Exam 21: Health,stress and Coping

Broken heart syndrome best illustrates the connection between:

Brenda and Krista have both just lost their jobs.Brenda says,"Let's go shopping" and Krista agrees.This best illustrates:

A person who avoids thinking about their problems-or directs their attention to something else-is using:

Lisa and Jenny are both 14 years old.Lisa's parents are very busy with their careers and,while providing the material necessities,give her little of their time.Jenny's mother has trouble supporting the two of them with her job,but they are very close and spend all their free time together.Regarding the social support offered by the parents of these two girls,it is probable that:

Orlando is in a bad situation and has made a threat appraisal.What will he do next?

Describe what happens to the body during the fight-flight response.

You visit your family doctor,complaining of migraine headaches.The doctor says that your headaches are psychosomatic.He further explains that that means your headaches are just imagined and are not real.So he tells you to go home and stop worrying.Given your knowledge of stress,you correctly conclude:

The three parts of Selye's general adaptation syndrome are:

Josey hated to go to the dentist as a child,because he always filled her cavities without giving her any anesthesia.Her dentist had an old radio in his office that always played static-filled classical music.Now,when she hears classical music on a radio that isn't well tuned,she feels anxious.Josey is experiencing:

Teaching a person how to tense and relax the major muscle groups at will to produce relaxation is the procedure known as:

You are taking a course in which the instructor keeps telling you that tests and quizzes are opportunities to demonstrate your understanding of the material.The instructor is attempting to elicit what kind of appraisal?

A Type D person experiences chronic distress through negative emotions and social inhibition.

Stress is always harmful.

Kevin is an emergency room nurse who experiences a great deal of stress.He has developed stomach problems that cause him great pain.His doctor has diagnosed an ulcer.In this example,the ulcer may be a:

Which of the following is true regarding conditioned emotional responses?

Describe someone who is Type A,Type B,and Type D.How has our view of Type A changed since the 1970s?

If the resources in your body are being directed toward your muscles and brain in addition to the other changes that prepare your body for action,you are experiencing the:

A potentially disturbing,troubling,or disruptive situation that we appraise as having significant impact on our lives is termed a(n):

Appraising a situation as involving harm/loss means that:

Which of the following would be a good website address on psychoneuroimmunology to illustrate an underlying assumption?