Stress and Coping

Set 1: Stress Basics

Set 1 of 3
Coping
Stress
Person-environment fit
Stressor
Tend-and-Befriend model
General Adaptation Syndrome
Fight-or-flight
Selye's model proposing that different stressors produce the same physiological response in three phases
A negative emotional experience accompanied by predictable biochemical, physiological, cognitive, and behavioural changes
A primal survival mechanism activating the sympathetic nervous system to confront or flee a threat
A stress response, more common in females, involving seeking social contact during stress
The thoughts and behaviours used to manage the internal and external demands of stressful situations
An event, situation, experience, or trigger that causes stress
The perception of stress determined by an individual's appraisal of their resources to manage a stressor