Stress Flashcards
A challenging or threatening event that causes stress is called a(n) ___.
Stressor
The field that studies our mind-body interactions is called ___.
Psychoneuroimmunology
Feeling liked and encouraged by intimate friends and family is called ___. It promotes happiness and health.
Social support
When faced with a stressor, your brain sounds an alarm and activates your ___ nervous system.
Sympathetic
Sandy is a human resources director for a chain of fast-food restaurants. When interviewing prospective employees, Sandy is known to finish their sentences and to be very short with them if they do not finish a sentence quickly. According to Friedman et al., which of the following would be an accurate statement about Sandy?
Sandy is a type A personality
With respect to coping, which statement is true?
Emotion-focused coping may be more effective than problem-focused coping when the situation is uncontrollable.
The third phase of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) is characterized by…
Exhaustion
Donald takes 15-minute lunch breaks, goes to the bathroom only when he can no longer hold it, has to have his cell phone with him at all times, checks his text messages the moment he wakes up, and puts in 14-hour days at the office. Donald is a Type ___ personality.
A
Davis was a consultant hired to give advice to operators of assisted-living facilities. The advice he was hired to give is meant to improve the health of residents. What type of advice would Davis provide to positively influence the health of residents?
Give residents more control over social activities and cafeteria food offerings.
The pioneering stress theorist ___ proposed the general adaptation syndrome to describe the body’s response to stressors.
Hans Selye
Alan reluctantly decided to take a long-awaited trip to New Zealand. The thing that is most disturbing to him is that he must leave his pet monkey behind. A “pet hotel” in the city has agreed to take him. Should Alan worry about him?
Yes. Monkeys under stress due to social disruptions have weakened immune systems.
Carl and Ralph both earned a D on their psychology test. Carl believes that his low grade was the result of his teacher not liking him. Ralph believes that his low grade was due to bad luck. Carl demonstrates a(n) ___ locus of control; Ralph demonstrates a(n) ___ locus of control.
External; external
After breaking up with her boyfriend, Laura alleviated her stress by avoiding contact with her ex-boyfriend and planning recreational activities with her best girlfriend. Laura’s behavior BEST illustrates ___-focused coping.
Emotion
When compared with someone who views an event as a threat, an individual who views an event as a challenge is likely to feel ___ stressed.
Less
In the introduction to Chapter 10, the textbook states that ___ in 10 Americans say they frequently or sometimes experience stress in their daily lives (Saad, 2017).
8
