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psychology
Week 14
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Coping is mental or behavioral efforts used to manage problems relating to stress, including its cause and the unpleasant feelings and emotions it produces. | True |
| ? is a set of physiological reactions (increases in BP, Pulse, respiration rate, and sweat) that occur when an individual encounters a perceived threat; these reactions are produced by activation of the sympathetic nervous system and the endocrine system. | Fight-or-Flight Response |
| _________ is peoples’ beliefs concerning their capacity to influence and shape outcomes in their lives. | Perceived control |
| Psychophysiological disorders are physical disorders or diseases in which symptoms are brought about or worsened by stress and emotional factors. | True |
| Type B is a psychological and behavior pattern exhibited by individuals who tend to be extremely competitive, impatient, rushed, and hostile toward others. | False |
| Negative effects of stress are most likely to be experienced when an event is perceived as ________. | threatening, and no clear options for dealing with it are apparent |
| At which stage of Selye’s general adaptation syndrome is a person especially vulnerable to illness? | exhaustion |
| According to the Holmes and Rahe scale, which life event requires the greatest amount of readjustment? | death of spouse |
| What is one of the major criticisms of the Social Readjustment Rating Scale? | It does not take into consideration how a person appraises an event. |
| The white blood cells that attack foreign invaders to the body are called ________. | lymphocytes |
| The most lethal dimension of Type A behavior pattern seems to be ________. | hostility |
| Emotion-focused coping would likely be a better method than problem-focused coping for dealing with which of the following stressors? | terminal cancer |
| Relative to those with low levels of social support, individuals with high levels of social support ________. | tend to tolerate stress well |
| Which of the following is not one of the presumed components of happiness? | learning new skills |
| How does positive affect differ from optimism? | Positive affect involves feeling states, whereas optimism involves expectations. |
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