Pay Act of 1963 | The _________________________ prohibits wage and salary discrimination for jobs that require equivalent skills and responsibilities. |
| environmental | Noise and crowding are considered ____________________ stressors. |
| eustress | Positive stress is often called ____________________. |
| pessimist | A(n) ____________________ tends to see the dark side of a situation. |
| optimist | A(n) ____________________ tends to put the best face on any set of events. |
| Civil Rights Act of 1964 | The ______________________________ prohibits discrimination in all areas of employment on the basis of gender, race, color, religion, and national origin. |
| hardiness | The active coping strategy of ____________________ is a personality trait of control, commitment, and challenge. |
| psychosomatic symptoms | Stress may result in _________________________, which are physical symptoms that are caused by stress and tension. |
| distress | Negative stress, or ____________________, can take a harsh toll on the mind and body. |
| approach-approach | The conflict situation that involves two attractive alternatives is a(n) ____________________ conflict. |
| fight-or-flight | When danger threatens, people mobilize for the ____________________ response. |
| stress | To psychologists, ____________________ can be an event, a response, or a perception of an event. |
| cognitive | If stress causes a person to have difficulty concentrating, that person is having a ____________________ reaction to stress. |
| exhaustion | At the ____________________ stage, the person may develop delusions in an effort to retain a coping strategy. |
| holistic | Stress reactions may be physical, behavioral, or psychological because we are ____________________ organisms. |