Exam 11: Stress and Health Psychology

The field of ________ studies the interaction between stress on the one hand, and immune, endocrine, and nervous system activity on the other.

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

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 ________.

Elayni returns from an emergency shelter with her parents to find their home was partially destroyed by a hurricane. Relief workers tell them where to stay for that evening and who to contact to begin cleaning and rebuilding. She immediately goes to the temporary shelter and begins contacting the insurance and repair people for her parents. Elayni's behavior sounds like that of someone in the ________ stage of reaction to a catastrophe.

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

Elderly people who pray or attend religious services regularly have ________ health and ________ rates of depression than those who do not.

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.

Each of the following is a method for lowering stress and staying healthy except ________.

Regarding stress and cancer, ________.

The reverse of projection is identification.

The phrase "a mixed blessing" most accurately describes a(n) ________ conflict.

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

Of those Americans exposed to the collapse of the World Trade Center towers on September 11, 2001, about ________ percent developed symptoms of posttraumatic stress syndrome that were still present five to six years later.

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

An internal source of stress described by Ellis and Harper is a set of ________.

People with a Type D personality produce excessive amounts of ________.

A wealthy CEO feels guilty about how he treats his workers, so he accuses them of trying to steal his money. His behavior typifies ________.

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

The reverse of projection is ________.

Dietary experts recommend a diet consisting mostly of each of the following except ________.