Psychology: Chapter 12: Stress, Coping, and Health
Rueben is sitting in traffic on a busy freeway. Reuben is experiencing a ____.
daily hassle
High levels of adrenaline and corticosteroids in the body for prolonged periods of time ____.
damage the heart and lessen the effectiveness of the immune system
Immunosuppression refers to ____.
dampening of the immune system function in response to stress
Altering the way you think or feel in order to reduce stress is most likely to occur in ____.
emotion-focused coping
Immunosuppression is most closely associated with which stage of the general adaptation syndrome?
exhaustion
"Focusing on the half of the glass that is full is better for your health than focusing on the half that is empty." This statement reflects an adaptive coping strategy called ____.
optimistic attitude
The most effective tool to reduce the number of smokers appears to be ____.
prevention
Physical exercise has been shown to ____.
reduce both the physical and emotional effects of stress
When a person evaluates what must be done to cope with or manage the stressor, they are engaged in ____.
secondary appraisal
By the time a person has reached the exhaustion stage in the body's reaction to stress, the ____.
stressor has overwhelmed the body
Those with a hardy personality ____.
tend to view stressors as challenges rather than threats
Which is the correct sequence of stages in Selye's general adaptation syndrome?
Alarm, resistance, exhaustion
Martin Seligman's initial research on learned helplessness was done with ____.
Dogs
Which of the following is a typical reaction of the body in response to a perceived stressor?
The adrenal gland releases corticosteroids.
Primary appraisal refers to ____.
a person's initial interpretation of an event
Problem-focused coping is designed to ____.
alter the environment that is causing the stress
Problem-focused coping is more likely to be used when the problem is perceived to be ____, whereas emotion-focused coping is more likely to be used when the problem is perceived to be ____. Question options:
controllable; uncontrollable
Which student is most likely to catch a virus during the final examination period?
Chris, who has a high level of stress and who is socially isolated
Of the following, which personality characteristic is most associated with the risk of a heart attack?
hostility