Exam 11: Stress and Health Psychology

An extremely strong belief and an exaggerated public protestation that pornographic literature should be censored, may in some cases be ________.

The old saying "damned if you do and damned if you don't" most resembles a(n) ________ conflict.

Each of the following is probably true of lower-class members except they ________.

When you are faced with a dangerous or threatening situation, your adrenal glands release stress hormones such as adrenaline into the bloodstream. Subsequently, there are increases in your blood pressure, heart rate, respiration, and perspiration. This reaction is known as the ________.

Identify and briefly describe the elements of a healthy lifestyle. Briefly explain how each of these helps improve one's quality (and perhaps quantity) of life.

When individuals realize their adversary is more powerful than they are, a positive and realistic adjustment is ________.

Selye observed that the body reacts to stress in three stages he has called the ________.

Summarize the research on the relationship between stress and coronary heart disease.

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

The shifting of repressed motives and emotions from an original object to a substitute object is known as ________.

Mark has just broken up with his girlfriend. He finds he is much more tense than normal. He has annoying headaches and feels fatigued. At work he has difficulty concentrating. He is in which stage of the general adaptation syndrome?

Planning a picnic with some special friends and having it rain that day would likely lead to________.

According to Wortman and colleagues, each of the following is a myth about bereavement except that people ________.

________ heart rate and ________ blood pressure are known to contribute to coronary heart disease.

Conflict was described in terms of its two opposite tendencies of approach and avoidance by ________.

Your text describes a ________-stage psychological reaction common to survivors of natural and man-made catastrophes.

Gail feels she must be loved by everyone for everything she does. Since this is impossible, she feels worthless as a human being. Her psychologist says her problem arises from several irrational beliefs. This psychologist's theory most closely supports the ideas of ________.

Weeks after his home was destroyed by a hurricane, Jeremy is doing much better. Most of the sadness is gone and he rarely cries anymore, but he still has occasional bouts of anxiety feels the need to repeatedly recount his experiences to anyone who will listen. His behavior is similar to that of someone in the ________ stage of reaction to a catastrophe.

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

In a contract negotiation, union leaders initially demand a $2 per hour raise. Management does not want to give workers a raise at all. Eventually, both sides agree to a $1 per hour raise. This is an example of ________.