Deck 12: C: Stress,coping,and Health

Question 1

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 ____.

Answer 1

psychoneuroimmunology

Question 2

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 ____.

Answer 2

atherosclerosis

Question 3

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

Answer 3

hostility

Question 4

Ramon was in a serious car accident in which he was almost killed.Since recovering from his injuries,Ramon finds he has difficulty sleeping.He jumps at the slightest noise and he keeps remembering the details of the accident.Ramon is likely experiencing ____.

Question 5

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 ____.

Question 6

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.

Question 7

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 ____.

Question 8

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

Question 9

Health psychology,which combines education,research,and psychological interventions to promote health,is also known as ____.

Question 10

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

Question 11

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

Question 12

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 ____.

Question 13

LaQuisha reacts to stress by reaching out to her friends and family.She is displaying the coping mechanism known as ____.

Question 14

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

Question 15

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.

Question 16

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

Question 17

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 ____.

Question 18

Our ____ protects us from illness by neutralizing or destroying harmful viruses.

Question 19

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 ____.

Question 20

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.

Question 21

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

Question 22

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

Question 23

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 ____.

Question 24

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