Combo with "HK 233 Final" and 1 other

Assertiveness can best be described as:

-Expressing personal rights and feelings -That which is neither passive nor aggressive

If you open up a human brain and spread out the cerebral cortex you would have about ____ of space covered:

1.6 sq feet per hemisphere or 2.5-3.0 total

Experts suggest you put away this much money from your monthly income in savings

10%

"Superstress" is a term coined by Dr. Roberta Lee to mean:

21st century lifestyle stress

"Superstress" is a term coined by Dr. Roberta Lee referring to:

21st century stress

Neurons pass electrical currents at incredible speeds as they communicate with each other. This speed is about:

250-450mph

What % of the population appears to follow heart-healthy guidelines?

3%

Most research suggests that you should regularly participate in an excersice program for a minimum of how many weeks to see beneficial changes which help reduce stress:

6-8 weeks

"Brief grief" is considered:

A form of healthy grieving

Cortisol is regulated in large part by what kind of mechanism?

A negative feedback, loop, meaning that when levels get too high, they system shuts down production

Depression is:

A possible by-product of anger and/or fear

Cognitive Restructuring is a term best described as:

A rethinking process about a stressor

This psychologist's concept of the Hierarchy of Needs nicely mirrors the concept of the chakra system

Abraham Maslow

Stress that is intense in nature but short in duration

Acute stress

this form of immune system learns about bacteria and viruses and then develops protections so we will not get sick from them again

Adaptive/Acquired Immune System

The endocrine glands that are located on top of each kidney that releases several stress hormones, it is also known as "the stress gland"

Adrenal gland

Facial expressions are an example of this type of nonverbal communication

Affect displays

Hans Selye listed this as the first stage of his General Adaptation Syndrome

Alarm

Hans Selye listed this as the first stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome

Alarm

The first stage of the general adaption syndrome in which a threat is perceived and the nervous system is triggered for survival

Alarm Reaction

Current research reveals that journal writing helps in the following way:

All the above.. -decrease one's resting blood pressure -decrease one's cholesterol levels -decrease one's symptoms of fibromyalgia -decrease one's sense of grieving

Regarding stress management, the holistic wellness paradigm suggests that:

All the above.. -one should address the causes and the symptoms of stress equally -the whole is equal to the sum of the parts -the Newtonian view of medicine is wrong -one should address the mental, emotional, spiritual, and physical aspects of well-being

The damage to the body when the stress response functions improperly or for prolonged states, causing physical damage to the body

Allostatic Load

This term is another name for chronic stress:

Allostatic Load

A physiological process in which various body cells regenerate or grow

Anabolic functioning

These are beliefs about our values, often expressed as opinions

Attitude

This is the suggested order to make a positive behavioral change through the "Behavioral Modification Model"

Awareness, desire, cognitive restructuring, substitution, evaluate

This is the suggested order to reconstruct negative thoughts into positive ones:

Awareness, reappraise, adopt, evaluate

A mindset where one tends to see (or hope for) the bad in every situation

Awfulizing

Humor described as vulgar, crude, and tasteless

Bathroom humor

Actions that are based on conscious or unconscious thoughts

Behaviors

The ability to use both right-brain and left brain thinking processes to successfully deal with a problem or stressor

Biphasic Personality Traits

Cortisol can be assessed by:

Blood, hair, saliva

This body location where all white blood cells are produced is in the:

Bone marrrow

I'm getting thinner due to stress i'm responding to. I'm producing higher levels of this substance in my blood in relation to another substance.

CRH (cortisol would be lower in persons who do no get hungry under stress)

What neurohormones appear most involved with stress impact on human development?

CRH and cortisol

This trait, more than any other, distinguishes the sensation-seeker personality

Calculated risk taking

Neuropeptide Y has been related to the consumption of what:

Carbohydrate-rich food

The concept of "individuation" was coined by this person.

Carl G. Jung

A metabolic process in which metabolites are broken down for energy in preparation for, or in the process of, exercise

Catabolic functioning

Emotional release through crying, laughing, yelling and the like

Catharsis

These three characteristics are thought to be associated with what is now known as the hardy personality

Challenge, control, and commitment

The "rage reflex" is attributed to:

Charles Darwin

The clown study described in class suggested that:

Children in quality attachment relationships recover more quickly from stressful events

This type of stress is most commonly associated with illness and disease.

