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| The mental, emotional and physiological response of the body to any situation that is new, threatening, frightening, or exciting. |
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| Positive stress; health and performance continue to improve, even as stress increases. |
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| General Adaptation Syndrome |
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| A pattern of responses to stress that consist of an alarm stage, a resistance stage, and an exhaustion stage. |
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| Stress management technique where the individual concentrates on ‘breathing away’ the tension and inhaling fresh air to the entire body. |
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| A method of relaxation that has been practiced for ages in an effort to produce relaxation and achieve inner peace. |
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| A relaxation technique that uses appealing mental images to promote relaxation and reduce stress. |
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| Negative stress; refers to unpleasant or harmful stress under which health and performance begin to decrease. |
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| Behavior pattern characteristic of a hard driving, over ambitious, aggressive, at times hostile, and overly competitive person. |
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| Behavior pattern characteristic of a calmed, casual, relaxed, easy-going individual. |
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| Behavior pattern of individuals who are just as highly stressed as the Type A, but do not seem to be at a higher risk for disease than Type B |
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| Physiological response of the body to stress, which prepares the individual to take action by stimulating the vital defense system. |
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| Stress management technique; a process in which a person learns to reliable influence physiological responses. |
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| Morphine-like substances released from the pituitary gland in the brain during prolonged aerobic exercise; thought to induce feelings of well-being. |
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| Progressive Muscle Relaxation |
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| Stress management technique involving progressive contraction and relaxation of muscle groups throughout the body. |
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| Form of self-suggestion where an individual is able to place him/herself in an auto-hypnotic state by repeating and concentrating on feelings of heaviness and warmth in the extremities. |
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