Exam 13: Stress, Coping, and Health

Leonard has 15 years of seniority at a job with a small company where he gets along well with everyone. Recently, a competitor called to offer him a job that would pay more money, but where he would have to start over with no seniority. As Leonard tries to decide whether to accept the new job because it offers more money or turn it down because it would mean giving up his seniority, he is facing

What is stress, what impact do minor stressors have on our lives, and how accurate are our appraisals of stress?

Researchers have uncovered strong links between cognitive reactions or the _____ and specific emotions.

The stage of the general adaptation syndrome that is MOST similar to the fight-or-flight response is the _____ stage.

Many people believe that suicide represents the ultimate failure to cope with life's stresses. Others feel that suicide is, itself, a coping response. What do you think? Is one type of stress more likely to lead to suicide than others?

Mary and John are teaming up to make an important sales presentation to 15 executives from a Fortune 500 company. Mary finds the challenge exhilarating, but John is a nervous wreck over the presentation. Their differing reactions illustrate which of the following unifying themes of the text?

Sarah is careful to eat healthy foods, follows medical advice, handles stress well, and has a high-level job. Sarah is MOST likely high in the trait of

As an individual experiences prolonged stress and begins to use coping efforts, physiological arousal stabilizes at a level higher than normal. This occurs during the _____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

Current thinking on change and stress suggests that ​

Behavioral vacillation would be MOST apt to go with which of the following types of conflict?

Which of the following is LEAST accurate with regard to defense mechanisms?

Describe the four major types of stress, and provide an example of each.

Valerie is doing homework for her statistics class. When she checks the answer she has just calculated for the problem she has been working on, she finds it is incorrect. She is frustrated and tells her roommate, "I don't know why I'm even trying, I'll never catch on in this course. I should just give up now." According to Albert Ellis, Valerie's statements reflect ​

Most frustrating events

Which of the following statements is INCORRECT? ​

People high in the Big Five personality trait of conscientiousness are LESS likely to

One's risk of developing heart disease is related to the amount of stress in one's life, whether one has Type A personality, is depressed, is obese, or smokes. This partial list of risk factors BEST reflects the unifying theme in psychology that

Geena has made it to the final round in a game show. She must now choose between accepting the cash that she has earned to date and risking the cash on the chance to win a new car. As Geena tries to decide between the two available alternatives, she is facing a(n) _____ conflict.

Research suggests that the two components of the Type A personality with the strongest link to heart disease are _____.

You have just come face to face with a bear on your walk through the woods. Your body automatically mobilizes itself for action in the _____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.