Health

Question 1

Mild, transient reactions to stressful events, followed by a quick return to normal, healthy functioning

Answer 1

resilience

Question 2

The negative feelings and beliefs that arise whenever people feel unable to cope with demands from their environment:

Answer 2

stress

Question 3

The tendency to believe that things happen because we control them versus believing that good and bad outcomes are out of our control

Answer 3

Internal-External Locus of control

Question 4

The belief that we can influence our environment in ways that determine whether we experience positive or negative outcomes:

Answer 4

Perceived control

Question 5

The ways in which people react to threatening events:

Answer 5

coping styles

Question 6

Responding to stress by either attacking the source of the stress or fleeing from it:

Answer 6

Fight or Flight response

Question 7

Responding to stress with nurturant activities designed to protect oneself and one’s offspring (tending) and creating social networks that provide protection from threats (befriending):

Answer 7

Tend and Befriend response

Question 8

The perception that others are responsive and receptive to one’s needs:

Answer 8

social support