Psych Chapter 11

While conducting experiments to study the effect of humor on stressed students, it was found that exposing students to humorous videotapes raised the level of__________in their saliva

immunoglobulin A

Feeling lonely and being socially isolated are examples of _____

inner concern hassles

In the context of the general adaptation syndrome, which of the following is true of the fight-or-flight reaction

It stems from a period in human prehistory when many stressors were life threatening

________can be positive or negative, occur at irregular intervals, and create stress.

Life changes

Serena has an internal locus of control. This means that she:

feels in control of her own life.

_________is characterized by the development of abnormal, or mutant, cells that may take root anywhere in the body.

Cancer

__________is the feeling of being pulled in two or more directions by opposing motives

Conflict

Which of the following is Hans Selye's term for stress that is healthful?

Eustress

____ are best described as people who perceive the ability to attain reinforcements in stressful situations as being largely outside themselves.

Externals

Which of the following hassles is an example of environmental hassles?

Noise

__________allows us to brace ourselves for the inevitable and, in many cases, plan ways of coping with it

Predictability

__________is best defined as a cluster of traits that buffer stress and are characterized by commitment, challenge, and control

Psychological hardiness

According to a study by the UCLA Higher Education Research Institute, which of the following is true of first-year college students?

They are now encountering a record level of stress.

Which of the following is true of corticosteroids?

They combat allergic reactions.

Which of the following is a difference between Type A people and Type B people?

Type A people are more likely to continue to strive for more and more as compared to Type B people.

__________engage in search-and-destroy missions in which they "recognize" and eradicate foreign agents and unhealthy cells

White blood cells

In the context of the general adaptation syndrome, the hormones adrenaline and noradrenaline are secreted by the__________.

adrenal medulla

Many health problems are affected by__________such as attitudes, emotions, and behavior

psychological factors

According to Selye's theory, if the alarm reaction mobilizes the body and the related stressor is not removed, we enter the__________stage of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS). This stage precedes the last stage of the GAS.

resistance

According to Albert Ellis, _____.

the belief that one must be preoccupied by threats is a prescription for perpetual emotional upheaval