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Across 7. the study of the effects of psychological factors such as stress, emotions, thoughts, and behavior on the immune system 10. immune system cell responsible for suppressing viruses and destroying tumor cells 11. a disorder resulting from exposure to a major stressor that lasts for as long as one month following the event 12. defense mechanism in which a person makes up for inferiorities in one area by becoming superior in another area 13. person who is relaxed and laid-back, less driven and competitive than type a, and slow to anger 15. person who is ambitious, time conscious, extremely hardworking, and tends to have high levels of hostility and anger as well as being easily annoyed 16. people who expect negative outcomes 21. conflict occurring when a person must choose or not choose a goal that has both positive and negative aspects 25. the daily annoyances of everyday life 29. negative changes in thoughts, emotions, and behavior as a result of prolonged stress or frustration 32. assessment that measures the amount of stress in a person's life over a one-year period resulting from major life events 36. assessment that measures the amount of stress in a college student's life over a one-year period resulting from major life events 38. the effect of unpleasant and undesirable stressors 39. defense mechanism in which a person tries to become like someone else to deal with anxiety 41. psychological defense mechanism in which emotional reactions and behavioral responses are shifted to targets that are more available or less threatening than the original target 43. psychological defense mechanism in which a person invents acceptable excuses for unacceptable behavior 45. the second step in assessing a threat, which involves estimating the resources available to the person for coping with thre stressor 47. taking out one's frustrations on some less threatening or more available target, a form of displacement 48. an unpredictable, large-scale event that creates a tremendous need to adapt and adjust as well as overwhelming feelings of threat 49. mental series of exercises meant to refocus attention and achieve a trancelike state of consciousness 50. the system of cells, organs, and chemicals of the body that responds to attacks from diseases, infections, and injuries 51. channeling socially unacceptable impulses and urges into socially acceptable behavior 52. psychological defense mechanism in which a person falls back on childlike patterns of responding in reaction to stressful situations 53. the effect of positive events, or the optimal amount of stress that people need to promote health and well-being

Down 1. the term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are appraised as threatening or challenging 2. form of meditation in which a person focuses the mind on some repetitive or unchanging stimulus so that the mind can be cleared of disturbing thoughts and the body can experience relaxation 3. conflict in which the person must decide between more than two goals, with each goal possessing both positive and negative aspects 4. actions meant to harm or destroy 5. area of psychology focusing on how activities, psychological traits, and social relationships affect overall health and rate of illnesses 6. the psychological experience produced by the blocking of a desired goal or fulfillment of a perceived need 8. psychological defense mechanism in which the person refuses to consciously remember a threatening or unacceptable event, instead pushing those events into the unconscious mind 9. stress resulting from the need to change and adapt a person's ways to the majority culture 14. leaving the presence of a stressor, either literally or by a psychological withdrawal into fantasy, drug abuse, or apathy 15. pleasant but repressed person, who tends to internalize his/her anger and anxiety and who finds expressing emotions difficult 17. the psychological experience produced by urgent demands or expectations for a peron's behavior that come from an outside source 18. the first step in assessing stress, which involves estimating the severity of a stressor and classifying it as either a threat or a challenge 19. people who expect positive outcomes 20. a disorder resulting from exposure to a major stressor lasting for more than one month 22. conflict occurring when a person must choose between two undesirable goals 23. conflict in which the person must decide between two goals, with each goal possessing both positive and negative aspects 24. the three stages of the body's physiological reaction to stress 26. conflict occurring when a person must choose between two desirable goals 27. unconscious distortions of a person's perception of reality that reduce stress and anxiety 28. coping strategies that try to eliminate the source of a stress or reduce its impact through direct actions 30. form of meditation in which a person attempts to become aware of everything in immediate conscious experience, or an expansion of consciousness 31. a person who seems to thrive on stress but lacks the anger and hostility of the type a personality 33. coping strategies that change the impact of a stressor by changing the emotional reaction to the stressor 34. redirecting feelings from a threatening target to a less threatening one 35. psychological defense mechanism in which a person forms an opposite emotional or behavioral reaction to the way he/she really feels to keep those true feelings hidden from self and others 37. the network of family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and others who can offer support, comfort, or aid to a person in need 40. actions that people can take to master, reduce, or minimize the effects of stressors 42. psychological defense mechanism in which unnacceptable or threatening impulses or feelings are seen as originating with someone else, usually the target of the impulses or feelings 44. events that cause a stress reaction 46. psychological defense mechanism in which the person refuses to acknowledge or recognize a threatening situation