Exam 15: Social Psychology and Health

Lenny believes that he has very little control over many things in his life such as health, success in school, and happiness in relationships.Lenny is exhibiting a strong

With regard to gender differences in coping strategies, male is to female as fight-or-flight is to

Based on Langer and Rodin's (1976) study of perceived control in elderly nursing home residents, what would be the best thing for a nursing home administrator to say to residents?

Bobby has just undergone a major upheaval in his life.He had to declare bankruptcy.Research has shown that he is more likely to ________ compared with people who did not experience such upheavals.

Recall that a nursing home director in Connecticut cooperated with researchers Langer and Rodin (1976).To some residents he gave a speech that included such statements as "You have the responsibility of caring for yourselves, of deciding whether or not you want to make this a home...." and "You should be deciding how you want your rooms to be arranged...how you want to spend your time...." To others he said that there would be movie nights and plants for them that the nurses would care for.The researchers then kept track of health problems and deaths of all the residents.What was the independent variable of this research?

The authors of your text provide examples of people in other cultures who have died after finding out that they ate a certain food that is considered forbidden in their culture, even though the food did not poison them.What is the explanation for these deaths?

According to research by Taylor and her colleagues (1984), ________ is likely to reduce stress related to a negative life event such as cancer and can actually prolong life.

In collectivist cultures which type of social support is more acceptable?

Adi has had a number of stressors in his lifetime but is doing fine.As the authors of your text report, this indicates that Adi and people like him are

When Kate encounters a lot of stress, she often turns to friends for help.When Kate is not under stress, she will often nurture her friends who are under stress, and continue to build up her social network.Kate seems to respond to stress using the ________ response.

Your text explains the underlying reasons why women tend to use a "tend-and-befriend" approach while males tend to be more prone to use a "fight-or-flight" response to stress.What type of explanation do they provide for this gender difference?

Carlos finds it difficult to get all of his chores done in time so that he can study at night.Which type of social support would be most effective?

When Parker is under stress, he tends to either get very confrontational and argumentative, or back away and totally withdraw from the stressful situation.Parker is exhibiting a ________ response to stress.

Joanne Hill, who is described in the introduction, attributes her strength in the face of adversity to

Given daily and even more major life stressors, explain how people tend to respond.

Research has demonstrated the benefits of writing about a traumatic event.How does writing help people cope with negative life events?

The definition of resilience can best be rephrased as

Langer and Rodin (1976) as well as Schultz (1976) conducted field experiments in which nursing home residents were provided more control over their situations.Unlike Langer and Rodin, however, Schultz and Hanusa (1978) later found that those elderly participants who had earlier been allowed to schedule visits with college students actually had more health problems and higher mortality rates than those participants who had never had control over the visits.Explain these apparently contradictory findings.

Which of the following is a major conceptual concern with measuring stress by counting objectively positive and negative life events?

In terms of psychological and physical health, the authors of your text report that it is better to have a(n)