Stress and Illness

process

the term stress refers to a(n),

Thymus

T lymphocytes are to the _____ as B lymphocytes are to the bone marrow.

thymus

T lymphocytes mature in the _____.

oxytocin; epinephrine

Tend-and-befriend is to fight-or-flight as _____ is to _____.

cancer and stress

A health psychologist would be MOST likely to conduct research assessing the relationship between:

Type A

Donald takes 15-minute lunch breaks, goes to the bathroom only when he absolutely must, has to have his cell phone with him at all times, checks his e-mail the moment he wakes up, and puts in 14-hour days at the office. Donald is a _____ personality.

Type D

In social and interpersonal situations, Tony seems to take criticism without dispute; he also avoids conflict, which he feels will lead to others thinking poorly of him. Even though he is privately in distress, he never expresses his emotions. Tony would be classified as:

acculturative stress.

Li Ping lived through China's Cultural Revolution. He narrowly escaped China with his life, leaving family and friends behind to immigrate to the United States. This experience is likely to affect Li Ping by producing:

tend and befriend.

Mandisa is under an extreme amount of stress. She is battling with her ex-husband about money and their children. In this time of stress, Mandisa turns to her friends for support and spends as much time with her children as possible. Her response to stress is referred to as:

Type A

People who are competitive, super-motivated, impatient, and verbally aggressive are likely to be classified as _____.

Daily Hassles

Since the Great Recession, Americans' primary _____ have been rising costs and stagnant income.

resistance

The second phase of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS) is characterized by: Please choose the correct answer from the following choices, and then select the submit answer button.

oxytocin

The stress-moderating hormone _____ may underlie the tend-and-befriend stress response.

Health Psychology

The subfield of psychology that provides psychology's contribution to behavioral medicine is:

negativly

The text suggests that the number of daily hassles people experience is _____ correlated with increased family income.

People Interpret events differently

Two people can experience the same event, and one may find the event to be very stressful while the other does not. This is because:

T

_____ lymphocytes attack cancer cells, viruses, and other foreign substances.