Exam 11: Stress and Health Psychology

People usually try to escape the situation altogether when caught in a(n) ________ conflict.

There are two general types of coping with stress: ________ coping.

The leading cause of death and disability in the United States is ________.

Enrique is constantly depressed, pessimistic, sarcastic, and even cynical. He is shy and withdrawn and never seems to "come out of his shell." He most closely matched someone with a ________ personality.

Bobbi is very interested in theater. When she fails to get the lead in the school play, rather than just give up her theatrical efforts, she accepts her smaller role. Her behavior is an example of ________.

Each of the following is a method for learning to cope with stress effectively except ________.

When men are under stress, they are more likely than women to ________.

A student who is failing but does not study because she refuses to believe that the instructor will really give her an "F" at the end of the term is using the defense mechanism of ________.

A reaction formation is a behavioral form of ________.

Of those Americans exposed to a severely traumatic event at some time in their lives, about ________ percent will develop symptoms of posttraumatic stress syndrome.