Exam 13: Health, Stress, and Coping.

When aggression is directed at a target other than the source of frustration, which type of aggression is likely to occur?

Burnout would most likely occur in which of the following occupations?

Justifying one's behavior by offering self-serving untruths that sound reasonable is a basic feature of

During which stage of the general adaptation syndrome is the body better able to cope with the original stressor with its resistance to other stresses being lowered, such as when animals placed in extreme cold are more resistant to the cold, but more susceptible to infection?

When Daniel's wife left him, he dealt with his unhappiness and loneliness by drinking alcohol, which would be an example of

A response to frustration that often involves more vigorous, more varied, and repeated efforts of responding is known as

A person who has a sense of personal commitment to self, work, and family; who feels that he or she has control over his or her life and work; and who has the tendency to see life as a series of challenges, rather than as a series of problems, would best be described as

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

Behaviors that increase the chances of disease, injury, or premature death are called __________ factors.

We attribute our own shortcomings and unacceptable feelings to others when we use

When the trick lock jams, an escape artist submerged in a tank of water and bound with 200 pounds of chain becomes quite frustrated because of

Marian would be described as physically and psychologically healthy.She is happy, optimistic, and self-confident and is able to bounce back emotionally from adversity.According to health psychologists, Marian is in a state of

One thing that can be done to help combat depression is to

Two defense mechanisms that have a decidedly more positive quality than the other mechanisms are

Characteristic traits of Type A people include

Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of responses that are triggered by stress?

People are more likely to develop stress disorders that require professional help, when traumatic stresses are

Helen has several major projects that will all be due in two weeks.In order to deal with this situation, she makes out a plan of when to work on each project and schedules in breaks, during which she plans to walk for exercise and to meditate.She also plans to play some of her favorite music CDs as she works on the projects in order to lift her "spirits." Helen is utilizing a combination of

In adapting to a new culture, the pattern that involves rejecting your old culture but suffering rejection by members of the new culture is known as

Regarding traumatic stresses, which of the following statements is FALSE?