stress management exam 3

spiritual health

spirituality

individuals define for themselves the rules, regulations, and responsibilities

• to guide their behavior and by which they choose to live

religion

social concept that involves beliefs, practices, and rituals related to the sacred

consists of specific rules, regulations, and responsibilities

believes in the concept of life after death and proscribes rules to guide behavior

primary control

attempts to change a situation

secondary control

attempts to control oneself or one’s emotional reactions

intercessory prayer

prayers that seek divine intervention either to prevent an occurrence or to held overcome it

spiritual disease

condition in which people are:

• not true to their spiritual selves

• live a “life story” that is inconsistent with their beliefs and values

deferring

entire situation is turned over to God

self-directing

individual perceives him or herself as responsible for the outcome

collaboration

individual works with God to control the situation

pleading

individual begs God to intervene

emotional

financial

informational

advice

what are the forms of social support?

theories related to spirituality

social support theory and placebo theory

muscular flexibility

muscular strength

absolute maximum force that a muscle can generate

muscular endurance

ability to do continuous muscular work

flexibility

ability to move the joints of the body through their fullest range of motion

body composition

proportion of lean body mass to the percentage of body fat

agility

ability to move with quickness, speed, and balance

aerobic exercise

exercise of relatively long duration that does not require more oxygen that can be inhaled (jogging, bicycling, walking, rope jumping)

anaerobic exercise

exercise of short duration that requires more oxygen that can be inhaled (sprinting & short swimming races)

intensity

how hard a person exercises

time

duration

how long a person exercises

frequency

how often a person exercises

physical fitness

ability to do one’s work and have energy remaining for recreational activities

soul print

unique stories of people, their reasons for being, their views of holy and holistic living, and unique patterns of their spirit

distress

bad things to which one must adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction

eustress

good things to which one must adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction

stressor

stimulus with the potential for triggering the fight-or-flight response

environmental, psychological, sociological, & philosophical

what are the 4 types of stressors?

psychosomatic disease

involves both the mind and the body

sympathetic system

- responsible for expending energy
- responsible for fight or flight mode
- "immediate" response
- release of epinephrine (adrenaline) and norepinephrine (noradrenaline)
- causes increased heart rate, vasodilation

parasympathetic system

- responsible for energy conservation and relaxation
- releases Acetylcholine (ACh)
- returns body to homeostasis from the stress response
- reduces heart rate, ventilation, blood pressure

cortisol

- released from adrenal cortex
- generates glucose
- suppresses immune system

fight or flight response

body's stress reaction that includes increase in heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, & serum cholesterol (Walter Cannon)

locus of control

alarm reaction

stage of resistance

stage of exhaustion

what are the 3 stages of general adaptation syndrome?

allostatic load

cumulative biological wear and tear that results from responses to stress that seeks to maintain body equilibrium & being "stressed out"

stress reaction

social support theory

stress occurs when there is not enough social support available to respond to the event effectively

adrenal gland

medulla & cortex (sits on top of kidneys and releases cortisol)

primary appraisal

judging how much of a threat is involved, and how important is the outcome

secondary appraisal

determining whether resources needed to meet the demand are available

• antioxidant vitamins A, C, & E

• Vitamin B complex

vitamins affected by chronic stress

1. surrender

2. withdrawal

3. hostile aggression

4. persuasion

5. dialogue

5 conflict management styles

surrender

To habitually give in to a situation.

•Positive: immediate resolution

•Negative: deflates self-esteem, resolution will need to occur at a later time

withdrawal

Physical or psychological removal from the problem.

•Walk out of the room

•Remain silent

•Positive: best when used as a time out

•Negative: physical or emotional absence avoids resolution

hostile aggression

A form of intimidation to manipulate others into submission.

•Ex: yelling, fist pounding, throwing things

•Positive: ?

•Negative: perpetuates resentment, offers no resolution

persuasion

An attempt to alter another person’s attitude or behavior.

•Positive: opens new lines of thinking, promote mutual agreement, may include reason or motivation.

•Negative: when used at the expense of others

dialogue

The verbal exchange of opinions, attitudes, facts, and perceptions that opens the doors to greater understanding of the nature of the problem.

•Positive: Negotiations can be made. Compromise is agreeable.

•Negative: ?

dance definition

dance theory

exercise history

exercise outcomes

meditation theory

meditation history