Exam 3: Personal Stress Management

When stressors are ongoing with no clear endpoint,they are considered to be ____________________.

When you use a relaxation technique that involves creating mental pictures that calm you down and focus your mind,you are using:

Females under attack try to protect their children and seek help from friends using a strategy called ____________________ and ____________________.

These psychological devices are mental processes that help us cope with personal problems,but are not usually the best answer for stress.They include denial,displacement,projection,rationalization,reaction formation,and repression.These are known as _______________ _______________.

Which of the following statements is NOT true about meditation?

____________________ stressors are traumatic experiences that occurred long ago.

The process of psychosocial change by which an ethnic minority changes as a result of contact with the ethnic majority is known as ______________________.

_________ __________ model is the psychological theory that explains behavior as a result of both nature and nurture.

The stage of the general adaptation syndrome when the body responds with changes that temporarily lower resistance is called:

All of the following are early signs of burnout EXCEPT:

Which of the following statements about stress is FALSE?

Amy has a very demanding job for which she feels she has no control or decision-making responsibility.Amy is experiencing:

Match the items. -creating mental pictures to calm down

Thomas woke up in the middle of the night because he smelled something burning.This most likely caused:

Match the items. -refusal to accept a painful reality

___________ ____________ is the body's attempt to reestablish homeostasis or stability.

Match the items. -springing back from a difficult situation

Match the items. -improving stretching and flexibility

Which of the following is not associated with test stress?

Match the items. -mental processes that help us cope with stress