| Adaptation | The body's efforts to restore normalcy.
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| Distress | Negative stress, or stress that contributes to health problems.
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| Eustress | Positive stress, or stress that is mentally or physically stimulating.
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| Hardiness | A collection of personality traits thought to make a person more resistant to stress.
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| Hypostress | Insufficient levels of stress leading to boredom or apathy.
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| Locus of Control | The extent to which we believe the outcomes of events are under our control (internal locus) or outside of our personal control (external locus).
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| Optimism | The tendency to have a positive outlook on life or a belief that things will work out favorably.
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| Parasympathetic Nervous System (PNS) | The component of the autonomic nervous system that helps bring the body to a resting state following stressful experiences.
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| Physiological Fatigue | A deterioration in the capacity of the neuromuscular system as the result of physical overwork and strain; also referred to as true fatigue.
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| Psychological Fatigue | A feeling of fatigue usually caused by such things as lack of exercise, boredom, or mental stress that results in a lack of energy and depression; also referred to as subjective or false fatigue.
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| Self-Efficacy | The belief in one's ability to take action that will lead to the attainment of a goal.
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| Stress | The nonspecific response (generalized adaptation) of the body to any demand made upon it in order to maintain physiological equilibrium. This positive or negative response results from emotional that are accompanied by biochemical and physiological changes directed at adaptation.
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| Stressors | Things that places a greater than routine demand on the body or and evokes a stress reaction.
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| Sympathetic Nervous System (SNS) | The component of the autonomic nervous system that responds to stressful situations by initiating the fight-or-flight response.
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| Type A Personality | The personality type characterized by impatience, ambition, and aggression; Type A personalities may be more prone to the effects of stress but may also be more able to cope with stress.
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| Type D Personality | The personality type characterized by high levels of negative emotion and the tendency to withhold expression of these emotions.
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