Chronic Stress

Stress that lingers for a prolonged period of time

Chronic stress

A learned behavior to a stimulus with regard to involuntary functions

Classical Conditioning

A scheduling technique used in time management for which errands are grouped by location

Clustering

Distorting a situation beyond how bad it actually is

Cognitive Distortion

A dramatic shift in society's relationship to technology

Cognitive Surplus

Self-esteem is thought to comprise the following components

Connectedness, uniqueness, power, and role models

In one movie, we observed baboons living in the wild have more stress if they are the submissive ones, lower on the social hierarchy. However, in the Worried Sick video, the dominant monkeys are described as more stressed. What results in the difference?

Content and personality

During a stress response, the dital parts of your body (hands, feet_ become _______ because ______.

Cooler, Less blood circulates through

This is a natural suppressor of the immune system..making it a good, temporary fix for inflammation, You wouldn't want to use it often though:

Cortisol

This three substances primarily responsible for an acute stress response designed to mobilize the body. The third continues to be produced only if the threat continues:

Cortisol, Epinephrine, and Norepinephrine

This is not considered one of the "Three C's" of time management

Creativity

According to creative consultant Author VanGundy, left brain thinking falls in the domain of

Cultural roadblocks

Based on brain imaging research in the last decade, which of the following statements is not true?

Damage to brain cells from chronic stress is reversible

Freud would not agree with the following statement:

Defense mechanisms are conscious volitions

This is considered to be the first step in the creative solving process

Description of the problem

Jung would not agree with the following statement:

Dreams are a fabrication of the unconscious mind

This conflict style is thought to be the hardest to resolve

Ego conflict

Physical gestures that tend to replace words, such as the thumbs up signal

Emblems

Giving the "OK" sign to someone is labeled as this aspect of nonverbal communication

Emblems/Illustrators

The ability to feel and express the full range of human emotions and to control these feelings

Emotional Well-being

According to creative consultant Arthur VanGundy, negative feedback (fear) falls in the domain of:

Emotional roadblocks

Stress and stress management, as described in your text, is best understood as what kind of model?

Energy or via Einstein's equation E=mc^2

A state in which people have distanced themselves so much from the natural environment that they cannot fathom the magnitude of their impact on it

Environmental Disconnect

Personal constraints such as time, money, or a host of responsibilities that impede the creative process

Environmental Roadblocks

This form of stress, good response to environmental stress ( seeing a hot chick):

Eustress

Jane saw Brad Pitt from across the room and her heart rate started racing, her hands got suddenly cold, and she started breathing hard. Jane is experiencing:

Eustress, a good or healthy stress response

The 3rd of three aspects essential for effective time management, in which tasks are actually accomplished

Execution

The process of learning to de-stress from something by brief, yet safe, encounters with the stressor

Exposure Desensitization

The helpless-hopeless personality is most closely associated with this fear

External locus of control

"Tend and befriend" is a coping style used more by cancer patients than war veterans under stress

False

"Unconscious resistance" is known to counteract toxic thoughts

False

Aggressiveness always involves a sense of diplomacy, particularly with the expression of feelings

False

Brain tissue is not able to adapt to the host of cognitive challenges and stimuli

False

By and large, healing and curing mean the same thing

False

Clustering is a term used to describe someone who is extremely pressed for time with too much to do

False

Conceptually, "thought stopping" is the same thing as self-talk

False

Fear of failure and fear of rejection are really the same thing

False

Journal writing offers a good immediate catharsis, but offers little in the way of long-term resolutions

False

Jung believed that only recurring dreams were of significance to resolving stress related issues

False

Making mistakes is not encouraged in the creative process

False

NLP is based on the concept that language does not confine thinking.

False

Neuromarketing is a marketing concept based on Neuro-Linguistic Programming, which encourages people to buy things they THINK they really need

False

Neuroplasticity refers to the body's ability to create new nerve cells closest to the skin

False

Poetry therapy is an aspect of journal writing in that these entries may eventually be shared with others, win contests, and thus help raise one's self esteem

False

Research reveals that randomly vented anger is a healthy means of emotional catharsis

False

Research shows that keeping a blog about one's thoughts and feelings is more effective than writing in a notebook for a healthy catharsis

False

Sociology is best described as the study of different cultures in the same locality

False

Split-brain research has shown that humor is a left brain function

False

The basic premise to Leo Buscaglia's work is that we must be taught to love by our parents

False

The term "presenteeism" is a corporate business term to describe high productivity levels often motivated by one's optimal stress level

False

The unconscious mind is believed to control as much as 40-50% of one's behavior.

