Exam 3: Stress and Stress Management

Herbert wants to drive his father's car. When he asks, he is told that he is too young (13 years old). The stress he feels as a result of having his refused is called ______.

Each of the following is true of people with a Type A behavior pattern EXCEPT ______.

Even mild levels of exercise can relieve stress.

In the face of traumatic events, people with higher levels of self-efficacy show ____________.

People usually sit and stand closer to others who are similar to themselves in age.

Prostaglandins help to reduce pain by locking into the receptor sites in the nervous system that normally receive pain messages.

We are likely to experience the least pain when the pain is ______.

Meditators show more frequent and intense ______ in their brain-wave patterns.

Tom is on a strict diet when he sees the most delicious-looking double chocolate cheesecake he has ever seen. Part of him really wants to devour the whole cake, but another part of him can't stop thinking about all the calories in the cake. The type of conflict Tom is experiencing is called a(n) ______ conflict.

Stress is the most common reason that college students seek help from college counseling centers.

Meditation and progressive relaxation are both ______.

For many people in the United States, pain is a major adjustment problem.

Noise can rupture your eardrum beginning at levels of ______ dB.

Ivan refuses to admit that he is an alcoholic. When confronted with evidence of his problem, he dismisses it as completely untrue, and claims everyone else is just overreacting to his desire to "have a little fun once in a while." Ivan's behavior is most typical of someone using the defense mechanism of ______.

The hushed tones of your school library probably register at about ______ dB.