Exam 13: A: Health,stress,and Coping

Regarding lifestyle diseases and behavioral risk factors,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Amy's mother-in-law is always critical of Amy when she comes to visit.Amy realizes that nothing she can say will change her mother-in-law's opinion of her.So,Amy has learned to not let her mother-in-law's comments sadden or anger her by taking a deep breath,smiling,saying "okay" and then forgetting the comment.Amy is using which coping strategy?

When you need to get to class on time and cannot find a parking place,you experience the stressful condition known as

If you are facing a controllable stressor,it is best to use

High levels of stress,overeating,and unsafe sexual behavior increase the chance of injury or illness and are considered __________ risk factors.

If their spouse quits smoking,what percent of people are more likely to quit smoking?

Which of the following was NOT one of the common sources of work stress listed in your textbook?

A study found that poorer women in California are more likely to die if they live in better-off neighborhoods than if they live in poorer neighborhoods.According to the authors of your Textbook,this difference in life expectancy is due to the

Ultimately,stress depends upon

An attempt to deal with threat by managing one's feelings and anxiety is known as

Jayne eats a diet high in fruits,vegetables,and fish,and low in red meat and dairy products.This healthy diet is known as the __________ diet.

If a good friend quits smoking,what percent of people are more likely to quit smoking?

Periods of stress are frequently followed by

Today people primarily die from

Timothy is serving in the U.S.army in Iraq and experienced severe and repeated traumatic stresses during his tour of duty.Upon returning to the U.S.,Timothy appeared to his friends to be emotionally numb,avoided watching any news program when the Iraq war was mentioned,and confided to his parents that he cannot stop thinking about what he experienced in Iraq.Timothy should be referred to a psychologist to help treat his

In the experiment in which college students breathed air with increased amounts of carbon dioxide through a mask,the students found it much LESS stressful if they

The alarm reaction,the stage of resistance,and the stage of exhaustion are the three stages of the

Mitzi is a counselor who has begun to feel emotionally exhausted and detached from the people she works with.Although she has always been an excellent counselor,she now feels that she is helping no one.Mitzi is experiencing

Physical symptoms in the earliest stage of the general adaptation syndrome are similar to those during

Regarding external frustration,which of the following statements is TRUE?