Exam 16: Stress and Health

Karen Allen had female students attempt to solve relatively difficult math problems.Some of the participants had their dog with them while they worked on the problems, while others had a close friend with them.The researchers measured each participant's stress-related arousal.In this study the dependent variable was:

Health psychology is part of the broad movement known as ____________________ that seeks to understand the role of biological, psychological, environmental, and cultural factors in the promotion of health and the prevention of illness.

Stress can lower the immune response by decreasing the number of ____________________ in the bloodstream.

Which technique involves the mental repetition of words or sounds, preventing distracting and stress-causing thoughts?

Cigarette smoking:

Since the 1960s, the rate of smoking in the United States has:

In order to relax, some people use ____________________, which involves time-tested mental exercises, such as repeating a string of words or sounds over and over in your head.

The third stage of the general adaptation syndrome is:

Public information campaigns that identify the major risk factors associated with HIV infection are one example of:

Psychologists use the term ____________________ to refer to the resources we receive from other people or groups, often in the form of comfort, caring, or help.

Stressful events have been implicated in the onset of mood disorders, but not in the onset of schizophrenia.

The advertising campaigns, directed toward young children, that focus on "just saying NO" as one way of preventing drug use and potential drug addiction, are an example of:

In the general activation syndrome (GAS), described by Selye, during the exhaustion stage:

During the alarm reaction of the general activation syndrome (GAS), the:

When people live in crowded environments they are more susceptible to health problems and there is also a greater likelihood of ____________________.

Which of the following is NOT among the three stages or phases in the general adaptation syndrome (GAS), described by Selye?

Stress can lower the immune response by increasing the number of lymphocytes in the bloodstream.

Discuss what research has shown about the role of pets in the effective management of stress.

Which of the following is a correct statement concerning male-female differences in psychological reactions to stress?

Stress is an adaptive reaction to events in the world.