Exam 12: Health and Stress

Coping which is aimed at reducing, modifying or eliminating a source of stress is called ________ coping; that aimed at reducing emotional distress is called ________ coping.

Lauren wants to live a long life. Lauren should therefore adopt all of the following behaviours, except

What are some health risks of alcohol consumption?

Marvin is afraid of getting his first full-time job. The coping skills he uses are aimed at improving his interview style by practicing daily. What type of coping is he using?

Marilyn took the Social Readjustment Rating Scale and obtained a score of over 300 points. On the basis of this high score, Holmes and Rahe would say that she

What are some of the health risks of alcohol?

For Holmes and Rahe, ________ is (are) to illness, as ________ is (are) to illness for Selye.

For a minority group stress is the result of racist attitudes, discrimination, or any other overt form of racism, but not the mere fact of minority status.

In the cognitive model of stress, the considerations of options and evaluation of available coping resources is called

The biopsychosocial model emphasizes

The most feared disease related to the immune system is

Which of the following is not one of the three stages of Selye's general adaptation syndrome?

Lowered immune response has been associated with

Ramona has just accepted a marriage proposal that will eventually involve a move to another city. She realizes that this will bring with it some new experiences, but more importantly, she is delighted to be getting married. Ramona interprets this stressor as predominantly a

Which of the following is an example of emotion-focused coping?

In Canada, the leading cause of death is ________, with ________ being the second most common.

Rita wants desperately to join her friends this spring in Mexico, but she has been saving every available penny for graduate school and hates to rob her savings account. What kind of conflict does she have?

Richard Lazarus believes that the little stressors, which he calls hassles, add up to more stress than major life events.

Research has suggested that the best strategy for women undergoing cancer treatment is to relax, be passive, and allow the medical team to carry the responsibility for the procedures.

A prolonged and severe stress reaction to a catastrophic event is called