AP®︎ Psychology: Topic 5.1 Flashcards

The study of how biological, psychological, behavioral, and sociocultural influences interact to affect physical health, illness, and wellness

An event, demand, or circumstance that requires adjustment

The psychological and physiological process through which a person responds to a stressor

A person's interpretation of a stressor and evaluation of the resources available to handle it

Stress experienced as motivating, beneficial, or manageable

Stress experienced as debilitating, overwhelming, or harmful

Events involving actual or threatened serious harm that can overwhelm ordinary coping resources

Recurring minor irritations and demands whose accumulated stress can have substantial effects over time

Stressful or traumatic childhood experiences that can affect development and physical and psychological health across the lifespan

Hans Selye's three-stage model of the bodily response to sustained stress: alarm reaction, resistance, and exhaustion

The first GAS phase, when encountering a stressor triggers immediate bodily mobilization through a fight-flight-freeze response

Automatic physiological and behavioral readiness to confront a threat, escape it, or become temporarily immobile and highly attentive

The GAS phase in which the body remains activated and continues using resources to confront or adapt to an ongoing stressor

The GAS phase in which stress subsides or prolonged demands deplete coping resources, producing fatigue, reduced resistance, and the greatest susceptibility to illness

The theory that some people respond to stress by caring for themselves or others and seeking social connection and support, a pattern observed mostly in women

Cognitive and behavioral efforts to manage the demands created by stress

Coping that treats the source of stress as a problem to be changed or solved through practical action

Coping that manages emotional and physiological reactions to a stressor rather than directly changing the stressor