Exam 11: Stress and Health

An urgent demand or expectation for our behavior that comes from an outside source is called ________.

During the alarm stage of the general adaptation syndrome, ________.

Simply put, what type of stress reduction is tai chi, the focusing of the mind on specific movements of the body?

Which of the following are considered emotional, as opposed to mental, symptoms of stress?

The Type C behavior pattern is strongly associated with ________.

Which of the following is the term used to describe unpredictable, large-scale events that create a great deal of stress and feelings of threat?

________ health psychology is a subfield of health psychology that focuses on using knowledge gained by researchers in the field to help promote healthy lifestyles, help people maintain their health, and prevent or treat illness.

The stress resulting from the need to change and adapt to the dominant, or majority, culture is called ________.

Which of the following statements about stress is TRUE?

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

A name for one type of immune system cell that helps to fight cancerous tumors is ________.

Which of the following are considered mental symptoms of stress?

According to Holmes and Rahe, a person who scores over 300 on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale is more likely than people with lower scores to have what kind of experience in the near future?

Research reveals that there is a relationship between prolonged stress and certain diseases of adaptation such as high blood pressure and ulcers.

Joey put a quarter in the gumball machine, only to find that the machine was not working. He continued to turn the dial on the machine in hope that he would retrieve a gumball. Unfortunately, after several minutes of forcefully turning the dial, he still did not retrieve a gumball. As a result, he kicked the machine several times. Kicking the machine is an example of ________.

Studies conducted on the relationship between stress and accidents in the workplace have shown that people under a lot of stress tend to be more distracted, less cautious, and therefore, place themselves at a greater risk for having an accident.

________ is the optimal amount of stress that people need to promote health and well-being.

Hurricane Katrina and its various effects on the cities near the Gulf of Mexico are classic examples of what Selye calls hassles.

After we have decided that a certain event is a stressor, we must decide how we will deal with it and what resources are available for coping with the stressor. This process is called ________.

Membership in a religious organization and regular attendance at religious functions ________.