Exam 11: Emotion, Stress, and Health

The textbook provides several examples illustrating the ways that stressors affect the body. Describe, in detail, the four types of chronic stressors that are especially likely to increase the risk of illness or poor health.

Simon has damage to his prefrontal cortex. It is most likely that he:

Which of the following does NOT result from HPA activation?

The modern era of stress research began in 1956.

Over a century ago, William James commented on the paradox of an athlete who is "shamed to death" because he is merely the second best in the world. What did James mean by this? Cite research evidence to support his view.

Emotions differ from one another biochemically.

When individuals are fluent in many languages, they embellish their speech with different gestures based on the language being spoken.

People with a Type A personality show slow physiological responses to challenge.

The Tahitians lack a word for sadness, even though that emotion seems universal.

Locus of control refers to your general expectation about whether you can control the things that happen to you.

During the alarm phase of the general adaptation syndrome, the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system kicks into gear.

Men are more likely than women to:

Suppressing thoughts of a person who has harmed you, rather than divulging them to others, tends to be beneficial in reducing emotional responsiveness toward the perpetrator.

When people rehearse their grievances and hold unforgiving grudges, their blood pressure, heart rate, and skin conductance rise.

In his book, The Stress of Life, Hans Selye wrote that many different environmental stressors, such as heat or cold, pain or danger, disrupt the body's equilibrium and lead to a three-phase physiological reaction. Create your own example of an environmental stressor and then provide details of each of the three phases.

John realized that although his car was damaged by the hurricane, other people had lost their homes, so he didn't feel so bad. This is an example of:

Facial feedback is defined as:

For years Lola Falana was one of the hottest entertainers in Las Vegas. After she was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, she noted that she had gained a new appreciation of life that went beyond fame and fortune. In recent interviews, she talks about her fresh start and her new life. What coping method does this illustrate?

In addition to confession, another important way of letting go of negative emotions is:

Emotions considered to be universal and biologically based are called: