Exam 11: Stress and Health Psychology

Which of the following is not one of the three stages of the general adaptation syndrome?

People with high levels of psychological hardiness often seem to thrive on stress.

The Type A behavior pattern is a significant predictor of ________.

The most common mechanism for blocking painful feelings and memories is ________.

According to Maslow, individuals who are well adjusted attempt to ________.

Social support is linked to good health.

Displacement involves the ________.

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

Refusing to acknowledge a painful or threatening reality is ________.

Which of the following is not one of the criteria developed for evaluating adjustment, according to your text?

________ coping tends to be problem-oriented and to focus on the immediate issue.

A national survey on the impact of divorce on children found that most children suffer ________.

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

When we feel forced to speed up, intensify, or shift the direction of our behavior to meet a higher standard of performance, we experience frustration.

Stress has not been significantly correlated with coronary heart disease.

Javier has been informed by his mother that she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Instead of making preparations to see her, he acts as if nothing is wrong and tells his friends that her doctor was incorrect about the illness, and she doesn't need treatment. His behavior is typical of someone using ________.

The hormone ________ reduces the effects of oxytocin.

Perhaps the greatest danger of withdrawal as a way of coping is that it will ________.

The phrase that best describes proactive coping is ________.

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