Scale in which pps identify how closely a statement reflects their own behaviour / view / mental state
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Adaptive
How much a type of behaviour increases the reproductive potential of an individual and the survival of that individuals genes - whether it has a positive effect on health and a persons potential to survive
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Cognitive Therapy
Treatment that involves attempts to change or restructure a persons thoughts or behaviour
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Behavioural therapy
Treatments that involves attempts to change or restructure a persons thoughts or beliefs
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Cognitive behavioural therapy
(A mixture of the two methods above) Combines cognitive therapy to try to modify or eliminate unwanted thoughts / beliefs with behavioural therapy to try to modify behaviour in response to those thoughts
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Workplace stressors
Factors in the work environment or aspects of the job that cause stress eg overcrowding, noise, temperature, lack of control, work overload, interpersonal relationships
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Goodness of fit hypothesis
The idea that the best way of coping with a stressful situation depends on the nature of that situation
A technique that aims to reduce ANS activity by controlling involuntary muscles e.g. heart through the use of feedback (from a machine) about current psychological functioning e.g. heart rate / blood pressure
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Card 2
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Emotion focused methods of dealing with stress
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Palliative Coping
Card 3
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Problem focused methods of dealing with stress
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Card 4
Front
Scale in which pps identify how closely a statement reflects their own behaviour / view / mental state
Back
Card 5
Front
How much a type of behaviour increases the reproductive potential of an individual and the survival of that individuals genes - whether it has a positive effect on health and a persons potential to survive
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