Important Terms - Chapter 11

stress

stressor

stress reaction

general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

alarm

resistance

exhaustion

eustress

distress

primary appraisal

secondary appraisal

hassles

uplifts

frustration

external frustration

internal frustration

approach-approach conflict

avoidance-avoidance conflict

approach-avoidance conflict

multiple approach-avoidance conflict

acculturative stress

frustration-aggression hypothesis

learned helplessness

repression

denial

displacement

scapegoating

regression

reaction formation

rationalization

intellectualization

projection

posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

psychosomatic disorder

Type A personality

Type B personality

coping

optimism

pessimism

explanatory style

problem-focused coping

emotion-focused coping

disclosure

biofeedback

meditation

guided imagery