Exam 12: Health and Stress

The Type A behavior pattern is a significant predictor of __________

Primary, secondary, and tertiary appraisals are part of Richard Lazarus' cognitive theory of stress.

Which of the following is the most stressful of all conflicts, causing many people to go back and forth between one decision and the other, or be unable to decide for or against the event?

Three factors associated with psychological hardiness are __________

If the organism cannot avoid or overcome a stressor, such as loud persistent noise, it enters what Selye refers to as the __________

Which of the following is the type of conflict that occurs when a person must choose between two goals that have both positive and negative aspects?

The coping method that involves changing the way you feel or emotionally react to a stressor is known as __________

Define two types of stressors. Give two examples for each type of stressor.

Many researchers have suggested that __________ may be the social phenomenon that contributes significantly to the high incidence of high blood pressure among African Americans.

Coping strategies can be either __________ -focused or __________ -focused in nature.

Imagine that you have just flunked a class. You evaluate this situation and decide that flunking a class is stressful and important enough to be upset about. Next you decide to repeat the class in summer school. You have made __________

Even though the death rate from __________ has declined by 50% during the past 35 years, it is still the number one cause of death in the United States.

Research indicates that being exposed to second-hand smoke has very little effect.

According to research by Seligman (1990), __________ seems to be a key element in reducing potential stress-related immune system deficiencies.

Which of the following is NOT one of the types of aerobic exercise mentioned in the text?

CT scans of the brains of alcoholics show ????__________ in a high percentage of them.

Which of the following is a protective factor that offsets some of the risk associated with historical racism?

According to studies, people who are involved in a religion and attend services regularly are more likely to __________

When reading health information on the internet, which of the following is NOT one of the suggestions that your text makes to help properly interpret the information?

__________ psychology is the field of study devoted to understanding the relationship between physical activities, psychological traits, and social relationships and overall health and rates of illness.