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psychological disorders,stress,treatment

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Stress   any circumstance that threaten or are perceived to threaten ones well being and tax ones coping abilities  
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types of stress   frustration,conflict,change,pressure  
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Frustration   pursuit of ones goal is blocked,everyday hassels,brief and not terribly important  
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change   requires readjustment of ones life,habits. caused by positive and negativve events.  
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pressure   expectations or demands to perform a certain way, usually time restrained  
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conflict   when two or more impulses compete for expression  
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types of conflict   approach-approach:choice to be made bwtn 2 attractive goals. avoidance-avoidance:choice to be made bwtn 2 unattractive goals. approach-avoidance:choice to be made whether to pursue a goal that has both attractive and unattractive aspects  
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role conflicts   reflect disagreements or friction bwtn expectations about how one should behave  
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conflict bwtn person and role:   occurs when a person is faced with a role that is incompatible with a persons attitude or personality. ex. a normally quiet and unassertive student is elected to student body president.  
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intrarole conflict:   refers to conflict within a role. ex: parents deal with intrarole conflict as it is often difficult to disciplineand be a friend to their child at the same time.  
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interrole conflict   tension bwtn two different roles that must be played at the same time. ex:children may find themselves playing parent to aging parents,though they are still treated as sons and daughters.  
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responses to stress:   emotional,physiological,behavioral  
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emotional response:   annoyance,anger,apprehension,anxiety,fear,sadness,grief. can affect memory,attention,judgement and decision making.  
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physiological responses:   brain pathways involved in stress responce. heart rate,hormones etc.  
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Selye explained stress reactions in terms of:   general adaptation syndrome  
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three stages of gas   alarm,resistance,exhaustion  
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alarm   stage 1: physiological response to threatening stimulus  
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resistance   stage 2: organism adapts to threat physiological changes stabilize  
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exhaustion   stage 3: the bodys resources become taxed,organism collapses from exhaustion  
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behavioral response   trying to cope with stress. coping strategies could be good or bad for you. ex. blame oneself,give up,act aggressively,addictions  
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external loc   is when people believe that events occure because of uncontrollable factors that are external to them.  
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internal loc   is when people believe that they are in control  
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loc   influences out perception of and our dealing with stress and stressful events  
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sympathetic nervous system   is a network of nerves that prepares the organs for rigorous activity. increases blood pressure,respiration(flight or flight response)  
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parasympathetic nervous system   facilitates vegetative,nonemergency responses by the organs. dominant during our relaxed stages.  
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hpa axis   the hypothalumus,pituitary gland and adrenal cortex  
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adrenocorticotropic hormone(acth)   stimulates the adrenal cortex to secrete cortisol.  
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cortisol   helps the body mobilize energy to fight a difficult situation  
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most important element of the immune system   leukocytes  
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in response to an infection,leukocytes and other cells produce small proteins called   cytokines  
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cytokines   are the the immune systems way of telling the brain that the body is sick. they produce symptoms of being sick.  
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posttraumatic stress disorder(ptsd)   occurs in some people after terrifying experiences.  
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ptsd victims show lower than normal what?   cortisol levels  
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sapolsky(1988)   argues that the nature of todays crisis are more prolonged  
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explanations of mental illness   biological,psychological,supernatural  
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biological   abnormal behavior approached like disease,physical cause,malfunction of the brain  
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psychological explanation   fear,anxiety,frustration cause mental illness  
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supernatural   mysterious forces such as demons,spirits,devil. magic,exorcism,bloodlettiing,trepanation,witch hunts.  
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medical model of mental illness   the idea that abnormal behavior is a disease.  
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people with mental disorders   a diagnosis is made,a etiology is sought, and prognosis is made  
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transvestic fetihism   sexual and gender identity disorder, men like to dress like women.  
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deviant   different from normal/cultural standards)the behavior is  
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maladaptive   having negative consequences for social,occupational functioning the behavior is  
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distressing   subjectively painful the behavior is for the individual  
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diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders 4th ed.   book of recognied disorders  
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anxiety disorders   disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety  
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generalized anxiety disorder   chronic "free floating anxiety" about nearly everything.experience trembling,diarrea,dizziness  
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phobic disorder   specific focus of fear;irrational, no real threat  
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panic disorder and agoraphobia   paralyzing attacks of anxiety,may lead to agoraphobia  
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obsessive compulsive disorder(0cd)   obsessive thoughts,compulsive actions  
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posttraumatic stress disorder   psychological disturbance due to major traumatic events  
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somatoform disorders   physical ailments caused by psychological factors/disturbances, as they cannot be explained b organi conditions.  
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