Exam 12: Social Psychology

Epinephrine is one of the stress hormones.

The drive theory of motivation suggests that a moderate level of stress may be optimal.

Compared to the health benefits of exercising and not smoking, the health benefits of social support are:

Distinguish between stressors and stress. Define eustress and distress and provide an example of each.

Familiarity with the language of the host culture is an especially critical determinant of acculturation.

According to the stress inoculation hypothesis, one might obtain a _____ function if one were to graph the relationship between major life events and illness.

Health psychologists use _____ to understand the relationship between stress and health.

The negative effects of stress become apparent during:

Kim is aggressive, competitive, and ambitious. Lonnie is relaxed, cooperative, and patient. Morrie is anxious, tense, and pessimistic. Which individual is correctly paired with the behavior pattern he or she reflects?

_____ is the field that studies the relationships among psychological factors, the nervous system, and immune system functioning.

The textbook states that many people with PTSD attempt to avoid the environmental cues associated with the trauma. In the language of classical conditioning, these cues are:

Individuals who believe that their fate reflects chance or outside forces display an _____ locus of control.

The number of daily hassles one experiences is ____ associated with the risk of brief ailments such as headaches and colds.

Among older married adults, the frequency of helping others is _____ correlated with mortality rates.

Prenatal exposure to extreme stress is positively correlated with birth weight.

Which concept is correctly matched with its definition?

Donald takes 15-minute lunch breaks, goes to the bathroom only when he absolutely must, has to have his cell phone with him at all times, checks his Blackberry the moment he wakes up, and puts in 14-hour days at the office. Donald is a _____ personality.

Empirical research shows that progressive muscle relaxation has ____ benefits.

The sympathetic nervous system is activated by the thalamus.

In a(n) _____ conflict, an individual must decide between two alternatives, each possessing both appealing and unappealing qualities.