Exam 11: Stress and Health Psychology

Typically, a person's first reaction to a natural disaster is ________.

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 ________.

The psychological term for anticipating stressful events and taking advance steps to avoid them or minimize their impact is ________.

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

When people express exaggerated emotions and ideas that are the opposite of their real emotions and ideas, they are exhibiting ________.

Which of the following people is likely to experience the least stress in a given situation?

A subfield of psychology concerned with the relationship between psychological factors and physical health and illness is called ________ psychology.

The "fight-or-flight" response was first described and labeled by ________.

For someone who likes both movies and concerts, choosing between going to one or the other represents an ________ conflict.

Each of the following is considered by your text to be one of the five common sources of frustration except ________.

When we attribute feelings we do not want to have to someone else, we may be ________.

The most basic defense mechanisms are ________.

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

Summarize the research regarding socioeconomic and gender differences in coping with stress.

Which of the following people is likely to experience the most stress in a given situation?

Stress results only from life or death situations.

Stress has not been significantly correlated with coronary heart disease.

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 ________.

Which of the following accurately lists in order the stages of reactions to natural catastrophes?

According to Lazarus, major events ________.