Exam 15: Health and Stress

_________ psychology is the psychologically based aspect of behavioral medicine.

What is the major distinction between a somatoform disorder and a psychophysiological illness?

Upon receiving his second failing grade of the semester,Harold decides that this course is really not that important,and although it is too late to withdraw he can just take it again next semester.Harold is __________ the situation so that it does not feel so threatening or stressful for him.

A __________ is a stimulus - an event,a person,an object,a situation - that we perceive as threatening and/or challenging.

Traffic jams,long lines,getting the wrong order at the hamburger restaurant drive-thru,and finding out that you are out of coffee in the morning are all examples of stress-inducing hassles.

What is the relationship between stress and the functioning of your body's immune system?

Coronary heart disease has been the leading cause of death in North America since the _______.

A(n)__________ appraisal of a stressor is an initial assessment of the seriousness of the stressor and the extent to which it will make demands of our coping resources.

In __________-focused coping,an individual will attempt to alleviate stress by avoiding the stressor and soothing stress-related emotions.

When an individual feels that she does not have the adequate resources needed to cope with the ongoing challenges or demands in her life,she would probably experience __________ stress.

What is the relationship between perceived control and the experience of stress?

Guadalupe suffers from stress-induced migraines.Whenever she has a particularly bad day at work,she can count on having terrible pain that evening,accompanied by nausea,light-sensitivity,and visual disturbances.Because her symptoms are easily associated with specific psychological stressors,Guadalupe's migraines are an example of a(n)__________ disorder.

Almost ___% of Americans report experiencing frequent stress,with the same number reporting occasional stress in their live

Marlon was driving along one night when he heard a sharp pop from the inside of his car's engine.Within moments steam began billowing out from under the hood of the car.Marlon thought to himself,"This is going to be a problem.Not many cars come down this road at night,and I don't have a cell phone." Marlon's initial assessment of the stressor is called a(n)__________ appraisal.

__________ psychology is a field that explores and investigates the extent to which factors in a person's surroundings affect their behavior and health.

Research published in 2008 exploring the probability of being in good or excellent physical health examined five types of marital statuses - married,never married,divorced,widowed,and separated people.The data were collected over 31 years,between 1972 and 2003.In that time period,two "types" of individuals actually experienced an increase in the probability that they are in good of excellent physical health.Which two are they?

Once an individual determines that the stressor in his or her life is significant enough to require some response,they will engage in a __________ appraisal,in which their stress-coping resources are evaluated to determine the extent to which they will be able to handle or deal with the stressor.

Walter Cannon coined the term "Fight or Flight" in 1915 to describe the basic responses that the human brain can coordinate in response to the presence of stress.

The __________ response consists of reduced muscle tension,cortical activity,heart rate,breathing rate,and blood pressure.

There are two steps involved in making a cognitive appraisal of a stressor,and they are the primary appraisal and the secondary appraisal.