Exam 13: Health, Stress, and Coping

According to Seligman, when people believe that they are powerless to avoid punishment, they often exhibit

Which characteristic of a hardy personality involves finding fulfillment in continual growth and seeking to learn from your experiences, even negative ones?

Choosing among all the different makes, models, fuel-efficiencies, price ranges, and available options on the various automobiles would be an example of __________ conflicts.

You are offered two jobs. One has good pay but you have to work on weekends, while the other job has better hours but less pay. You vacillate between the alternatives. You are experiencing a(n)__________ conflict.

Self-critical thoughts that directly elevate physical arousal, increase anxiety, and increase one's tendency to make poor decisions are referred to as

You have put your last quarter in a vending machine and pressing the button has had no effect, so you press the buttons more vigorously and then try all the other buttons. You are exhibiting which response to frustration?

Maria has been experiencing prolonged stress at work due to taking over the work of several employees that have been laid off as the company downsizes. Most days she is irritable and rarely leaves her desk to eat lunch. She seems to take medicine for headaches every day. According to Hans Selye, Maria is experiencing the emotional, behavioral, and physical signs of the

Acting out an opposite behavior to block threatening impulses or feelings is the basic idea behind which defense mechanism?

A high school senior choosing among all the different college majors would be an example of multiple approach-avoidance conflicts.

Primary and secondary appraisal are the steps that occur when a person is

Which of the following describes the body's reaction to stressful situations as a series of three stages?

The old phrase "the straw that broke the camel's back" is an example of how frustration can be increased due to

You are angry at your teacher and take out your anger on your dog or your little brother. You are displaying the classic pattern of

When the trick lock jams, an escape artist submerged in a tank of water and bound with 200 pounds of chain becomes quite frustrated because of

The concept of learned helplessness is most closely associated with which of the following?

A condition produced by chronic stress on the job, resulting in feeling physically, emotionally, and mentally drained, is called

Regarding the experiments on learning helplessness, animals that first learn to escape the shocks

A century ago, people primarily died from

Physical symptoms and a tendency to make poor decisions are increased by

Sports may be said to be an institutionalized way of dealing with unacceptable impulses for aggression and competition through the defense mechanism of __________.