| Term | Definition |
|---|
| stress | process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging |
| general adaptation syndrome (GAS) | Sely's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in three stages- alarm, resistance, exhaustion |
| coronary heart disease | clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle |
| Type A | Friedman and Roseman's trem for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger-prone people |
| Type B | Friedman and Roseman's term for easygoing, relaxed people |
| coping | alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods |
| problem-focused coping | attempting to alleviate stress directly- by changing stressor or the way we interact with that stressor |
| emotion-focused coping | attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor |
| aerobic exercise | sustained exercise that increases heart and lung fitness |
| biofeedback | system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back info regarding physiological state |
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