Stress Managment chapter 1

Strain

A condition resulting from damaging a muscle or tendon

Social Support Theory

Stress occurs when there is not enough social support available to respond to the event effectively

men experience what more so in stress than women?

fight or flight response

The body's stress reaction that includes an increase in heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and serum cholesterol is known as the: Multiple Choice fight-or-flight response. relaxation response. alarm reaction. autoimmune response.

fight-or-flight response

Johannes Schultz developed the relaxation technique of autogenic training by combining specific exercises to bring about heaviness and warmth in the limbs with the knowledge that _____. Multiple choice question. people were incapable of hypnotizing themselves people relaxed when their body temperature increased people were capable of hypnotizing themselves people relaxed when their body temperature decreased

people were capable of hypnotizing themselves

The combination of a stressor, stress reactivity, and strain is known as

stress

fight-or-flight response is termed

stress reactivity

The fight-or-flight response is termed: Multiple Choice stress disorder. stress reactivity. autoimmune response. self-preservation.

stress reactivity.

Physical health

the ability of your body to withstand the stresses of normal daily life

The relaxation technique developed by Herbert Benson to effectively treat people with high blood pressure is similar to: transcendental meditation. mindfulness meditation. standard cancer therapy. social support therapy.

transcendental meditation

The relaxation technique developed by Herbert Benson to effectively treat people with high blood pressure is similar to: Multiple choice question. mindfulness meditation. social support therapy. transcendental meditation. standard cancer therapy.

transcendental meditation.

women experience what more so in stress than men?

use social groups

According to DeLongis, what can counteract the hassles of stress? Multiple choice question. A person saying something nice about the one who is experiencing stress A person avoiding physical contact with the one who is experiencing stress A person avoiding eye contact with the one who is experiencing stress A person staying neutral with the one who is experiencing stress

A person saying something nice about the one who is experiencing stress

Stressor

Anything that causes stress

True or false: Allostatic load is based on the hypothesis that there is no association between a cumulative physiological risk and exposure to psychosocial stressors over one's life.

False

Which of the following is characteristic of the third phase of the general adaptation syndrome? Multiple Choice The bodily signs characteristic of the alarm reaction virtually disappear, and resistance rises above normal. The body shows the changes characteristic of the first exposure to a stressor. Following long-continued exposure to the same stressor, to which the body becomes adjusted, adaptation energy is eventually exhausted. Resistance ensues if continued exposure to the stressor is compatible with adaptation.

Following long-continued exposure to the same stressor, to which the body becomes adjusted, adaptation energy is eventually exhausted.

What was A. T. W. Simeons's view on the relationship between the development of the human brain and stress? Multiple choice question. He believed that the human brain had developed the ability to use unused stress products to help the body fight stress physiologically. He believed that the human brain had developed the ability to use unused stress products as a psychological barrier against stress. He believed that the human brain had failed to develop at the pace needed to respond to symbolic stressors of twentieth-century life. He believed that the human brain had developed the ability to overcome the symbolic stressors of twentieth-century life.

He believed that the human brain had failed to develop at the pace needed to respond to symbolic stressors of twentieth-century life.

_____ first defined the allostatic load theory. Multiple choice question. DeLongis Holmes McEwen Rahe

McEwen

During the resistance phase of the general adaptation syndrome, when does resistance ensue? Multiple choice question. Resistance ensues if continued exposure to the stressor is incompatible with adaptation. Resistance ensues if exposure to the stressor is irregular and incompatible with adaptation. Resistance ensues if continued exposure to the stressor is compatible with adaptation. Resistance ensues if exposure to the stressor is prevented.

Resistance ensues if continued exposure to the stressor is compatible with adaptation.

Which of the following are true of the stress theory developed by Holmes and Rahe? Multiple select question. Stress decreases when there are more frequent disturbing life events Stress occurs when a situation requires more resources than are available. Stress increases when there are more frequent disturbing life events. Stress occurs when a situation requires less resources than those available.

Stress increases when there are more frequent disturbing life events.

Which of the following occurs in the alarm reaction phase of the general adaptation syndrome? Multiple Choice Resistance rises above normal. Resistance ensues if continued exposure to the stressor is compatible with adaptation. Following long-continued exposure to the same stressor, to which the body becomes adjusted, adaptation energy is eventually exhausted. The body shows the changes characteristic of the first exposure to a stressor.

The body shows the changes characteristic of the first exposure to a stressor.

What is the rationale of the theory of stress developed by Holmes and Rahe? Multiple choice question. The frequency of stressful experiences determines the level of stress. Minor stressful life events cause the same amount of stress as major ones. The frequency of stressful experiences does not determine the level of stress. Minor stressful life events cause more stress than major ones.

