Exam 12: Social Psychology

Catecholamines include:

The fact that the Hassles and Uplifts Scale predicts illness supports its reliability.

One's initial assessment of an event as challenging or stressful is called _____ appraisal. One's assessment of how to respond to the event is called _____ appraisal.

The component of the Type A pattern MOST strongly linked to coronary heart disease is that of:

Lorena is anxious and shy; she has a typical Type B personality.

Data from the American Psychological Association indicates that _____% of Americans say that their stress level has stayed the same or increased over the past year, and _____% have experienced negative responses to stress.

Among the general population, just under _____% have received a posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) diagnosis in the past year.

Misplacing one's keys is an example of a(n):

Stress is more psychological than physical.

Data from the American Psychological Association indicates that Americans' top two sources of stress are:

Which of the following statements about stress is True?

There is surprisingly little relationship between poverty and stress.

Stress is to stimulus as stressor is to response.

Nicotine dependence is primarily psychological rather than physiological.

People affected by unemployment following Hurricane Katrina had double the risk of a cardiometabolic event.

The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system involves a structure called the _____ in the brain, as well as a hormone called ______.

People who are competitive, super-motivated, impatient, and verbally aggressive are called:

Which behavior type is correctly matched with an adjective used to describe it?

Which stage of the general adaptation syndrome is correctly matched with an example?

Daily hassles are unrelated to health.