Exam 3: Stress and Health Psychology

In an approach-approach conflict, a person must choose between two or more goals that will both lead to _____.

This person is LEAST likely to experience burnout.

A physiological alarm reaction, followed by resistance and ending with exhaustion, is known as _____.

Research suggests that people with a higher _____ have less psychological stress than those with a higher _____.

Tanner wants to make his mother's favorite dish, but he has no cardamom, an essential ingredient.He tries, unsuccessfully, to borrow some from three of his neighbors.He drives to several stores, but none of them have it.The negative emotion Tanner begins to experience is called _____.

This term refers to a person's belief that life's circumstances are either under their internal, personal control or due to external factors.

Holmes is running for congress and has to decide whether or not to tell the truth about his use of drugs in high school.This is an example of _____.

Which statement about the social readjustment rating scale (SRRS)is the most accurate?

As Michael watches his instructor pass out papers, he suddenly realizes that this is the first major exam and that he is totally unprepared.Which phase of the GAS is he most likely experiencing?

After exposure to a severe and prolonged stressor, illness and death may occur in the _____ phase of the general adaptation syndrome.

Small problems of daily living that accumulate and sometimes become a major source of stress are called _____.

The release of cortisol during the fight-flight-freeze response occurs at the end of the _____ pathway.

An elevator got stuck between floors and kept its occupants trapped for hours.Which of the occupants was likely to experience the MOST frustration?

People who experience flashbacks, nightmares, and impaired functioning following a life-threatening or other horrifying event might be _____.

Which of the following situations would be MORE effectively handled with emotion-focused rather than problem-focused coping?

Simon is experiencing chest pain due to an insufficient blood supply to the heart.Saul's coronary arteries are nearly blocked, which is slowing blood flow to his heart.Sean has just experienced the death of some of his heart muscle tissue.What do these men have in common?

Morty has just taken the social readjustment rating scale (SRRS).He indicated that he has recently suffered from the life change that bears the highest number of life change units.What has Morty recently experienced?

Pleasant, positive, desirable stress is called _____.

A stressor is defined as:

The most difficult conflict to resolve is usually the _____ conflict.