The frequency of stressful experiences determines the level of stress.

What is the rationale of the theory of stress developed by Holmes and Rahe? The frequency of stressful experiences does not determine the level of stress. Minor stressful life events cause the same amount of stress as major ones. Minor stressful life events cause more stress than major ones. The frequency of stressful experiences determines the level of stress.

The frequency of stressful experiences determines the level of stress.

Which of the following is an environmental stressor? Multiple choice question. Toxin Unemployment Depression Purpose in life

Toxin

The contraction of muscles for no obvious purpose is called: Multiple Choice bracing. self-contracting. meditation. relaxation.

bracing

Toxins, heat, and cold are examples of _____ stressors. Multiple Choice environmental psychological sociological philosophical

environmental

The human body responds to stressors by altering its physiology to _____. Multiple choice question. lower its heart rate and blood pressure decrease muscular strain increase the response time gain greater speed and strength

gain greater speed and strength

Herbert Benson used the relaxation response technique effectively to treat people with _____. Multiple choice question. low blood pressure osteoporosis high blood pressure epilepsy

high blood pressure

The technique of progressive relaxation was developed by Dr. Edmund Jacobson when he noticed _____. Multiple choice question. his bedridden patients were muscularly relaxed even during stressful situations his patients relaxing their muscles during tense situations his patients flexing their muscles during tense situations his bedridden patients were muscularly tensed even when they were resting

his bedridden patients were muscularly tensed even when they were resting

Stress reactivity

how people individually react to stressors

Phase 3: Stage of exhaustion

stage of the general adaptation syndrome during which the body's resources are depleted and serious health consequences occur

Social health

the ability to interact with people in an acceptable manner and sustain relationships

Mental health

the ability to learn and grow intellectually

Distress is defined as: Multiple Choice the bad things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction. a series of bodily changes that are the opposite of the stress reaction. the body's stress reaction that includes an increase in heart rate and respiration. the cumulative biological wear and tear that results from our response to stress.

the bad things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction.

Eustress is defined as: Multiple Choice the bad things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction. a series of bodily changes that are the opposite of the stress reaction. the good things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction. the cumulative biological wear and tear that results from our response to stress.

the good things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction.

allostatic load

the long-term negative impact of the stress response on the body

Relaxation Response

the physiological state achieved when one is relaxed; the opposite of the stress reaction; also called the trophotropic response.

Occupational health

the quality of your relationship to your work

Environmental health

the study of how environmental factors affect human health and quality of life

Which of the following lists the three phases of the general adaptation syndrome in the order of their occurrence? Multiple Choice Alarm reaction, stage of exhaustion, and stage of resistance Alarm reaction, stage of resistance, and stage of exhaustion Stage of resistance, alarm reaction, and stage of exhaustion Stage of resistance, stage of exhaustion, and alarm reaction

Alarm reaction, stage of resistance, and stage of exhaustion

Hardiness Theory

One's attitude toward the events determines stress

Identify a relaxation technique that involves the tensing and relaxing of muscles so as to recognize muscle tension and bring about muscular relaxation when desired. Multiple choice question. Progressive Relaxation Autogenic training Visualization Self-hypnosis

Progressive Relaxation

Which of the following terms is defined as a relaxation technique that involves contracting and relaxing muscle groups throughout the body? Multiple Choice Autogenic training Progressive relaxation Autohypnotic relaxation Transcendental meditation

Progressive relaxation

_____ is sometimes termed neuromuscular relaxation. Multiple choice question. Progressive relaxation Visualization Mind-body relaxation Self-hypnosis

Progressive relaxation

Spiritual health

a belief in some unifying force

Progressive Relaxation

a relaxation technique involving contracting and relaxing muscle groups throughout the body; also called neuromuscular relaxation or Jacobsonian relaxation.

Autogenic Training

a relaxation technique that involves imagining one's limbs to be heavy, warm, and tingling.

In the context of Hans Selye's experiment on the physiological response to stress, identify the bodily changes observed in the rats exposed to stressors. Multiple select question. an almost total disappearance of eosinophil cells bleeding ulcers in the lining of the stomach and duodenum a substantial enlargement of the cortex of the adrenal glands enlargement of the thymus, spleen, lymph nodes, and other lymphatic structures dislocation of the lumbar vertebrae

an almost total disappearance of eosinophil cells bleeding ulcers in the lining of the stomach and duodenum a substantial enlargement of the cortex of the adrenal glands