Exam 16: Health, Stress and Coping

The Social Readjustment Rating Scale measures stress related to _____________.

Optimism is linked with ______________.

Kenya is experiencing absolutely no stress while taking a test. What effect is this most likely to have on her performance and why?

According to set point theory, which of the following could cause a person's set point to change?

Which of the following factors is not related to a person's weight?

Petra has suffered several setbacks in the last year, including breaking up with her boyfriend and losing her job. Petra did not let these setbacks negatively affect her life for long and recovered from them quickly. Which trait does Petra best illustrate?

Heart disease is prevalent in _______________ populations.

Which of the following best describes the current research on whether smoking in movies contributes to adolescent smoking?

Which statistic is commonly used to screen people for weight categories that indicate whether they are considered normal weight, underweight, overweight, or obese?

According to its developers, a person who has a higher score on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale is more likely than are people with lower scores to have ___________ in the near future.

Which psychologist is credited with proposing the general adaptation syndrome?

Which of the following is true about discrimination?

When looking at a glass that is neither completely full nor completely empty, a(n) __________ might say "that glass is half full," while a(n) ____________ might say " no, that glass is half empty!"

In which stage of the general adaptation syndrome has the body reached the limits of its ability to adapt to stress, which may result in the development of stress-related diseases?

The health risk is most likely to be associated with Type A personality is _________.

According to Hans Selye, resistance to stress is lowest at the _____________ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

The increase in the number of children living sedentary lifestyles is likely due in part to ___________.

Researchers have concluded that the actual cause of ulcers is ________.

What is BDNF?

Adena looks on the bright side of life. When a situation is not going well, she is able to bring to light something positive. This is known as ____________.