Exam 14: C: Health, Stress, and Coping

________ are the events that lead to the experience of stress.

Jonah (male)and Lacey (female)just got married.Although every marriage is different,how is their marriage most likely to affect their health?

Optimism is linked with

Many people cope with stressful life events through _______________,which refers to psychological strategies people use to preserve a sense of nonrandom order when personal control is compromised.

In a famous study,Seligman and his colleagues trained dogs that a tone predicted an inescapable shock.When the dogs were put into a situation where they could avoid the shock simply by moving to a "safe zone," they would simply lie down and receive the shock.This phenomenon is called

Which of the following best describes the current research on whether smoking in movies contributes to adolescent smoking?

Adelaida hears a rattling sound as she hikes through the desert.Her muscles tense and her blood pressure rises.According to Hans Selye,she is in the

People living under chronic stressful conditions tend to get sick more often than they would otherwise.How do researchers explain this phenomenon?

Although Kassie has had a very stressful year-losing her whole family in a car crash-she has managed to remain positive and optimistic about the future.It is likely that Kassie has strong _________,which will protect her from the negative outcomes of the stress she has been enduring.

Which of the following would most likely be an acute stressor?

_________ is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in Canada.

Generally speaking,lower levels of arousal facilitate ______________,while higher levels of arousal facilitate ______________.

Gracious is experiencing absolutely no stress while taking a test.What effect could this have on his performance,and why?

When a person is under stress,the hypothalamus activates the __________ nervous system,producing the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine into the body.

Vasopressin and oxytocin have been found to __________ the release of cortisol and _________ inflammation.

Nelson has recently begun to feel that he has no control over his life.Which of the following is he most likely to do as a result?

____________ refers to the processes used to manage demands,stress,and conflict.

Imagine that you have just flunked a class.You evaluate this situation and decide that flunking a class is stressful and important enough to be upset about.Next you decide to repeat the class in summer school.You have made

Men who experience ongoing stress are at a much higher risk of developing coronary heart disease compared to other men.What is the connection between chronic stress and heart disease?

Some researchers believe that the body has a mechanism known as a(n)________,that serves to keep your body weight within a small range.