Exam 15: Social Psychology and Health

The authors of your text report that one response to stress is attacking or fleeing from the source. This is better known as the __________ response.

Studies have been completed in which people's immune responses are measured before and after undergoing mildly stressful tasks in the laboratory. The results indicate that relatively mild stressors __________.

Define stress as proposed by Selye (1956, 1976) and describe the limits of using stress inventories to measure stress.

Miguel believes he can control his fate. He has a(n) __________.

Pennebaker and Beale (1986) and Pennebaker (1997) demonstrated the benefits of writing about a traumatic event. Describe the short-term effects versus the long-term benefits of writing for people coping with negative life events.

In the "tend-and-befriend" response to stress discussed in your text, tending refers to __________.

According to stress research pioneer Lazarus (1966, 2000), it is __________ and not __________ stress that causes problems for people.

Recall that a nursing home director in Connecticut cooperated with researchers Langer and Rodin (1976). To some residents he gave a speech that included such statements as "You have the responsibility of caring for yourselves, of deciding whether or not you want to make this a home...." and "You should be deciding how you want your rooms to be arranged...how you want to spend your time...." and "If you are unsatisfied with anything here, you have the influence to change it...." Contents of this speech were designed to __________.

Frazier et al. (2011), Infurna, Ram, & Gerstorf (2013) and Roepke & Grant (2011) assert that a person's belief that they can influence their environment, and therefore whether they experience positive or negative outcomes, __________.

Lucile believes that she can control many things in her life-such as her health through eating and exercise, her success in school through studying, and her happiness in friendships by being a kind person to others. Lucile is exhibiting a strong __________.

When Kate encounters a lot of stress, she often turns to friends for help. When Kate is not under stress, she will often nurture her friends who are under stress, and continue to build up her social network. Kate seems to respond to stress using the __________ response.

Mild, transient reactions to stressful events, followed by a quick return to normal, healthy functioning, is the definition of __________.

Your text suggests that researchers have wondered, "Does social support help people physically as well as emotionally?" Based on your knowledge from reading the text, answer this question by summarizing research presented in your text concerning the physical benefits of social support.

According to the authors of your text, what is one reason why it can be bad to keep negative thoughts inside?

Frank has been involved with a peer group that expresses racist attitudes for the last 40 years, and he feels hostility toward certain minority groups. According to your text, due to his hostility and aggression, Frank may be experiencing __________.

Explain differences in social support in collectivistic cultures versus individualistic cultures.

In terms of psychological and physical health, the authors of your text report it is better to have a(n) __________.

Twenge and his colleagues (2004, 2015) report that in the last forty years, college students are believing more and more that they __________ over the good and bad things in life.

According to the World Health Organization, more than half of the deaths worldwide are due to preventable chronic diseases (Reardon, 2011). The same is true in the United States, where tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable deaths. According to your text, what is the second highest cause of preventable deaths?

After his mother's death, Steve began to keep a diary of his thoughts and feelings. Compared to his brother Marc, who chose not to write about the tragedy, Steve is __________.