Exam 15: Stress, Coping, and Health

The factors that help people cope more effectively with stressful events are called _________ factors.

Post-traumatic stress disorder arose, at least in part, because of the recognition of trauma related to ________.

A child is growing up in a very dangerous neighbourhood, but will not be able to move out for many years. Given the uncontrollability of her situation, ____________-focused coping would lead to the best outcomes.

Joyce is very stressed about her upcoming psychology final exam. She is focused on her ability to do well on the exam and how she will cope. According to Lazarus, Joyce is engaging in a(n)

Differentiate between vulnerability and protective factors and give examples of each.

All of the following were specifically mentioned as aspects of the multimodal approach to substance abuse EXCEPT

Joan has been struggling with her efforts to stop taking drugs. Last night she went to a party and a lot of people were using drugs, so she broke down and took drugs as well. Now she blames herself over her failure to stop and decides that she will give up because she doesn't have the ability to quit. Joan's behaviour is good example of

According to Hans Selye and the general adaptation syndrome, our response to stress has both a rapid phase and slower, continued phase. The rapid portion is ________ while the continuing portion is ______.

The major symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder include all of the following except, that the person ________.

A family has lost their home and business to a severe earthquake of 7.1 magnitudes. The family is a victim of a ___________.

Viggo needs to take an extended leave of absence from work for personal reasons. The remaining employees are required to perform Viggo's duties, and Dewitt is the only one who understands how to do many of them. Though Dewitt's body is unable to maintain the alarmed state it entered when he learned of the additional work, he remains stressed out over the weeks that follow. If the stressor of additional responsibility lasts too long, Dewitt could become sick and have trouble functioning himself. This is the _____________ stage of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS).

High dropout rates are a major problem in treating substance abuse. When a lapse occurs and is followed by a person being upset and self-blaming, it is referred to as

Julie wants to stop smoking. She has decided to do but has not yet stopped buying cigarettes or smoking them. According to the transtheoretical model, Julie is in which of the following stages?

Current statistics estimate that the number of adults between the ages of 15 to 49 infected with the AIDS virus worldwide is approximately 1 in _______ adults.

Factors that increase a person's susceptibility to stressful events are called

With regard to the relation between stress and illness, the tendency to become anxious or pessimistic under stress is as an example of a(n) _____________, while strong social support or coping skills are typically viewed as being ____________.

You encounter an individual who has severe anxiety, emotional numbing, painful flashbacks, and anger management problems. What do you suspect?

In a 30-year study of "resilient" or "invulnerable" children, one factor that appeared to be common to all children who survived and thrived in very difficult situations was having

Coping strategies that attempt to manage the emotional responses from stressors are called ______________ coping.

What are some of the delayed effects of stress?