Question 1

Describe the hardy personality and define resilience.Explain how hardiness and resilience help individuals cope with stress and potentially reduce the likelihood of stress-related illness.

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Question 2

One in U.S.deaths is attributable to smoking cigarettes.

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Question 3

Explain the psychological aspects of cancer.

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Question 4

Chantal believes she is better at her job than she really is.Chantal's inflated view of her competence reflects what psychologists term a(n).

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Question 5

Define emotion-focused,problem-focused,avoidant,and proactive coping.Briefly describe your responses to two stressors this past year;classify your responses as one of the coping types mentioned above.

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Question 6

Stress has many direct and indirect consequences resulting in potential declines.Identify two such effects.Select one of these effects and describe in as much detail as you can and how you would investigate it empirically using correlational or experimental research techniques.

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Question 7

Distinguish between positively and negatively framed health messages.Illustrate with hypothetical health messages as examples.When is each type of message most appropriate?
Students' examples may vary.

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Question 8

Prevention is to as positively framed health messages are to negatively framed health messages.

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Question 9

Discuss some of the barriers to communication between health-care practitioners and their clients.Review some of the strategies clients might adopt to improve communication with health-care practitioners.

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Question 10

Rosalynn takes 45 mg of Adderall each day rather than the 30 mg that was prescribed;she asserts that her Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder is severe and that her semester is exceptionally demanding.Rosalynn is practicing .

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Question 11

The component of the Type A pattern linked to heart disease is .

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Question 12

Distinguish between cataclysmic events,personal stressors,and background stressors.Discuss the various effects on stress and well-being associated with these different types of events.Illustrate your answer with references to specific events you have experienced.

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Question 13

Write a note on coping stress through social support.

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Question 14

Why do people smoke? Explain.

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Question 15

Describe the three phases of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS).

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Question 16

refers to one's overall evaluation of one's life in terms of both one's thoughts and feelings.

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Question 17

Describe some of the effective tools for ending the habit of smoking.

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Question 18

Define and describe posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).What are its symptoms? Review the prevalence of PTSD among veterans of the Iraq wars and among New York City residents experiencing the 9/11 attacks.

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Question 19

Hostility may trigger the release of such hormones as ,which may ultimately elevate the risk of heart disease.

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Question 20

Describe hypothetical individuals displaying Type A,Type B,and Type D behavior patterns.Discuss the association of Type A and Type D behavior patterns with negative health consequences.

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Quiz 11: Health Psychology: Stress, Coping, and Well-Being