Exam 11: Stress and Health Psychology

Parents who are overprotective of a child they did not want may be exhibiting ________.

The phrase that best describes positive reappraisal is ________.

Reaching out and giving to others because this gives you pleasure is known as ________.

Perhaps the greatest danger of withdrawal as a way of coping is that it will ________.

Which of the following statements is true of defense mechanisms?

The walls of Martha and Bill's apartment complex are very thin. Often, they cannot fall asleep because the people who live downstairs play their radio too loudly at night. After years of putting up with the noise, they rent a house of their own. Their behavior represents ________ coping.

Each of the following is a method for lowering stress and staying healthy except ________.

The reverse of identification is ________.

More Americans smoke today than in the past.

Dietary experts recommend a diet consisting mostly of each of the following except ________.

Withdrawal is one of the most common and effective ways of dealing directly with conflict or frustration.

Following a significant trauma, a few particularly stable individuals experience a positive emotional response called ________.

Researchers have found that stressful events of the same severity had more impact on the emotional lives of ________.

Lilly has been told by her doctor that she is suffering from a terminal illness. Instead of making preparations for her demise, she acts as if nothing is wrong and tells her friends that her doctor is a "quack" who misdiagnosed her illness. She believes that she will recover despite her doctor's warning. Her behavior is typical of someone using ________.

You disagree with your boss, and you want to convince her that she's wrong. But if you argue with her, you run the risk of being fired. This situation illustrates a(n) ________.

People with high levels of psychological hardiness often seem to thrive on stress.

The necessity to choose between two incompatible needs, demands, opportunities, or goals is called ________.

Identify, define, and discuss at least five defense mechanisms. Give at least one example for each defense mechanism presented.

The tend-and-befriend response may be linked to the hormone ________.

The redirection and transformation of repressed drive into more socially acceptable forms is called ________.