Exam 12: C: Stress,coping,and Health

Dr.Simpson is treating Katherine for ulcers.Dr.Simpson prescribed a common acid-reducing drug.He also advised Katherine to practise deep breathing techniques three times each day and to massage certain areas on her feet every night.Dr.Simpson is practising ____.

Andrew is very interested in the effects of positive emotions on illness.He is especially interested in the connection between the central nervous system and the immune system.Andrew wants to study ____.

A treatment approach that relies on the representativeness heuristic and treats illness with a small dose of an illness-inducing substance is ____.

Minor annoyances that bother us and our ability to cope are ____.

Jeremy is having his wisdom teeth removed.Jeremy is allergic to traditional medications use to numb the mouth during the procedure.As an alternative,Jeremy is choosing to control his pain by having needles inserted into his body to alter the flow of energy.Jeremy is using ____.

The Type A personality trait that is most predictive of heart disease is ____.

____ consists of the tension,discomfort,or physical symptoms that arise when a situation strains our ability to cope effectively.

Scientists study stress by measuring many physical responses to stress.One thing they measure is the release of stress hormones called ____.

After the initial physical reaction to a stressor,Sonya enters the second stage of Selye's general adaptation syndrome.This stage is known as ____.

Allison likes to attend off-campus parties on the weekend.She attends one almost every weekend and always drinks at least four beers.At least twice,Allison has suffered from a blackout.Allison is experiencing ____.

Melinda is a hard-working college student.She wants to finish at the top of her class at Harvard.She writes for the Harvard Law Review.In her spare time she donates time to the Innocence Project.Melinda has a ____.

Marlon always tries to anticipate possible problems and stressful events so that he can plan how to react.Marlon is displaying ____.

Dr.Adams believes that illnesses are caused by a variety of factors.He believes that heart disease is caused by a combination of genetics,lifestyle,social support,and everyday stress.Dr.Adams takes the ____ view of medicines.

____ are health care professionals who manipulate the spine to treat pain-related conditions.

Coronary heart disease is the number-one cause of death in North America.CHD is caused by a buildup of cholesterol in the arteries causing a condition known as ____.

Alex is facing his first semester in college.Although he is the first member of his family to obtain a higher education,he is confident he will be successful.He has plans for how to spend his time studying and balancing a new social life.Alex is engaged in ____.

Judging the similarity of two things based on resemblance is called the ____.

According to Selye,we go through three stages in reaction to stress.Excitation of the autonomic nervous system,release of stress hormones,and physical symptoms of anxiety are part of the ____ stage.

Selye studied the effect of stress.He argued that we are sensitive to the environment and tend to kick into high gear in response to stressful situations.According to Selye,when Janice experiences a physical reaction in response to an upcoming exam,her pattern of responding to stress is called ____.

Jerome was very anxious about his final exam in general psychology.The day of the exam,his heart rate was faster,his breathing was faster,and his hands were sweaty.As Jerome worked his way through the exam,he began to relax and focus on the questions.After the exam,Jerome went back to his dorm room and fell asleep.When he fell asleep,Jerome was in the ____ stage of Selye's GAS.