| A | B |
|---|
| Stress | Process by which we cope with threats & challenges. |
| Evolutionary Perspective of Stress | Humans are used to mentally dealing w/ primal threats, we apply this system (poorly) to modern world. |
| Eustress | Good Stress - Competition A Fun Challenge |
| Distress | Bad Stress- Danger/Conflict Social Pressure |
| General Adaptation Syndrome | 1.) Alarm – There’s a Problem! 2.) Resistance – Body kicks into gear (sympathertic N.S.) 3.) Exhaustion – Body comes back down, rests (Parasympathetic N.S.) |
| Defense Mechanisms | Emotional tools we use to protect ourselves from intense frustration, conflict, or unworthiness. |
| Repression | Defense Mechanism: When it’s too painful to think about, our mind unconsciously pushes it down. |
| Avoidance | Defense Mechanism: Instead of facing problems head-on, we hide. |
| Denial | Defense Mechanism: Even though we KNOW the truth, we choose not to accept it. |
| Undoing | Defense Mechanism: Every time a person does something that makes them feel guilty, they “balance their karma” by doing something overly nice. (doesn’t solve the problem) |
| Fantasy | Defense Mechanism: Daydreaming |
| Regression | Defense Mechanism: Reverting back to an earlier state helps us feel like responsibility can’t get us. |
| Projection | Defense Mechanism: When YOU feel angry, but you call out someone else for being angry instead of dealing with your own anger. |
| Rationalization | Defense Mechanism: Making Up Excuses |
| Identification | Defense Mechanism: Blending in and modeling after in order to be accepted. |
| Displacement | Defense Mechanism: We pass along our negative feelings by lashing out at someone vulnerable instead of the source of our feelings. |
| Reaction Formation | Defense Mechanism: Expressing the opposite emotion from an unacceptable one. |
| Sublimation | Defense Mechanism: Instead of lashing out at someone you are frustrated with (unacceptable,) instead you run 10 miles. (acceptable) |
| Intellectualism | Defense Mechanism: Use logic and focus on details to fight emotion. “Become computer-like” |
| Compensation | Defense Mechanism: Making up for weakness in one area by excelling in another. |
| Psychophysiological Illness | Body illness caused by the mind. |
| B Lymphocytes | Bone-Marrow White Blood Cells fight bacteria. |
| T Lymphocytes | Thymus White Blood Cells fight cancer, viruses |
| Coping | Alleviating Stress |
| Problem-Focused Coping | Reducing stress by solving the problem |
| Emotion-Focused Coping | Dealing w/ feelings that cause stress. |
| Type A | Problem-Focused, competitive Personality |
| Type B | Emotion-Focused, relaxed personality |
| Biofeedback | Being aware of what’s happening to your body in order to fix it. |
| Facial Feedback | Make an expression, and you can start to feel that way. |
| Reciprocal Determinism | Who we are affects our behavior which impacts our environment which changes our behavior which changes who we are. |
