Exam 13: Health, Stress, and Coping

A stressful condition that occurs when a person must choose between incompatible or contradictory alternatives is referred to as

Peter has tried out for every sports team at his high school but has not shown any athletic talent. However, he is excellent at designing winning strategies, so he becomes an assistant to the coaching staff. Ultimately, Peter works his way up in the sports world through sports medicine to become the manager of a sports team and, ultimately, a part owner of the team. Peter's rise to fame is an example of which defense mechanism?

Which of the following have been shown to contribute to the development of psychosomatic illnesses?

After a minor irritation, you lash out at a friend or relative who was not the real cause of this annoyance. This illustrates __________ aggression.

An attempt to deal with threat by managing or altering the distressing situation itself is known as

Regarding stress and the immune system, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Burnout would be LEAST likely to occur in which of the following occupational fields?

Which of the three effects of stress may involve the person being aggressive, indecisive, disorganized, unrealistic, avoidant, or too-fast paced?

Which of the following would NOT be classified as an external, social frustration?

Kristen has been romantically involved with two young men, Scott and Bryan. She wants to date one of them exclusively; however, she cannot decide between them. Scott has a wonderful sense of humor and makes her laugh, but he is always switching jobs. Bryan is loyal and supportive of Kristen, and he is financially stable. However, Bryan takes everything so seriously that he is just not any fun to be around sometimes. In making her choice, Kristen is experiencing __________ conflicts.

One's immunity is lowered by divorce, bereavement, a troubled marriage, job loss, poor sleep, and depression.

A response to frustration that often involves more vigorous, more varied, and repeated efforts of responding is known as

Symptoms such as shortness of breath, headache, sore muscles, upset stomach, and a lack of energy are characteristic of which stage of the general adaptation syndrome?

Which of the following involves the person receiving information about his or her ongoing bodily activities, which aids the person in voluntarily regulating these bodily activities?

The local community college and hospitals are joining together to sponsor a health fair that will provide blood pressure screenings, demonstrations on cooking healthier for one's heart, and exercise routines that can be worked into one's busy schedule. This health fair is a good example of which type of program?

Guided imagery involves

For centuries, the model that dominated Western thinking and viewed health as the absence of illness and your body as a complex biological machine that can break down and become ill was the __________ model.

The easiest conflict to resolve is usually an avoidance-avoidance conflict.

Which defense mechanism involves taking on some of the characteristics of an admired person or persons, usually as a way of compensating for perceived personal weaknesses or faults?

During the alarm reaction of the general adaptation syndrome, the body mobilizes its resources to cope with added stress by the pituitary gland signaling the adrenal glands to produce more adrenaline, noradrenaline, and