Terms and Concepts to Remember

Test yourself on these terms by trying to write down the definition in your own words before clicking on the terms to check your answer.

stress

fight-or-flight response

general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

tend-and-befriend response

psychoneuroimmunology

lymphocytes

coronary heart disease

Type A

Type B

coping

problem-focused coping

emotion-focused coping

personal control

learned helplessness

external locus of control

internal locus of control

optimism

pessimism

aerobic exercise

mindfulness meditation

resilience

feel-good, do-good phenomenon

subjective well-being

adaptation-level phenomenon

relative deprivation