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

stress

fight-or-flight response

general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

tend-and-befriend response

psychoneuroimmunology

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

self-control

optimism

pessimism

aerobic exercise

mindfulness meditation

resilience

feel-good, do-good phenomenon

subjective well-being

adaptation-level phenomenon

relative deprivation