Exam 14: Stress,Coping,and Health

Which of the following behavioral responses to stress may result in internet addiction?

You have just come face-to-face with a bear on your walk through the woods.Your body automatically mobilizes itself for action in the ____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

Distinguish between acute and chronic stress.

Anthony just received a pop quiz from his instructor but he decides that he doesn't care how he performs on the quiz because his score is irrelevant to his grade.This evaluation is part of Anthony's _________ appraisal of the situation.

Which of the following is NOT one of the principle types of stress?

__________ refers to successful adaptation to significant stress and trauma and a lack of serious negative outcomes.

Scott is taking a course in American History,and his professor has given all the students in the class a choice between completing an in-class final exam that will count for 60% of their final grade,or writing a 25-page term paper that will count for 60% of their final grade.As Scott considers which of these two options he will choose,he is facing

The serious consequences of ____ are best described as resulting from the illness's negative effect on the body's immune system.

Suki routinely responds to stress with a learned helplessness response.Suki's response will involve

In general,people tend to be objective in their appraisals of stressful and potentially stressful events.

The relationship between level of arousal and performance is described by the

James Pennebaker and his colleagues have shown that

Many people believe that suicide represents the ultimate failure to cope with life's stresses.Others feel that suicide is,itself,a coping response.What do you think? Is one type of stress more likely to lead to suicide than others?

Leonard has a job with a small company where he gets along well with everyone,and he has 15 years of seniority.Recently a competitor called to offer him a job that would pay more money,but where he would be starting over,with no seniority.As Leonard tries to decide whether to accept the new job because it offers more money,or turn the job offer down because it would mean giving up his seniority,he is facing

The term "psychosomatic disease" is used to refer to

An example of an acute stressor would be the challenge you had getting ready to take this exam.

Recent studies have revealed an association between work-related pressure and __________.

Francis finished writing her Economics final and was convinced that she had failed the exam and would have to repeat the course.She was so stressed out by the thought of taking the course a second time that she drank eight glasses of wine when she got home.Based on this information,it appears that one method that Francis uses to cope with stress is

Which of the following is NOT an important factor in patient nonadherence or noncompliance to medical advice?

Research suggests that the stress responses of _______ tend to be milder than those without this characteristic.