Exam 14: Stress,coping,and Health

Which characteristic(s)is/are associated with inflammation?

All the following are examples of daily hassles EXCEPT ___.

Avoidance-avoidance conflicts involve a choice between two equally undesirable outcomes.

Farida is very nervous about an upcoming surgery.Which of the following would be an effective coping strategy for Farida to use?

Jesse just had a house fire,and has lost most of his possessions.He says,"Nobody was hurt,and stuff can be replaced." Jesse has ___.

Describe two attributes of a pessimistic explanatory style.

Researchers have found that the more stress a person experiences,the more ___ his or her emotions become.

Heidi is experiencing eustress in her daily life.What is this likely to do to her physical and psychological health?

Which of the following people is more likely to experience more alarm when faced with a stressor?

Which of the following childhood experiences is LEAST likely to contribute to posttraumatic stress disorder when confronted with a stressful event later in life?

Describe how the events of September 11,2001,caused lingering psychological effects.

Which of the following people is the best example of someone using cognitive reappraisal?

Mr.Crimini has been to the emergency room five times in the past month with complaints of rapid heart rate and difficulty breathing.Each time the doctors have ruled out a heart attack and have suggested that Mr.Crimini is experiencing a reaction to stress.Which of the following best explains Mr.Crimini's stress response?

Which of the following people is using problem-focused coping?

Manato is trying to watch his cable show when it is suddenly interrupted,and his show is cut off.He immediately tries to call the cable company and ends up on hold for 20 minutes.Then he finally reaches a real human being and they put him on hold for another 10 minutes.When they return,they've forgotten his question and put him on hold again.This time they return to say that they can't help him,but they'll transfer him to another department that can.What source of stress is Manato experiencing?

Frustration occurs while we are gaining momentum toward completing a goal.

Bodily arousal is the only dimension of our reaction to stressors that has been studied to date.

Which of the following is NOT an example of a daily hassle?

Walter Cannon proposed that in response to stress,we experience ___.

Discuss and evaluate several ways in which people cope with stress.