Human Behavior Stress Vocabulary

Sally R.
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  1. arousal
    a state of heightened physiological activity
    These behaviors generate an arousal defense against these feelings.
  2. unhealthy
    not in or exhibiting good health in body or mind
    The ways a person chooses to defend themselves produces unhealthy behavior.
  3. self-defeating
    acting to defeat its own purpose
    Sometimes people that you care about need help because they do the same self-defeating behaviors and do not seem able to stop.
  4. controllable
    capable of being controlled
    Patterns are typically a normal process that each person creates to make their life predictable, controllable, and less stressful.
  5. behavior
    the way a person acts toward other people
    Sometimes people that you care about need help because they do the same self-defeating behaviors and do not seem able to stop.
  6. dead-end
    lacking opportunities for development or advancement
    Several examples include: a child who cannot succeed in school despite good intelligence and hard work; a person who does not have the drive to go beyond a dead-end job, but is never seems happy; a successful person who drinks excessively for no apparent reason.
  7. interaction
    mutual or reciprocal dealings or influence
    Unhealthy behaviors consistently used as a way to reduce the stress form unhealthy patterns of interaction and poor coping skills, eventually resulting in mental illness.
  8. stressful
    extremely irritating to the nerves
    Patterns are typically a normal process that each person creates to make their life predictable, controllable, and less stressful.
  9. mental illness
    any disease of the mind
    Unhealthy behaviors consistently used as a way to reduce the stress form unhealthy patterns of interaction and poor coping skills, eventually resulting in mental illness.
  10. self-help
    the act of helping or improving yourself without relying on anyone else
    How are patterns related to self-help?
  11. traumatic
    psychologically painful
    Some patterns reduce stress from traumatic events or painful injuries.
  12. troubling
    causing distress, worry, or anxiety
    Most patterns are not troubling.
  13. unclear
    poorly stated or described
    People do not respond well to vague or unclear messages.
  14. relationship
    a mutual connection between people
    OK, they find actions that they took in relationships, on a job or generally in their lives repeating over and over.
  15. healthy
    free from infirmity or disease
    Some patterns ­ like smoking - are not healthy; but when you ask a smoker about why they smoke, they talk about relaxation.
  16. minimize
    make small or insignificant
    In every case, the person is using the pattern to answer a question, produce an outcome, organize a confusing experience, or minimize stress in their life.
  17. coach
    a vehicle carrying many passengers
    When a person decides to change the unhealthy pattern, a coach is needed.
  18. coaching
    the job of a professional coach
    The coaching process supports the person as they make the changes needed to produce healthy, and productive behaviors.
  19. coping
    brick that is laid sideways at the top of a wall
    Unhealthy behaviors consistently used as a way to reduce the stress form unhealthy patterns of interaction and poor coping skills, eventually resulting in mental illness.
  20. avoidance
    the act of deliberately preventing or keeping away from
    This reaction can include frustration, anger, helplessness, pain, or avoidance.
  21. baffle
    be a mystery or bewildering to
    Usually an outside person can see the pattern but it appears to be baffling about why the person behaves as they do.
  22. predictable
    capable of being foretold
    Patterns are typically a normal process that each person creates to make their life predictable, controllable, and less stressful.
  23. stress
    special emphasis attached to something
    Some patterns reduce stress from traumatic events or painful injuries.
  24. on time
    at the expected time
    Each of us has a morning routine that helps us get to work on time.
  25. baffling
    hard to comprehend, solve, or believe
    Usually an outside person can see the pattern but it appears to be baffling about why the person behaves as they do.
  26. hard time
    a difficulty that can be overcome with effort
    Why do you have such a hard time managing your money?
  27. repeating
    the act of doing or performing again
    OK, they find actions that they took in relationships, on a job or generally in their lives repeating over and over.
  28. confuse
    mistake one thing for another
    In every case, the person is using the pattern to answer a question, produce an outcome, organize a confusing experience, or minimize stress in their life.
Created on Wed Nov 18 10:36:07 EST 2009 (updated Wed Nov 18 10:40:58 EST 2009)

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