Exam 4: Psychological Factors and Health

______ is linked to lower risks of heart attacks and strokes, and lower death rates overall.

Continued stress, after the body has reached the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome, leads to ______.

The general adaptation syndrome was first theorized by ______.

The hypothalamus secretes a number of hormones referred to as corticosteroids.

Each of the following is discussed by your text as an agent shown to cause migraine headaches EXCEPT ______.

According to Hans Selye, the body's response to stress is called ______.

Safer sex or sexual abstinence could prevent ______ deaths from sexually transmitted infections.

______ with high blood pressure have the highest risk of dying from heart disease due to hypertension than any population group in the United States.

Jonathon experiences persistent feelings of dread and foreboding. He is chronically worried and concerned. He has ______.

The stage of the general adaptation syndrome in which the body mobilizes for defense is the ______ stage.

People who are easygoing are more likely to become ill under the impact of stress.

The alarm reaction stage involves body changes that are regulated by the endocrine system and the ______.

Explain how ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic status affect people's reactions to stress and vulnerability to stress-related disorders.

High levels of bodily arousal generally improve cognitive functioning.

Hormones that initiate pain messages and also cause muscle fibers in the uterine wall to contract (during labor) are ______.

Changes in blood flow to the brain are related to ______ headaches.

Stress has a domino effect on a set of endocrine glands that are labeled the ______ axis.

A temporary condition of anxiety that may be attributed to a situation is ______.

Harmful viruses and bacteria are examples of ______.

A group of disorders that show the common feature of the development of abnormally changed, or mutant, cells that reproduce rapidly and rob the body of nutrients is called ______.