Exam 10: Health and Stress

Which of the following characteristics is associated with sense of hardiness?

Shanaya and her boyfriend had a great time at the end of school party. She was the designated driver. Her boyfriend was pretty blitzed, so he laid down in the back seat while she drove them home. When she got to their apartment house, she couldn't wake him up to get out of the car. She thought about just letting him sleep it off. She was irritated with him so she pinched him hard but he still did not respond. What should she do?

_____ is a prolonged and severe stress reaction to a catastrophic event.

Research suggests that the factor in the Type A behavior pattern most involved in developing heart disease is _____

Loelle has been on two tours of duty in Iraq and has directly engaged in combat. Though she has been home from the war for over a year, she is now experiencing problems concentrating, flashbacks of combat, and nightmares that severely interfere with her sleep. In an effort to quiet her mind, she has also started drinking alcohol. If Loelle goes to see a psychologist, she will likely be diagnosed with _____

Psychoneuroimmunologists believe that _____ are important factors with respect to immune system functioning.

The _____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome is marked by the initial burst of energy that assists the person in dealing with the stressful situation.

Poverty explains _____ in health risks and outcomes become different ethnic groups.

Which of the following is NOT one of the workplace variables described by Albrecht (1979)?

The Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)was created by _____

Winona quit her job last year to care for her husband, Phil, who she loves very much. He has Alzheimer's disease. She does not sleep well at all and hasn't for quite some time. Which of the following is likely true regarding Winona?

Although she thought she had plenty of credits already, Becca has just been told that she needs one more class to graduate from college. She knows she will take the class, because getting her degree has been her top priority over the last four years. According to Lazarus, the importance Becca places on taking that final class, and her eagerness to take the class, suggests that Becca had performed a(n)_____

_____ is an event, thing, or occurrence that can cause us to feel challenged.

Which of the following receives the highest score on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)?

Genital warts are a sign of _____, and can _____

When an individual feels that both health and illness are a product of psychological, biological, and social forces, he/she believes in the _____

Where is the point of stress in the approach-avoidance conflict?

Why would psychologists want to study resilience?

It is important for physicians to be _____ patient use of alternative therapies.

The type of fats you want to avoid in your diet because they are associated with raising levels of LDL cholesterol are _____ and _____