Exam 9: Stress-Related Disorders and Health Psychology

In creating the Coping Inventory for Stressful Situations, Endler and Parker significantly extended the focus of past coping research by assessing coping differences as reflections of:

Hypertension is called essential hypertension when the root cause is known.

Social support is posited to exert beneficial effects on mental health through various means. Which of the following is not one of the pathways through which social support likely exerts its effects?

Disorders that are physical in nature but worsened by psychological factors are

In some people, job burnout appears to be a reflection of:

The social gradient of health refers to the notion that people with better social lives are in better health.

A factor that contributed to the PTSD among workers cleaning up the Swissair disaster off the Eastern coast of Canada was:

Kirkland et al.'s study of Canadians' knowledge of the causes of heart disease showed that:

Guyenet's (2006)review of evidence shows a link between:

The new symptom category for the diagnosis of PTSD in DSM-5 is:

A meta-analysis conducted by Bradley et al. (2005)shed light on the utility of psychotherapy for treating PTSD. The results showed that:

The three phased model: "alarm reaction", "resistance", and "exhaustion" best describes which biological response to sustained physical stress?

Pete has PTSD following being robbed. His therapist suggests that they work together on exposing Pete to the traumatic stimuli while also focusing on changing his thoughts about them and working on skills, such as breathing. His therapist is most likely advocating for:

Angina pectoris is a technical term for:

A recent study of cardiac rehabilitation patients in Toronto found that _____ had a Type D personality.

From an objective standpoint, Hilda and Edith have the same number of close friends. However, only Hilda feels that she can call on them in time of need, whereas Edith does not feel this way. What could be concluded, on the basis of this information alone, regarding Hilda and Edith?

Under the same amount of stress, Paloma developed an ulcer but Hank developed asthma. This difference occurred because Paloma's gastrointestinal system was predisposed to illness, whereas Hank's respiratory system was most vulnerable. This explanation is offered by which theory?

Whenever the sympathetic nervous system is activated, what are its physiological effects?

Endorsing the item "I've been giving up the attempt to cope" would likely lead to a high score on the _____________ scale from the COPE.

Mr. O'Brien was told by his physician that his hypertension had no apparent organic cause. This is referred to as _________________ hypertension.