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Exam 1 Ch 1-5 | GSS 3160 - STRESS AND ANXIETY, Quizzes of Education Planning And Management

Class: GSS 3160 - STRESS AND ANXIETY; Subject: GSS; University: The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey; Term: Fall 2012;

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2011/2012

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TERM 1
Fight or Flight response
DEFINITION 1
-first described by Walter Bradford Cannon.the body's stress
reaction that includes an increase in heart rate, respiration,
blood pressure, and serum cholesterol
TERM 2
stressor
DEFINITION 2
something with the potential to cause a stress reaction
TERM 3
general adaptation syndrome
DEFINITION 3
the three stages of stress reaction described by Hans Selye
TERM 4
eustress
DEFINITION 4
good things to which one has to adapt and that can lead to a
stress reaction
TERM 5
distress
DEFINITION 5
bad things to which one has to adapt and that can lead to a
stress reaction
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Fight or Flight response

-first described by Walter Bradford Cannon.the body's stress

reaction that includes an increase in heart rate, respiration,

blood pressure, and serum cholesterol

TERM 2

stressor

DEFINITION 2

something with the potential to cause a stress reaction

TERM 3

general adaptation syndrome

DEFINITION 3

the three stages of stress reaction described by Hans Selye

TERM 4

eustress

DEFINITION 4

good things to which one has to adapt and that can lead to a

stress reaction

TERM 5

distress

DEFINITION 5

bad things to which one has to adapt and that can lead to a

stress reaction

relaxation response

a series of bodily changes that are the opposite of the stress

reaction

TERM 7

autogenic training

DEFINITION 7

a relaxation technique that involves a sensation of

heaviness, warmth, and tingling in the limbs

TERM 8

progessive relaxation

DEFINITION 8

a relaxation technique that involves contracting and relaxing

muscle groups throughout the body

TERM 9

bracing

DEFINITION 9

the contraction of muscles for no obvious reason

TERM 10

neuromuscular relaxtion

DEFINITION 10

another term for progessive relaxation

cerebellum

part of the subcortex responsible for coordination

TERM 17

medulla oblongata

DEFINITION 17

part of the subcortexresponsiblefor the regulation of the

heartbeat and breathing

TERM 18

pons

DEFINITION 18

part of the subcortex responsible for regulating sleep

TERM 19

diencephalon

DEFINITION 19

part of the subcortex responsible for regulation

oftheemotions

TERM 20

thalamus

DEFINITION 20

part of the diencephalon that relays sensory impulses to the

cerebral cortex

hypothalamus

part of the diencephlon that activates the autonomic nervous

system

TERM 22

autonomic nervous system

DEFINITION 22

controls such body processes as hormone balance,

temperature, and width of blood vessels

TERM 23

limbic system

DEFINITION 23

produces emotions, the "set of emotions"

TERM 24

gray matter

DEFINITION 24

the cerebral cortex

TERM 25

reticular activating system (RAS)

DEFINITION 25

a network of nerves that connects the mind an the body

oxytocin

a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland

TERM 32

vasopressin (ADH)

DEFINITION 32

a hormone secreted by the pituitary gland

TERM 33

hippocampus

DEFINITION 33

the part of the brain the "sounds the alarm" that stress is

present

TERM 34

adrenal cortex

DEFINITION 34

the part of the adrenal gland that secretes corticoids

TERM 35

adrenal medulla

DEFINITION 35

the inner portion of the adrenal gland that secretes

catecholamines

epinephrine

a hormone and a neurotransmitter that has many functions

in the body, regulating heart rate, blood vessel and air

passage diameters, and metabolic shifts; epinephrine release

is a crucial component of the fight-or-flight response of the

sympathetic nervous system. **textbook definition: a

catecholamine secreted by the adrenal gland

TERM 37

norepinephrine

DEFINITION 37

a catecholamine secreted by the adrenal glanda

catecholamine with multiple roles including as a hormone

and a neurotransmitter.

TERM 38

sympathetic nervous system

DEFINITION 38

part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for

expending energy

TERM 39

parasympathetic nervous system

DEFINITION 39

part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for

conserving energy

TERM 40

hot reactors

DEFINITION 40

people who react to stress with an all-out physiological

reaction

Low-Density lipoprotein (LDL)

"Badcholesterol"too much of this leads to clogging of the

arteries and therefore is related to the development or

coronary heart disease

TERM 47

High-density lipoprotein (HDL)

DEFINITION 47

"Good cholesterol"helps remove cholesterol from the body

thereby lowering the chances of developing coronary heart

disease

TERM 48

sphygmmanometer

DEFINITION 48

an instrument used to measure blood pressure

TERM 49

systolic blood pressure

DEFINITION 49

the pressure of the blood as it leaves the heart

TERM 50

diastolic blood pressure

DEFINITION 50

the pressure of the bloodagainstthe arterial walls when the

heart is relaxed

hypertension

Hypertension or high blood pressure, sometimes called

arterial hypertension, is a chronic medical condition in which

the blood pressure in the arteries is elevated.

TERM 52

Type A behavior

DEFINITION 52

a behavior pattern associated with the development of

coronary heart disease

TERM 53

artherosclerosis

DEFINITION 53

clogging of the coronary arteries

TERM 54

arteriosclerosis

DEFINITION 54

loss of elasticity of the coronaryarteries

TERM 55

intervention

DEFINITION 55

activities to prevent a stressor from resulting resulting in

negative consequences

cognitive

appraisal

interpretation of a stressor

TERM 62

source management

DEFINITION 62

reducing or eliminating the source of the stress

TERM 63

anorexia nervosa

DEFINITION 63

an eating disorder in which a person takes in so few calories

as to potentially stave him-or herself

TERM 64

bulimia

DEFINITION 64

an eating disorder characterized by binge eating followed by

purging of food, such as by including vomiting or ingesting a

laxative