Exam 11: Stress and Health

Joaquin moved from Nicaragua to the United States. He learned to speak and write English, changed his last name so that it would sound more "American," and no longer maintains any of his old culture's styles of dress or customs. Joaquin has used which method of entering the majority culture?

List three types of physical illnesses that can be made worse by the presence of chronically elevated stress.

Which type of conflict occurs when a person must choose between two goals that have both positive and negative aspects?

Research suggests the number and perceived severity of daily hassles are strong predictors of __________.

After a particularly rough day at work, during which she got screamed at by her boss, Davinia came home and started yelling at her daughter for not putting her laundry away. This is an example of displaced aggression.

__________ health psychology is a subfield of health psychology that focuses on using knowledge gained by researchers in the field to help promote healthy lifestyles, help people maintain their health, and prevent or treat illness.

Lisa wants the lead singing part in the next school musical, but by all accounts, she is not musically gifted in any way and has a rather unpleasant singing voice. Lisa may eventually realize her lack of singing ability is an __________ frustration.

Individuals who choose to neither maintain contact with their original culture nor join the majority culture are considered __________.

An assessment developed by Holmes and Rahe in 1967 that measures the amount of stress in a person's life resulting from major life changes over 1 year is called the __________.

Jordan just received a traffic ticket but decided it is not worth being upset about. Jordan just made a __________.

According to Holmes and Rahe, a person who scores over 300 on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale is more likely than people with lower scores to have what kind of experience in the near future?

Which of the following methods of acculturation is likely to result in MODERATE levels of acculturative stress?

During the alarm stage of the general adaptation syndrome, __________.

In which of Selye's stages of the general adaptation syndrome is death a possible outcome?

In which stage of the general adaptation syndrome has the body reached the limits of its ability to adapt to stress, which may result in the development of stress-related diseases?

Research in health psychology finds that most people live stress-free on a regular basis, and those who encounter daily stress are more likely to develop medical and psychological problems.

Li Jing is currently very concerned about a recent increase in fighting among her family members. When talking with her therapist, she notes that this has been her biggest concern lately. According to the research into the severity of different hassles, which of the following statements is probably TRUE about Li Jing's age?

Kina's husband comes home from work angry because of an argument he had with his boss. Subsequently, Kina's husband begins yelling at her for no apparent reason. Ultimately, Kina finds herself yelling at their youngest child for apparently no good reason other than being frustrated. Kina is displaying __________.

Which of the following traits is associated with people who live to be very old?

Kennedy is a tax accountant who is very busy from January to April 15, which is the tax return filing deadline. She feels that she must work very long hours during this time to meet the April 15 deadline for all of her clients. Kennedy is experiencing __________.