Exam 25: Stress, Coping, and Health Part 1

Which of the following is not a component of the broaden-and-build theory of positive emotions? Positive emotions

The physiological reaction to threat in which the autonomic nervous system mobilizes the organism for action was first identified by

The stage of Selye's general adaptation syndrome one enters after the body's unsuccessful first attempt at dealing with the stressor is the

The fight-or-flight response is

After a long week balancing her work at the office, visiting her husband who was in the hospital with a broken leg, and making sure she took her turn driving the carpool for her children, Beverly decided she needed some time for herself. She stopped by the mall and purchased the leather jacket she had been admiring. Beverly's coping response to stress can be BEST described as

An organism first recognizes the existence of a threat and physiological arousal occurs during the ____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

Threatening events that have a relatively short duration and a clear endpoint are known as ____ stressors; while ____ stressors are threatening events that have a long duration and no apparent time limit

Cannon's fight-or-flight reaction is mediated by the

When Joanne was overwhelmed with studying for exams and writing papers at the end of last semester, she was very critical of herself for procrastinating during the semester, for not being as bright as her classmates, and for spending too much time with her boyfriend. Joanne responded to the end of the semester by

Waiting in line, car trouble, shopping for holiday gifts at the end of the year, balancing your checkbook will likely produce minor stress and

In general, the least stressful conflict is the

Laboratory experiments with cardiology patients have shown that brief periods of mental stress

Juli's father borrowed her car to run some errands. When he returned the car the taillight was broken. Juli was angry, but she didn't say anything to her father. Later, when her son dropped cookie crumbs on the floor, Juli yelled at him and sent him to his room with no supper. Juli's behavior toward her son illustrates the concept of

Keinan and colleagues have found that stress does all of the following EXCEPT

Research suggests that an important factor that contributes to impaired task performance is stress

Bertram was on death row awaiting execution. He refused to allow any appeals on his behalf, and he insisted that the law be followed exactly. In this example, Freud would suggest that Bertram is dealing with the stress generated by his situation through

Leigh works as a tax accountant and has to complete complex worksheets for each of her clients. Adriana works in a factory where she performs a fairly simple visual inspection of the finished product. Assuming both Leigh and Adriana experienced a high level of arousal after hearing some distressing news, you should expect that

A choice must be made about whether to pursue a single goal that has both attractive and unattractive aspects in an

In times of stress, the sympathetic nervous system stimulates the ____ which then secretes ____.

What occurs when two or more incompatible motivations or behavioral impulses compete for expression?