Exam 11: Stress and Health

Ronin is learning deep-breathing techniques to reduce anxiety about having been robbed at knifepoint. This is an example of __________.

After we have decided that a certain event is a stressor, we must decide how we will deal with it and what resources are available for coping with the stressor. This process is called __________.

Membership in a religious organization and regular attendance at religious functions __________.

Imagine that you have just flunked a class. You evaluate this situation and decide that flunking a class is stressful and important enough to be upset about. Next, you decide to repeat the class in summer school. You have made __________.

Research on the effects of stress on the immune system suggests which of the following?

You are a psychologist working with a new client, an immigrant from China who is experiencing adjustment problems due to stress. Which of the following are you first going to consider when assessing your client's ability to cope?

Which of the following people may have the greatest ability to cope with stress?

Which of the following is one reason why living in poverty is stressful?

Define two types of stressors. Give two examples of each type of stressor.

Which of the following individuals is MOST likely to experience acculturative stress?

Devon is a full-time college student who has not taken a semester off in 3 years. He increasingly finds himself fatigued and stressed by the seemingly never-ending stream of papers, exams, and group projects. It has gotten to the point where he lacks the energy to work on his projects and puts little effort into his studying, figuring "What's the point?" What might Devon be experiencing?

What does the research tell us about the effects of laughter on alleviating stress?

Which of the following is the most stressful of all conflicts, causing many people to go back and forth between one decision and the other, or to be unable to decide for or against the event?

Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) to measure stress due to __________.

After Hunter has a terrible fight with his boyfriend, he returns home and yells at his dog for sleeping on the sofa-even though the dog is usually allowed to sleep on the furniture. Hunter's process of venting his anger on a safer target is an example of __________.

Isla hears a rattling sound as she hikes through the desert. Her muscles tense and her blood pressure rises. According to Hans Selye, Isla is in the __________ phase of the general adaptation syndrome.

__________ is the term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are threatening or challenging.

What does the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) use to determine its results?

Jolene rarely takes any work home, preferring to leave her work worries at the office. She is a bit carefree and not as ambitious as some of the other people in her office. Instead, Jolene likes to have a lot of leisure time whenever possible. She is also easygoing and doesn't lose her temper often, preferring to avoid conflict. Which of the following statements about Jolene is most likely TRUE?

In addition to being emotionally intense, many items on both the SRRS and CUSS are stressful because they __________.