Exam 11: Stress and Health Psychology

Jogging, brisk walking, and swimming are all examples of ________ exercise.

Which of the following statements is true of defense mechanisms?

Delays, lack of resources, losses, and failures as sources of ________.

The "fight-or-flight" response is almost identical to the "alarm reaction" stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

People are likely to sit down and wait for events to resolve things for them if caught in a(n) ________ conflict.

Analyzing our problems by detaching ourselves from them and talking about them as if they are not concerns to us, but other people, is called ________.

In World War II, many prisoners in concentration camps came to imitate the behaviors and mannerisms of the brutal guards who were their captors. The behavior of these prisoners is probably due to ________.

According to Lazarus, ________.

Adjustment is any effort to cope with stress.

Identify and briefly describe the elements of a healthy lifestyle. Briefly explain how each of these helps improve one's quality (and perhaps quantity) of life.

Johnny is extremely angry at his father and wants to hurt him, but hits his little brother instead. This is most likely an example of ________.

Each of the following is one of the three stages of reaction to a catastrophe described in your text except ________.

Jeremy returns from an emergency shelter to find his home was totally destroyed by a hurricane. Relief workers find him wandering aimlessly around the wreckage and debris, mumbling incoherently to himself and staring vacantly into space. His behavior sounds typical of someone in the ________ stage of reaction to a catastrophe.

Research on stress indicates that stress causes cancer.

According to Selye, some people experience "burnout" while others may develop illnesses or turn to alcohol and drugs to cope with stress during the ________ stage of the GAS.

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

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

A single goal whose attainment produces both good and bad consequences usually creates a(n) ________ conflict.

Selye proposed that we react to stress in a series of stages called the Stockholm Syndrome.

The shifting of repressed motives and emotions from an original object to a substitute object is known as ________.