Exam 16: Stress and Health

In the general adaptation syndrome, the body adjusts to continuing threat during: ____________________.

Sean is already late for an important appointment when he realizes that he is almost out of gas.He stops to fill up, and the clerk has trouble getting approval on his credit card.When he finally pulls out of the service station, the traffic is crawling because of an accident.Inconveniences of this type:

During the resistance phase of the general adaptation syndrome, the body is:

Veronica is extremely satisfied with her current situation.She has been in her job for 12 months, and she gets along well with everyone.She is extremely patient when she explains new projects to her coworkers, and she always seems to be relaxed and in control.Veronica would most likely be described as having:

How many stages are there in the general adaptation syndrome?

Rosetta lives in a high-rise apartment building in the downtown area of the city.Rene lives in a low-rise apartment on the outskirts of the city.Based on studies that have investigated the relationship between environmental factors and stress, you should predict that Rosetta will show:

The general adaptation syndrome was proposed by:

Recent research has indicated that when people are allowed to control a stressor in a laboratory setting, there is less of a stress response in:

Educating the public as a whole in ways to reduce or eliminate health problems before they start is considered:

Which of the following is NOT an example of an activity that qualifies as tertiary prevention?

Emilio has devoted his life to teaching in urban schools.After a particularly stressful period in which several of his programs were eliminated, Emilio began to act exhausted mentally and physically, and he began skipping all the extra activities he had sponsored in the past.Emilio is showing the symptoms of:

Aerobic exercises are:

Discuss the psychological reactions to stress, and the significant short- and long-term psychological benefits that can result from stress.

An example of ____________________ is when individuals who have been infected with the HIV virus are counseled regarding how the disease is spread, so that they can ensure that the disease from does not infect others.

The term ____________________ refers to the physical and psychological reaction people have to demanding situations.

A student has just walked into a psychology class and realized there is going to be a pop quiz.The student says quietly, "Oh no, I haven't looked at my book or notes for over two weeks," and suddenly feels anxious and tense.The best explanation for the student's reaction is the concept of:

Which relaxation technique involves focusing on directing blood flow toward tense muscle groups, "warming" and relaxing each group?

Handling and containing an illness or habit once it has been acquired is considered:

The syndrome that can develop in certain people who are exposed to stressful situations that are demanding but not necessarily traumatic is:

As part of Lamaze training, expectant mothers are taught ____________________, which involves concentrating on specific muscle groups, tense the muscles in that muscle group, and then relax the muscles completely.