Exam 11: Stress and Health

Mary just received a traffic ticket but decided it is not worth being upset about. Mary just made a ________.

For people living in poverty, which external factors might increase the likelihood of experiencing high levels of stress according to your textbook?

According to a recent study, what is the biggest hassle reported by children between the ages of 11 and 15?

Lisa wants the lead singing part in the next school musical, but by all accounts, she is not musically gifted in any way and has a rather unpleasant singing voice. Lisa may eventually realize her lack of singing ability is an ________ frustration.

When thinking about GREs, applying to graduate school, and studying for midterms, Nichole starts to have sweaty palms and a racing heart. It is MOST probable that Nichole is responding to ________ in her life.

________ occurs when a person is blocked or prevented from achieving a desired goal or fulfilling a perceived need.

Religion helps people cope through rituals and rites that help them feel better about personal weaknesses, failures, or feelings of inadequacy.

Which of the following is the most stressful of all conflicts, causing many people to go back and forth between one decision and the other, or be unable to decide for or against the event?

Joaquin moved from Nicaragua to the United States. He learned to speak and write English, changed his last name so that it would sound more "American," and no longer maintains any of his old culture's styles of dress or customs. Joaquin has used which method of entering the majority culture?

Because Markita has difficulty expressing her emotions, even when they are really bothering her, she would be described as having a Type C personality.

Because AIDS is caused by a virus (HIV), psychoneuroimmunologists have determined that there is no relationship between stress and AIDS.

Which of the following statements BEST encapsulates the relationship between stress and physical illness according to psychoneuroimmunologists?

Saadat is walking to the front of the classroom in preparation for his class presentation. He notices his heart starts to beat fast, his palms are sweaty, and he has a general sense of increase in energy. According to the general adaptation syndrome, which phase of the stress response is he in?

According to Holmes and Rahe's Social Readjustment Rating Scale, going on vacation is about as stressful as changing to a different line of work.

Researchers conducted a study to determine the effects of stress on the immune system by measuring immune system chemicals. To accomplish this goal, they compared college students who were undergoing a stressful series of exams to a group of similar students relaxing during a time of no classes and no exams. The results of this study indicate that ________.

Who, if anyone, would consider going shopping as a daily hassle and therefore stressful?

When looking at a glass that is neither completely full nor completely empty, a(n) ________ might say "that glass is half full," while a(n) ________ might say "no, that glass is half empty!"

Which of the following is usually the first step in the practice of mindfulness meditation?

Hassles are correlated with increased short-term illnesses such as colds, backaches, and headaches.

Which of the following traits is associated with people who live to be very old?