Exam 11: Stress and Health

Lizzie is a freshman in college who needs to declare her major. She is interested in history, psychology, medicine, and law. As she thinks about each of these potential majors, she considers both the positive and negative aspects of each, which cause her to go back and forth in her decision. Lizzie is experiencing a(n) ________ conflict.

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 the hope that he would retrieve a gumball. Joey's behavior is called ________.

In a recent study, researchers questioned middle-aged men about stress, diet, and lifestyle factors. They were also examined for four biological risk factors for heart disease, including obesity, high blood sugar, high triglycerides, and low levels of HDL. As a result of this study, which of the following were strongly linked to the four biological risk factors?

Which of the following is a mental series of exercises meant to refocus attention and achieve a trancelike state of consciousness?

According to some studies, people who have religious commitments are likely to ________.

Which of the following are the three terms used to describe the way in which hardy people differ from many other Type A people and others who suffer more ill effects due to stress?

Kim is Vietnamese. Currently she is experiencing stress due to juggling many roles, such as taking care of her children, working full-time, coping with financial difficulties, and attending night school. Kim's culture suggests which of the following to help cope with these many stressors?

In which stage of the general adaptation syndrome has the body reached the limits of its ability to adapt to stress, which may result in the development of stress-related diseases?

________ are habitual targets of displaced aggression.

Pepé moved from Argentina to France. He chose not to learn to speak and write French, continues to maintain his old culture's styles of dress and customs, and lives in a neighborhood where only people from Argentina live. Pepé has used which method of entering the majority culture?

Meditation, progressive muscle relaxation, and guided visualization are ________ coping strategies for stress.

One contributing factor for the increasing rise of road rage is ________.

Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe developed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) to measure stress due to ________.

Bettina is 6 feet tall and desires to become a ballerina. Unfortunately, she is having difficulty being accepted into a ballet troupe because of her height. Bettina is experiencing ________.

One of the more serious effects of workplace stress is a condition called burnout.

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

According to Selye, some people may develop illnesses such as high blood pressure or a weakened immune system during the ________ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

An event that causes some sort of stress reaction is referred to as ________.

Greg rushes to an appointment, arriving 20 minutes early, while Aaron arrives with only minutes to spare. Slightly annoyed when Greg points this out, Aaron replies very casually, "Hey, I'm here." We might assume Greg has more of a ________ personality, while Aaron is more ________.

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