Stress and Health Crossowrd

2. To flee from a problem.
5. Stressful conditions trigger the release of stress ______ into the nervous system.
6. People who have been through disasters are increasingly likely to have ________ and other mental disorders.
8. They study the relationship between health and stress.
10. A subfield of psychology that focuses on how stress affects well-being and health.
14. events that we appraise as threatening or challenging.
15. In which GAS phase do you experience exhaustion which allows for greater susceptibility to illness?
16. Physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion.
17. In which GAS phase do you experience an outpouring of stress?

1. The theory that describes physiological changes (in three stages) the body undertakes when experiencing stress.
3. Reserarched the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS).
4. An inclination to believe that people are motivated purely by self-interest.
7. If you perceive a stress as a _____, you will be more likely to solve a problem.
9. An event that causes large amounts of damage and suffering.
11. In which GAS phase do you experience an alarmreaction when the nervous system is activated?
12. To take action against challenge.
13. Concluded that emotional experiences directly cause physiological reactions (ex: trembling or sweating).
14. The process by which we perceive and respond to stressors.