Exam 15: Stress, Coping, and Health

A type of questionnaire that asks people about such things as 1) whether a stressful event occurred, 2) whether their interpretation of the event was positive or negative, and 3) whether the event was a major event or a daily hassle is called a _______.

A friend of yours is experiencing some psychological problems and you think that they are stress related. If so, we might expect your friend to

Let's say that you are a therapist and have a patient who is young, male, and from a North American country. What kind of coping strategy would you expect him to be using?

While taking a university health class, Eugene learns that children of alcoholics often have trouble forming healthy and lasting relationships with other people. Eugene recognizes himself in the pattern of behaviours displayed by these children and decides that he wants to seek help. He asks his professor for a referral and she suggests Al-Anon, a support group for children of alcoholics. Encouraged, Eugene both begins attending Al-Anon meetings and makes an appointment to see a therapist. Eugene is

Chronic exposure of the _____ to the stress hormone _____ can have negative consequences for memory.

Richard Lazarus's notion of primary appraisal is most analogous to the appraisal of ___________ in the four-step model of cognitive appraisal discussed in the text.

List and define the three major classes of coping strategies. Using the context of dealing with a noisy roommate, provide an example of each of them. What factors influence the effectiveness of these strategies and what cultural and gender differences have been found regarding their use?

Summer would eventually like to quit smoking, because the habit is both costly and she knows it is bad for her health. Since all of her friends smoke, she tells herself that right now quitting would take too much effort. Summer is in the ____________________ stage of the transtheoretical model.

Why is social support an effective protective factor when considering stress?

Negative health consequences such as more doctor visits, more illnesses, and an increased likelihood to die at a younger age were all discussed as correlates of the _____________ personality type.

Which of the following is most clearly associated with decreased psychological well-being?

The three beliefs associated with the stress protective factor called hardiness are

You notice that many of your classmates are sick with common colds and flu during your midterm season. The higher rate of infections you are witnessing is triggered by cortisol.

Of the three factors that comprise the hardiness personality construct, research suggests that the one that appears to be the strongest in terms of protecting people from the negative effects of stress is the construct of __________.

A person has a problem with smoking. The best stage-matched intervention would be to inform him about the dangers of continuing this unhealthy behaviour if he were in the _______________ stage of change. However, you would do well to provide him with training in specific skills that can help him to actually stop smoking if he were in the ______________ stage.

You are a researcher looking at some of the social determinants of coronary heart disease (CHD). Which of the following factors would you consider to be most likely to generate CHD?

Kevin tends to experience a lot of stress. If you had to make a prediction about Kevin's personality, most likely you would expect him to be high in

Research suggests that the Type A personality has a particularly strong association with ________.

In behavioural weight-loss programs, one major goal of the use of self-monitoring is

In a recent study; Robert Roeser and colleagues studied the effects of "mindfulness" training on teachers. Which of the following was NOT a result for the teachers who participated?