Stress Management Test
A relatively frail person pulling a car off of a child pinned beneath it would be an example of flight or flight
True
An overemphasis on dieting can itself be unhealthy
True
By taking too many courses at once, you can actually learn less than you would with a lighter course load
True
Christina Maslach was as stress management pioneer who focused upon the issue of burnout
True
Chronic stress can deplete the absorption of vitamins that we take into our bodies
True
Coping is necessary function of managing demands
True
Diets high in saturated fats increase the amount of cholesterol in the blood
True
Eighty-four percent of the college student population overall have credit cards
True
Healthy foods are low in saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium and added sugar
True
Incomplete stress management programs teach participants only one or just a few stress management techniques
True
Lazarus and DeLongis have found that everyday hassels are even more detrimental to ones health than major life changes
True
Managing stress is accomplished by exercising control rather than giving it up to others or the environment
True
Men and women respond to stress differently because of gender based hormonal differences.
True
Metabolic syndrome is linked to abdominal obesity and increases the chance of developing heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems
True
Nor epinephrine and epinephrine are more commonly known as adrenaline and nonadrenaline
True
Over 10% of Americans aged 20 and over have diabetes
True
People who have learned stress management skills often respond to a greater degree to a stressor but return to their resting heart rate soon than those not trained in stress management.
True
People with attachment anxiety seem to be less psychologically willing or able to break up a relationship even when their partners fail to meet their psychological needs
True
Persistent stress results in the death of cardiac muscle cells and a loss of contractility of the heart. This damage is irreversible
True
Progressive relaxation is also known as neuromuscular relaxation.
True
Relaxation is a successful technique in prevention and treatment of migraines
True
Some diets are unhealthy and can lead to even more stress
True
Some have concluded that the effects of stress on the immunological system can lead to an allergic-like response
True
Stress can even contribute to increased acne
True
Stress can interfere with calcium absorption in the intestines
True
Stress in college years can interfere with the learning process
True
The adrenal cortex secretes hormones that will cause an increase in blood glucose and blood pressure
True
The severity of a stroke depends on the location of the affected part of the brain and the amount of time oxygen was denied to the brain
True
The way that one views a life experience can affect whether or not that experience is stressful
True
Trying very hard to control stress will create stress
True
Waist-hip ration has been linked to hypertension
True
You are in much greater control of yourself than you have ever realized
True
You can meditate anywhere
True
During stress, the surface temperature of the skin increases
false
No states actually have a law that says if someone is drunk, he or she is not capable of consenting to sex.
false
As a first step in managing time better, you might want to analyze how you are currently spending your time
true
Shyness can be a mental handicap as crippling as the most severe of physical handicaps
true
There is no such thing as safe sex
true
Oral sex is not a prevalent form of sexual intercourse
False
Primary appraisal is the determination of resources available to manage a stressor or threat
False
Psychosomatic illnesses are "all in the sufferer's mind"
False
Stress increases the number of T-lymphocytes in the body, increasing the possibility of developing cancer
False
Success does not commonly lead to improved self-esteem
False
The frontal lobe of the brain is associated with movement, orientation, recognition, and perception of stimuli
False
The goal with stress management is to eliminate all of your stress
False
The healthiest people have the lowest amount of stress in their lives
False
When we experience little or no stress, the limbic system is in charge and when we have significant levels of stress, the cerebral cortex is in charge
False
"Unique stressors" are defined as those that one specific person expereinces often
False
A migraine is just a severe headahce
False
A stressor will always elicit a stress reaction and strain
False
Aids can be transmitted casually
False
Although many college students may feel stressed, there is no evidence that college students are a companion of chronic stress
False
Although stress can be very bothersome, it is seldom dangerous to your health
False
Although stress is uncomfortable, it cannot lead to poor health
False
Apoplexy is a brain injury similar to a stroke
False
BMI is the only measure of obesity
False
Both distress and eustress can be defined as stress that encourages optimum performance
False
Brain cells destroyed by prolonged stress can regenerate themselves
False
Hans Selye was unable to specify which changes in the bodys physiology resulted from stress
False
Managing stress is more about giving up control to others or to your environment than it is about exercising control yourself
False
Men and Women in general tend to respond to stress in very similar ways
False
Nearly 50% of the population are hot reactors
False
One out of every four women and one out of every two men aged 50 and over will have an osteoporosis related fracture in their lifetime
False