Exam 12: Social Psychology

The way that adolescents worry about their appearance is an example of a social-evaluative threat.

Flashbacks are a dissociative symptom of posttraumatic stress disorder.

"The event's severity rating multiplied by the frequency of its occurrence" is an ______ definition of the stressfulness of a life event.

Catecholamines are to corticosteroids as _____ is to _____.

Brendan must give an oral presentation at the start of his class in 10 minutes. In response to this threat:

Resistance is the first stage in the general adaptation syndrome.

During adulthood, the ability to manage stress declines with age.

When bad things happen to her, Toni practices an "attitude of gratitude" by listing all the good things in her life that she is thankful for. This is an example of emotion-focused coping.

Among police officers, the frequency of chronic work stressors is _____ associated with PTSD symptoms.

The original Social Readjustment Rating Scale has become outdated.

Ellen receives a large tip from a customer. Ellen has experienced a(n):

Siobhan usually has two or three cocktails in the late afternoon to "take the edge off" the stress created by her demanding job. Siobhan's behavior illustrates the ____ hypothesis.

The negative impact of stress is sometimes apparent prenatally.

Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) MOST often results from:

Casey and his wife Courtney are both trying to quit smoking cigarettes. All else being equal, Courtney is MORE likely than Casey to experience each of these EXCEPT:

At which stage of Selye's general adaptation model (GAS) are individuals MOST likely to show the negative consequences of stress?

In the psychology of stress and health, the minor irritants or problems people deal with on a regular basis are called:

This morning, Barb must not only finish a research paper due this afternoon but also prepare a presentation for her evening class tonight. Today's short-term stressors should _____ the number of NK cells, thereby _____ immune system functioning.

The textbook notes that alcohol is frequently used to "counteract the negative feelings associated with stress." In the language of operant conditioning, alcohol use is therefore often maintained by:

Of those people who have experienced a "psychological trauma," how many will actually develop PTSD?