Psychological Disorders & Stress
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Stress | tension, discomfort, or physical symptoms felt when a situations strains our ability to cope |
| primary appraisal | initial decision regarding whether an event is harmful |
| secondary appraisal | perceptions regarding our ability to cope with an event |
| corticosteroids | stress hormones |
| Social Readjustment Rating Scale | scale rating event stressful |
| Hassle | minor annoyance that strains our ability to cope |
| Coronary Heart Disease | damage to heart from blockage of arteries |
| anxiety | apprehension, dread, uneasiness; most prevalent |
| Somatoform Disorders | condition marked by physical symptoms that suggest an underlying medical illness, but are actually psychological in origin |
| Agoraphobia | fear of being in a place or situation from which escape is difficult or embarassing |
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