Exam 12: Health, Stress, and Coping

When you hear your teacher talk about the body's "fight-or-flight" response, you should know that she is referring to the ____.

According to Martin Seligman, a sense of helplessness is usually ____.

Vincent is expecting to hear from his girlfriend when her plane arrives in Chicago. When he does not hear from her he gets angry and feels stressed, assuming at first that she's ignoring him. He decides to think of other reasons why she may not have called, such as her plane being late. Vincent has engaged in what type of coping strategy?

People who experience catastrophes tend to ____.

Which of the following would be least likely to be considered a daily hassle?

How can catastrophic events produce positive consequences even as the catastrophe itself is quite stressful?

If you have been subjected to a high degree of stress and your body's reactions are beginning to become less intense, you are in the ____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

Stress is any ____.

Problem-focused coping is more likely to be used when the problem is perceived to be ____, whereas emotion-focused coping is more likely to be used when the problem is perceived to be ____.

Taking your anger out on something or someone other than the person that caused your anger would be an example of ____.

Individuals with Type C personality were originally thought to be more prone to ____.

When catastrophic events result in a person making very positive changes in his or her life, then we say that person has engaged in ____.

Paige is a young woman who wants her parents to treat her like an adult. But as soon as a problem arises in Paige's life, she runs home and asks her parents to solve her problems. Paige is engaging in which defense mechanism?

Two emotion-focused coping methods are ____.

Martha often cooks when she is angry at her husband. Martha is most likely engaging in the defense mechanism of ____.

The opposite of a hardy personality would be ____.

When you feel that you can actually do something about a situation, you will be most likely to use what type of coping strategy?

The female response to stress may be related to the hormone ____.

Which student is most likely to catch a virus during the final examination period?

Which appraisal is most associated with a feeling of "opportunity"?