Exam 15: Health and Stress

In 1975,__________ individuals had the poorest overall physical health.In 2003,however,__________ people had dropped to having the poorest health.

Which of the following terms is the best analogy for "ignoring the pink elephant in the room?"

According to your textbook,which of the following is monitored during biofeedback?

Why is it so important that people living with HIV or AIDS find ways of reducing the stress in their lives?

Orlando has been having difficulties at work for the past several months.As the stress has increased,he has slowly been spending less and less time with his colleagues,staying in his office for lunch instead of socializing in the lunchroom.He also tends to use his sick days more readily when he anticipates that there is going to be an issue or a problem at work that day.Orlando is demonstrating which of the following unhealthy reactions to the stress at his job?

A __________ is an unpredictable,large-scale event that can lead to significant levels of problematic stress and anxiety.

Which stage of the general adaptation syndrome might explain why college students tend to experience a higher rate of absenteeism from class around midterm and final exam time each semester?

The leading cause of death in the United States of America is accidents and has been since the 1950s.Running a close second is coronary heart disease.

Morgan is a medical school student who is scheduled to do his first day of a surgical rotation.He doesn't especially want to do surgery,and he is relatively frightened of the prospect of being in the surgical room.The morning of his first day,he develops a sudden case of blindness which clearly makes it impossible for him to handle his responsibilities.Morgan is distressed about the loss of his eyesight and is not faking it,but there is no physical explanation for his blindness.Which of the following is the best diagnosis for Morgan's situation?

The mental and physical responses that we experience when exposed to threatening or challenging events is called __________.

Which of the following activities made up the majority of how most Americans spend their free time?

__________ is a system for measuring and reporting physiological states.

__________ exercise is sustained activity that increases heart and lung fitness,such as jogging,swimming,and bicycling.

__________-focused coping is a strategy that involves a person attempting to alleviate stress directly,either by eliminating the source of a stressor or by changing the way he or she behaves in stressful situations.

In support of the third stage of the general adaption syndrome,exhaustion research has found which of the following?

Which of the following is true regarding the relationship between stress and significant life events?

A _________ is a minor nuisance that,when combined with other small problems,can create a stressful environment.

Which of the following is an example of aerobic exercise?

__________ is a prolonged,negative type of stress characterized by a challenge being perceived as a daunting obstacle.

Despite popular misconception,stress can actually be good for you and serve positive functions.The stress that we experience in response to positive events is called __________.