Exam 9: Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

Why do some people who experience trauma develop PTSD while others who experience the exact same trauma do not (e.g., two students who were at the school of a school shooting)?

The Assessment of Daily Experience measures

Contemporary research on biofeedback as a treatment for essential hypertension by Linden and Moseley (2006)indicates that:

What did a longitudinal study by Matthews et al. (2006)reveal regarding people playing video games?

Vital exhaustion is an extreme form of job spillover.

The Swissair disaster off the coast of Eastern Canada led to probable post-traumatic stress disorder in:

In a Canadian study by Muller and colleagues, adult survivors of abuse were more likely to receive:

One of the big changes in the diagnosis of PTSD in DSM-5 is the recognition that:

In the Western Collaborative Group Study, after traditional risk factors were controlled for, Type A subjects

Neurogenic stressors stem from psychological factors (e.g., anticipation of an unpleasant event).

According to the World Health Organization (2009), what is the leading risk factor for 13% of deaths in the world?

Bandura's research team has found that deficits in ________ are linked with diminished immune system functioning.

Describe the current status of research on Type A personality, and its role in physical health.

Bob suffers from chronic back pain. When the pain becomes overbearing, his brother helps with cleaning, laundry and grocery shopping. This form of support is called

Describe the major changes in the DSM-5 diagnostic criteria for PTSD. Do you agree with them? Why (or why not)?

Lt. General Romeo Dallaire witnessed atrocities that contributed to his PTSD in:

A study by Capewell & O'Flaherty (2009)shows that premature cardiovascular disease _____.

Hailey is a university student being treated for cervical cancer. Her oncologist suggested that she attend a support group as part of her treatment. When Hailey tries to speak about her feelings about her diagnosis and treatment, it sounds like she is just repeating her doctor's words. What is Hailey likely experiencing?

The same stressor can be good or bad. How do you determine which one it is? Give an example of a stressor and explain how it could be conceptualized each way.

According to work by Carver and associates, a person who responds to stress by saying "I've been refusing to believe that it has happened" would score high on the coping subscale assessing: