Exam 10: Stress and Health

An urgent demand or expectation for our behaviour that comes from an outside source is called:

A person who is ambitious,time-conscious,extremely hardworking,easily annoyed,and tends to have high levels of hostility and anger is said to be exhibiting a ______ personality.

The negative changes in thoughts,emotions,and behaviour as a result of prolonged stress or frustration are called:

You are a psychologist working with a new client,an immigrant from China,who is experiencing adjustment problems due to stress.Which of the following are you first going to consider when assessing your client's ability to cope?

The defence mechanism that involves forgetting threatening or conflicting events or situations,resulting in complete absence of those events or situations from conscious memory,is called:

Adelaida hears a rattling sound as she hikes through the desert.Her muscles tense and her blood pressure rises.According to Hans Selye,she is in the _____________ phase.

Unconscious distortions of perception of reality are called:

People with a good _________are less likely to die from illness or injuries than those without it.

Research by Teresa Amabile shows that time pressure has ________ impact on one's ability to be creative.

Which part of the nervous system reacts when the human body is subjected to stress?

Stress inoculation training is an emotion-focused coping strategy.

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement regarding Berkowitz's frustration-aggression hypothesis?

Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)to measure change due to:

During the alarm stage of the general adaptation syndrome:

Linda's house was flooded in a hurricane.Upon losing her home,she had nightmares,disturbed sleep,and anxiety that lasted about two weeks.Linda most likely suffered from:

Which major life event on the College Undergraduate Stress Scale has the highest number of life change units?

Which of the following is a myth about suicide?

Working a second job to pay off credit cards is an example of:

The practice of behaviours and lifestyle choices that promote both physical and mental health is called:

People who respond to life events with a laidback,relaxed,easygoing attitude,and are slow to anger are said to have a ____________ personality.