Exam 13: Health, Stress, and Coping.

Andrea was not invited to any holiday parties, but she said that she would not have gone if asked because holidays are a time to spend with your family.Andrea is using which defense mechanism?

Explain the difference in primary and secondary appraisal of stressors and provide an example of each.

Which of the following is NOT one of the major health-promoting behaviors listed in the text?

As a Type A personality, Peter would be unusually prone to

Which of the following people first classified individuals as Type A and Type B personalities?

Which of the following is NOT one of the major behavioral risk factors listed in your textbook?

Illnesses in which psychological factors contribute to bodily damage or to damaging changes in bodily functioning are called __________ disorders.

Small, irritating, and frustrating events faced in daily life are referred to as

The use of defense mechanisms prevents us from developing large blind spots in our awareness.

A program with the greatest likelihood of success in reducing health risks associated with smoking by young people would use

Kirby and Marsha are college students.Kirby is always complaining about her class load and says she feels constantly fatigued.Although Marsha has a heavier class load and works part-time, Marsha rarely complains and does not appear as fatigued as Kirby.Which of the following statements is most likely TRUE?

A hardy personality has traits typical of the Type A personality but is resistant to stress.

Frustration-caused behavior that is repetitive and non-productive is referred to as __________ responding.

Displaced aggression is said to occur

Describe two types of school-based prevention programs and one type of community-based program developed by health psychologists to lessen the risks of smoking and other behavioral risk factors.

Coping with traumatic events is a necessity if one is to recover.In these types of situations, psychologists recommend a number of coping strategies, including which of the following?

Although Greg tends to be "invisible" to his fellow classmates, he spends a great deal of his class time daydreaming about being the most popular student at school with lots of friends.Greg is using the defense mechanism known as

Protecting oneself from an unpleasant reality by refusing to accept or believe it is known as

Conditions that contribute to depression among college students include

Mark repeatedly failed at school and was retained twice.He has begun to believe that there is nothing he can do to improve his grades, so he gives up and eventually drops out of school in the tenth grade.Mark's school experience illustrates the concept of __________.