Exam 15: Stress, Coping, and Health

Which of the following is the best coping strategy?

Which of the following CANNOT be brought on by stress?

The alcohol harm reduction study conducted by Marlatt and his colleagues relied on which of the following intervention strategies?

Research on the stages of transtheoretical model has indicated that

Carlos is thinking about quitting smoking. He realizes that he has a problem, but has not done anything about it. According to the transtheoretical model of change, what stage is Carlos at?

The two main types of health-related behaviours are called

One approach views stress as a(n) ___________ that would primarily focus on stressors or situational events that place strong demands on us.

Which of the following has been determined regarding the effectiveness of various coping strategies when confronted with uncontrollable situations?

Your sister-in-law has just entered a program to stop smoking. Research on typical effects from substance treatment programs would suggest that she has a ___________ chance of quitting smoking long-term.

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 worker has intense "survivor guilt" from a severe car accident where all other co-passengers were killed. The worker has extreme stress and trauma from this mishap. The worker's symptoms show that they have ___________.

According to psychologists, the personal conviction that we can perform the behaviours necessary to produce a desired action is called

It seems odd that we should give a drug like methadone to heroin addicts, it is really an effort to minimize harmful effects through a process of

How severe is the problem of relapse in the treatment of substance abuse? What is the abstinence violation effect and how is it related to the problem of relapsing. How is this effect countered in relapse prevention programs and what important distinction is made?

Rebecca's friends keep telling her that she should take it easy and decrease the stress in her life. Rebecca ignores them for the most part because she does not believe she has stressors, just migraines. It's not like she just lost her job or got a divorce; she has normal daily problems such as finding the money to get the car repaired and scheduling time to get her son to soccer practice as well as the dentist. In fact, these events are ____________.

What evidence is there for the influence of physical expression of support on stress?

When Clay's father was diagnosed with lung cancer, Clay decided to quit smoking. Despite throwing out his cigarette packs and lighters, joining a smoking-cessation support group, and saving the money he might otherwise have spent on cigarettes helped for a while, Clay is still smoking cigarettes he bums from friends. His friends tease him, and he tells himself he's weak and probably won't ever be able to resist the temptation of cigarettes completely. Finally he just buys several packs and resigns himself to being a smoker for the rest of his life. Clay has experienced the

What are the major behaviour-change techniques used in behavioural weight control programs?

Brianna has been pushing herself for several months now. As a single mother with a full-time job during the day and college classes at night, she does not have any time for herself. Having enough money to pay the bills each month has been a source of stress for Brianna and right now there seems to be no end in sight to her financial difficulties. Lately, Brianna has been getting more viruses, aches, and pains than usual. Selye's general adaptation syndrome (GAS) suggests that Brianna is in the ________________ phase.

People, who possess a beginning awareness of their problem behaviour but are not yet ready to change it, are demonstrating some of the characteristics of the ______________ stage of change.