Review exam chapter 4, 5, 8 Flashcards
(30 cards)
Which of the following is defined as positive stress?
Eustress
As individuals age, the ____, which governs reason and forethought, plays a greater roles in dealing with daily stressors and helps put challenges into perspective.
Frontal cortex
Which type of minority stress is based on perceptions of negative relations among students from different racial-ethnic groups?
Intergroup stress
An estimated ______ percent of all college students suffer from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
9
The adrenal glands release which stress hormone as the body prepares to deal with a stressful threat?
Cortisol
_____emphasizes intentionally increasing and then decreasing muscular tension.
Progressive relaxation
Jen is planning to use biofeedback for stress reduction. Which activity will Jen include when practicing this technique?
Attaching an electronic device to her body
Matt is employing which stress management technique when he seeks to be attuned to even the slightest physical sensation or the nearest sound in the present moment?
Mindfulness
Tyler’s home was badly damaged by a storm. Tyler is still optimistic and comments that years of dealing with the destruction caused by severe Midwestern storms has left him well-prepared to cope with the storms, their destruction, and the recovery process. Tyler’s history with the storms has resulted in which of the following?
Stress inoculation
Kathie, a college sophomore, wants to master effective time-management techniques for studying. According to the text, which technique is NOT among those which are recommended to practice effective time management?
Waiting to study the night before a major exam
Which of the following types of seafood is generally high in mercury?
king mackerel
The glycemic index of foods is important because:
It ranks food, gram for gram, and is a measure of their immediate effect on blood glucose leve.
Which vitamin is manufactured in the skin after exposure to sunlight?
D3
Which B vitamin lowers the risk of neural tube defects in newborns?
Folate
The main sources of cholesterol include chicken, beef, and which of the following?
Eggs
What is medical experts’ beverage of choice?
Water
Which of these is NOT a fiber-rich food?
Red-bull
Which organism has been associated with foods that are cross-contaminated with the bacteria from raw foods and when not stored properly, result in an infection that causes nausea and abdominal pain anywhere from 30 minutes to 8 hours after poisoning?
Staphylococcus aureus
To protect yourself against food poisoning, which of the following strategies is recommended?
Washing fruits and vegetables under running water
Which of the following is recommended when selecting good scientific journal articles about nutrition?
They should be reviewed by health professionals, such as doctors or registered dietitians.
Megan has gained some weight over the past couple of months, seemingly due to her unhealthy eating habits and lack of physical exercise. Over roughly the same period, Megan’s close friends also adopted these habits and gained weight. In addition, these trends have been passed along to their friends. What is this an example of?
Social contagion
Scientific evidence studying gender differences in communication have found which of the following to be true of men?
They write briefer, more utilitarian emails.
On average, we devote _____ percent of our limited social time to the five most important people we know, who represent just _____ percent of our social world.
40/3
Samantha generally enjoys being with other people, but at the same time, she worries a great deal about how she looks and whether she will say the right thing. Which term best describes her behavior?
Self-consciously shy
