QUIZ 14-16

Stated that "the intensity and chronicity of human stress is governed largely by perceived control over the demands of one's life".

Albert Bandura

Rheumatoid arthritis is considered a(n) ________ disease because it involves the body mistaking its own healthy cells for invaders and repeatedly attacking them.

Autoimmune

Heather considers taking a new job. She focuses on the increased opportunities for promotion and the higher salary rather than her increased responsibilities; therefore, she views the new position as a ________ rather than a _______

Challenge; threat

Ehab is a high school science teacher. He recently received a Teacher of the Year award for his district, but he believes he only received it because no one else bothered to apply for it. He is a popular teacher, but he is convinced the students only pretend to like him so they will get better grades. What aspect of job burnout does this exemplify?

Diminished personal accomplishment

Good form of stress; low to moderate in intensity; associated with positive feelings, as well as optimal health and performance.

Eustress

A ________ psychologist might investigate why people continue to smoke or eat high fat and processed food despite knowing the potential adverse health implications of such behaviors.

Health

Taylor is a social worker. He is overworked, his caseload is overwhelming, and he no longer believes that what he does on a day-to-day basis has any real impact or improves anyone's life. Taylor is probably suffering from ________.

Job burnout

Brizan has just lost his job. He is proactive in trying to resolve this source of stress: Heimmediately uses the Internet to look up other jobs in his field and plans to eliminate non-essentials from his budget to make his savings last longer. Which type of coping approach isBrizan using?

Problem focused

Dr. Frobish possesses a ________ behavior pattern because she is an intensively driven workaholic, preoccupied with deadlines, and always seems to be in a rush.

Type A

Which of the following statements about the male and female experience of stress is true?

Women report experiencing more stress than men.