Exam 12: Health, Stress, and Coping

Identify three stressors commonly found among college undergraduates and the possible impact of such events.

Encarna frequently lashes out at her younger brother when she gets yelled at by her parents. Encarna is engaging in the defense mechanism of ____.

Research using the Holmes and Rahe scale indicates that ___ of people whose life events put them in the "major life crisis" category experienced deteriorated health.

Of the following, which personality characteristic is most associated with the risk of a heart attack?

Nicotine acts on our brain as a(n) ____.

Repetitive and uninterrupted computer typing and frequent mouse use can lead to the condition of ____.

Jeremiah survived the tornado that recently hit Joplin, Missouri. He has experienced a ____.

The purpose of the alarm reaction phase of the general adaptation syndrome appears to be ____.

Huang is very high in competitiveness, Brad is very high in hostility, and Sven is high in time urgency. All other things being equal, which, if any, of the three is most at risk for heart disease?

Annette often accuses other college students of being immature when in fact Annette acts quite childish herself. Annette is most likely engaging in the defense mechanism of ____.

Daily hassles are a specific type of ____.

Which of the following is one of the three Cs associated with the hardy personality?

Dory is an avid hiker and is looking forward to her vacation in the mountains. It is most likely that Dory's vacation will be appraised as ____.

Jolene is experiencing intense itching in her pubic area. If Jolene has contracted a sexually transmitted infection, it is most likely to be ____.

The most effective tool to reduce the number of smokers appears to be ____.

Post-traumatic stress disorder is most related to ____.

Natuna was studying sexually transmitted infections (STIs) in her biology class. She and her lab partner went over the different causes of STIs and discovered that ____ is a viral infection.

Which disease is considered a sexually transmitted infection?

Guided imagery ____.

The specific biological system that is activated in the alarm reaction phase of the general adaptation syndrome is the ____.