PSY 200 chapter 11

in the context of the GAS, the hormones adrenaline and nor adrenaline are secreted by the

adrenal medulla

high self-efficacy expectations are accompanied by low levels of ___________ and nor-adrenaline

adrenaline

The persistent secretion of steroids interferes with the formation of

antibodies

People with type A personality traits find it difficult to surrender _______ or share power

control

The ___________ stage is the third stage in the general adaptation syndrome

exhaustion

In the context of the GAS, the mixture of adrenaline and nor adrenaline arouses the body by accelerating the _____

heart rate

research suggest that_________can moderate the effects of stress

humor

Feeling lonley and being socially isolated are examples of

inner concern hassles

life change occur at __________ intervals, whereas daily hassles occur regularly

irregular

Eustress

is Hans selye's term for stress that is healthful

over eating

is a risk factor for coronary heart disease

The risk of coronary heart disease can be reduced by _________ LDL serum cholesterol

lowering

overtime work

overtime work , assembly line labor, and exposure to conflicting demands can all contribute to CHD

The belief that one must be preoccupied by threats is a prescription for

perpetual emotion

Many health problems are affected by _________________ shuch as attitudes, emotions, and behavior

psychological factors

people with higher levels of ___________ are more likely to control their alcohol intake

self-efficacy

According to the general adaptation syndrome, the alarm reaction is first triggered by perception of a ___________

stressor

Biological factors

such as pathogens, injuries, age, gender, and a family history of disease may strike us as the most obvious case of illnesses

psychological hardiness is a cluster of __________ that buffer stress and are characterized by commitment, challenge and control

traits

Type B people are less ambitious and

less impatient

The ________ of being in control allows people to feel that they are not at the mercy of the fates

illusion

peoples who______________ is damaged may be more likely to develop cancer

immune system

Type A people are highly driven, competitive, _________, hostel, and aggressive

impatient

crime

is an environmental hassle

predictability

allows us to brace ourselves for the inevitable and, in many cases, plan way of copping with it

In the ____________________ conflicts both goals are attainable

Approach-approach

the resistance stage of the GAS is also known as the ___________

adaptation stage

The multiple approach-avoidance conflicts are the most

complex

The __________ stage is the first stage in a group of bodily changes that occur in the GAS

alarm reaction

stress

is best defined as a demand made on an organism to adapt, cope, or adjust

cancer

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

conflict

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