Module 40-41

Hold her hand and talk to her about funny events in her life.

Carlos' wife is going to the hospital for a painful spinal tap procedure and he is permitted to be with her during the procedure. What advice would one give Carlos to help him reduce the stress for his wife?

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 Blackberry the moment he wakes up, and puts in 14-hour days at the office. Donald is a:

perceived control

Employees who are permitted to personalize their work space are likely to be more productive, committed, motivated workers, because the personalization process increases workers' _____.

Type A

Friedman and Rosenman's term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger-prone people.

Type B

Friedman and Rosenman's term for easygoing, relaxed people.

those in the aerobic exercise group

I.L. McCann and David Holmes (1984) assigned one-third of a group of mildly depressed female college students to a program of aerobic exercise, one-third to a treatment of relaxation exercises, and the remaining third to no treatment. Which group reported the greatest decrease in depression?

self control

Jan, who is on a strict diet, often finds herself cheating when she is tired or stress. This is because her _____ varies over time.

cortisol and epinephrine.

John has just finished a brutal tour of combat in Afghanistan where he saw a lot of fighting. Several of his friends were killed, but he was able to fight despite the death around him. The two stress hormones at play were:

She would heal more slowly than in the summer.

Maggie has just started her fourth year of medical school and is an avid cyclist. During the summer, she had a bike accident that produced a large contusion on her knee. If Maggie had the same accident during finals week what would one expect to happen?

Phase 2 of GAS, in a state of resistance.

Roger works full-time, has a part-time job, and has a new consulting company in response to his son's special needs. He seems to be coping with everything quite well for the moment. According to Hans Selye, he is in which stage of the general adaptation syndrome?

problem-focused coping

attempting to alleviate stress directly—by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor.

stress appraisal

A health psychologist would be most likely to conduct research assessing the relationship between unprotected sex and sexually transmitted diseases.

Biofeedback

A system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back information regarding a subtle physiological state, such as blood pressure or muscle tension

emotion-focused coping

After breaking up with her boyfriend, Kathy alleviated her stress by avoiding contact with her ex-boyfriend and by planning recreational activities with her best girlfriend. Kathy's behavior BEST illustrates:

emotion-focused

Attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to one's stress reaction is known as _______ coping.

Yes. Monkeys under stress because of social disruptions have weakened immune systems.

Reluctantly, Dahlia decides to take a long-awaited trip to New Zealand. The thing that is most disturbing to her is that she must leave her pet monkey behind. There is a pet hotel in the city that has agreed to take him. Should she worry about him?

a longer life span

Research indicates that those who attend religious services regularly are more likely than nonattenders to experience:

perceived control

Research on people's response to retirement has indicated that CEOs generally adjust very well to retirement, while blue-collar workers fare less well. This disparity is due to the retirees' _____.

general adaptation syndrome (GAS)

Selye's concept of the body's adaptive response to stress in three phases—alarm, resistance, exhaustion.

thymus; bone marrow

T lymphocytes are to the _______ as B lymphocytes are to the _____.

an internal locus of control.

The perception that one can strongly influence the outcome and destiny of one's own life exemplifies:

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:

irritable; calm

Type A personality is to Type B personality as _____ is to _____.

It will produce more neurons in his brain.

Why would Shane's doctor suggest that he begin an aerobic exercise program in addition to psychotherapy for his depression?

biofeedback

Yolanda has been having bouts of tension headaches. Her physician has not found any medicine that prevents future attacks. Which of the following is most likely to be effective in treating tension headaches?

emotion-focused coping

attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to our stress reaction.

health psychology

a subfield of psychology that provides psychology's conribution to behavioral medicine.

coping

alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods.

aerobic exercise

sustained exercise that increases heart and lung fitness; may also alleviate depression and anxiety.

self-control

the ability to control impulses and delay short-term gratification for greater long-term rewards.

coronary heart disease

the clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle; the leading cause of death in many developed countries.

learned helplessness

the hopelessness and passive resignation an animal or human learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events.

external locus of control

the perception that chance or outside forces beyond our personal control determine our fate.

internal locus of control

the perception that we control our own fate.

stress

the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging.

psychoneuroimmunology

the study of how psychological, neural, and endocrine processes together affect the immune system and resulting health.

tend and befriend

under stress, people (especially women) often provide support to others (tend) and bond with and seek support from others (befriend).