Exam 11: Stress and Health Psychology

Of all of life's troubles, ________ is probably the most common.

According to Lazarus and Folkman, there are three key processes that must occur when one is evaluating events that may be stressful. They include all but which of the following?

When you want to purchase a particular book, only to find out that it is out of stock at your local bookstore, you are most likely to experience ________.

Identify and briefly describe three ways to stay healthy and three ways of learning to cope effectively with stress.

Which of the following statements is true?

________ are especially vulnerable to posttraumatic stress disorder.

Research indicates that it is the ________ components of the Type A personality that predict heart disease.

A parent with unfulfilled ambitions shares emotionally in her child's success. When the child is promoted, the parent feels as if she, herself, has triumphed. Her behavior exemplifies the defense mechanism of ________.

People in low-income groups deal more effectively with stress.

A supposedly mature adult reverting to childlike behavior is typical of ________.

Summarize research findings on the relationship between stress and immune system functioning.

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

According to Lewin, the result of facing a choice between two undesirable possibilities, neither of which has any positive qualities, is called a(n) ________ conflict.

In situations where people are under stress but there is little or nothing they can do to cope directly with the stress, they are likely to turn to ________.

About ________ percent of all children under age 18 are involved in a divorce.

Regarding stress and cancer, ________.

Compare and contrast direct coping methods with defensive coping methods. In your discussion, describe at least three direct coping methods and one method of defensive coping.

One of the most common and effective ways of coping with a conflict is to ________.

Compare and contrast stress, adjustment, pressure, and frustration in terms of their causes and effects. Also, describe the roles of change and hassles in contributing to stress.

A doctor who sees patients suffering every day protects herself from being affected by her patients' pain by discussing them only in terms of distant, technical, medical terminology. This doctor's behavior is typical of ________.