Exam 13: A: Emotion,stress,and Health

Some children are playing a trivia game.In the "Famous Scientists" category,a player must identify the first modern researcher to investigate the effects of continued severe stress on the body and the originator of the general adaptation syndrome.Who is this individual?

Which parts of the brain integrate the hormonal and neural aspects of arousal?

Within the last six months,Jason has gotten married,found out that he's going to be a father,landed a great job,bought a new house,lost his best friend to cancer,and discovered that his parents are getting a divorce.What should Jason understand about the relationship between major changes in life situations and stress?

In his book The Expression of Emotions in Man and Animals,what position does Charles Darwin take with respect to emotions?

__________ is an anxiety disorder characterized by the persistent reexperience of traumatic events through distressing recollections,dreams,hallucinations,or dissociative flashbacks.

The two main ways of coping are defined by whether the goal is to confront the problem directly,called __________ coping,or to lessen the discomfort associated with the stress,called __________ coping.

In the context of emotion,what does the release of epinephrine and norepinephrine from the adrenal glands accomplish?

The __________ theory of emotion is a centralist theory that states that an emotional stimulus produces two co-occurring reactions,arousal and experience of emotion,that do not cause each other.

Which personality type has been associated with the initiation of smoking?

Larry wants to travel widely,but his grasp of foreign languages is minimal.He asks his friend,Joshua if people from other cultures will be able to recognize when he is happy,sad,or angry,just from his facial expressions.How should Joshua respond?

One study examined the impact of informational and emotional support for men and women who were undergoing facial surgery.What did the results reveal?

When the Social Readjustment Rating Scale was updated in the 1990s,what did the researchers discover?

In the context of emotion,peripheralist theory is to centralist theory as

If you were to complete the Social Readjustment Rating Scale,you would be asked to rate the degree of adjustment required by a variety of life changes,both pleasant and unpleasant,then a total number of life-change units (LCUs)would be computed.

A friend is trying to deal with her stressors.She plans on applying the three-phase process of stress inoculation proposed by cognitive-behaviour therapist Donald Meichenbaum.What step should she take first?

A coworker seems very satisfied with his life and work,and does not feel that he has to engage in competition with his fellow workers to advance at work.He seems very cheerful and is often seen in the company of others.Which term best reflects this behaviour pattern?

The emotion-focused coping approach is useful for managing the impact of more uncontrollable stressors.

A study reported in the textbook demonstrated the contrast between American and Japanese beliefs about behavioural displays for pain.Participants in both cultures completed the Appropriate Pain Behavior Questionnaire (APBQ).What did the results reveal?

A woman's life is in constant turmoil.She has been having problems with her marriage,her children have recurring illnesses,and the company that she works for may be going out of business.Which term best reflects the woman's experience?

Stress produces a wide range of physiological changes,including dilation of blood vessels,reduction in adrenalin secretion,and contraction of the pupil of the eye.