Chapter 13 Aggression Alcohol Anterograde amnesia Approachapproach conflict Approachavoidance conflict Attention Autonomic nervous system (ANS) Avoidanceavoidance

conflict Behavior Any behavior that is intended to hurt someone, either physically or verbally. A variety of beverages containing ethyl alcohol. Loss of memories for events that occur after a head injury. A conflict situation in which a choice must be made between two attractive goals. A conflict situation in which a choice must be made about whether to pursue a single goal that has both attractive and unattractive aspects. Focusing awareness on a narrowed range of stimuli or events. The system of nerves that connect to the heart, blood vessels, smooth muscles, and glands. A conflict situation in which a choice must be made between two unattractive goals. Any overt (observable) response or activity by an organism.

Biopsychosocial A model of illness that holds that physical illness is caused by a complex model interaction of biological, psychological, and sociocultural factors. Burnout Catastrophic thinking Catharsis Conflict Constructive coping Coping Defense mechanisms Displacement Endocrine system Fight-or-flight response Frustration General adaptation syndrome Internet addiction Physical, mental, and emotional exhaustion that is attributable to work-related stress. Unrealistically pessimistic appraisals of stress that exaggerate the magnitude of one's problems. The release of emotional tension. A state that occurs when two or more incompatible motivations or behavioral impulses compete for expression. Relatively healthful efforts that people make to deal with stressful events. Active efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate the demands created by stress. Largely unconscious reactions that protect a person from unpleasant emotions such as anxiety and guilt. Diverting emotional feelings (usually anger) from their original source to a substitute target. A group of glands that secrete chemicals into the bloodstream that help control bodily functioning. A physiological reaction to threat in which the autonomic nervous system mobilizes the organism for attacking (fight) or fleeing (flight) an enemy. The feeling that people experience in any situation in which their pursuit of some goal is thwarted. Selye's model of the body's stress response, consisting of three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion. Spending an inordinate amount of time on the Internet and being unable to control online use.

Learned helplessness Life changes Meditation Optimism Parasympatheti c division Pituitary gland

Passive behavior produced by exposure to unavoidable aversive events. Any noticeable alterations in one's living circumstances that require readjustment. A family of mental exercises in which a conscious attempt is made to focus attention in a nonanalytical way. A general tendency to expect good outcomes. The branch of the autonomic nervous system that generally conserves bodily resources. The master gland of the endocrine system; it releases a great variety of hormones that fan out through the body, stimulating actions in the other endocrine glands. Disturbed behavior that is attributed to a major stressful event but that emerges after the stress is over. Expectations or demands that one behave in a certain way. The percentage of a population that exhibits a disorder during a specified time period. Physical ailments with a genuine organic basis that are caused in part by psychological factors, especially emotional distress.

Posttraumatic stress disorder Pressure Prevalence Psychosomatic diseases

RationalAn approach to therapy that focuses on altering clients' patterns of irrational emotive therapy thinking to reduce maladaptive emotions and behavior. Retrograde amnesia Sample Social support Statistical significance Stress Sympathetic division Type A personality Type B personality Loss of memories for events that occurred prior to a head injury. The collection of subjects selected for observation in an empirical study. Various types of aid and succor provided by members of one's social networks. The condition that exists when the probability that the observed findings are due to chance is very low. Any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten one's well-being and that thereby tax one's coping abilities. The branch of the autonomic nervous system that mobilizes the body's resources for emergencies. Personality characterized by (1) a strong competitive orientation, (2) impatience and time urgency, and (3) anger and hostility. Personality characterized by relatively relaxed, patient, easygoing, amicable behavior.