False

The unconscious mind understands negative thoughts well

False

The stress that accompanies a proliferation of technology, urban sprawl, and a glut of information on the Internet

Future shock

The three distinct physiological phases in reaction to chronic stress: the alarm phase, the resistance phase, and the exhaustion phase

General Adaptation Syndrone

Dr. Wayne Dyer would not agree with this statement

Guilt can be productive if it prevents worrying

Commitment, control, and challenge are characteristics of this personality type:

Hardy (or resilient) personality type

This, plus a weakened immune system response and thin stomach walls, causes most ulcers:

Helicobacter pylori bacteria (H.Pylori)

This personality type usually percieves themselves as a victum with an external locus of control:

Hopeless-Helpless Personality

The type A characteristic is thought to be most closely related to coronary heart disease

Hostile aggressive behavior

This Type D (or A) characteristic is thought to be most closely related to coronary heart disease:

Hostile aggressive behavior

These are the three essential criteria for effective journal writing:

Identify concerns, identify emotions, and seek resolution

Used in association with codependent behavior, thinking that one can control things/others that one really cannot

Illusion of Control

This stressor would be classified as a bioecological influence.

Inadequate sunlight

Metamessages are defined by Dr. Deborah Tannen as:

Indirectness of one's actual intention to communicate

In his efforts to study the benefits of journal writing, Ira Progoff discovered the following:

Individuals who started journal writing while on welfare were more likely to find employment and better housing faster

Another stress hormone has been identified to affect heart disease and diabetes. It is:

Interleukin-6

What was the point of the heel stick study done with young babies?

It demonstrated that young babies learn to discriminate between threats and non-threats (being picked up vs. having your heel cut). Suggests early learning behavior in the stress response system

Poetry therapy is considered to be a form of

Journal writing

The adrenal gland rests on this organ:

Kidneys

This statement is NOT true regarding creative anger management strategies

Learn to disassociate from your anger

A term explaining the ill effects of unresolved guilt from an early childhood experience

Leftover guilt

The term describing the search for meaning in ones life

Logotherapy

Leo Buscaglia would not agree with this statement:

Love is innate to all human beings

Who is most at risk for poorer health outcomes?

Low SES

Which of the following are thought to be the greatest social influences on Type A behavior?

Material wealth, secularization, and immediate gratification

This behavioral theory is based on the admiration of mentors

Modeling conditioning

Which of the following defense mechanisms is not commonly associated with the psychology of everyday stress?

Narcissism

The growing abyss between people and the outdoor world

Nature Deficit Disorder

NLP is best defined as:

Neurolinguistic Programming

These substances are part of teh immune system's compliments and seem quite sensitive to emotions/stress states. Pert likes them alot

Neuropeptides

This term(s) explains the brain's ability to create new cell tissue and repair itself well into adulthood

Neuroplasticity

This behavioral theory speaks to the nature of voluntary behaviors

Operant Conditioning

This frame of mind is linked with, among other good things, increased number of NK cells, important in defending the body against cancer

Optimism

The "Sapir-Whorf" hypothesis suggests that:

Our perception of reality is based on the limits of our vocabulary

neuropeptide Y levels are linked with

PTSD and depression

Speaking aspects such as volume, tone, and pitch

Paralanguage

This effect happens following strenuous exercise:

Parasympathetic Rebound

Also known as the 80/20 Rule, the time-management technique prioritizes tasks by the satisfaction factor

Pareto Principle

A style of humor where something or someone is made fun of

Parody

Obstacles to the creative process, placed by the ego, in the role of the judge

Perceptual Roadblocks

In terms of Type A behavior, polyphasia is best described as:

Performing several tasks at one time

This endocrine gland is called the master gland for its role in hormonal control.

Pituitary

Vasopressin is released from which gland?

Pituitary

A condition where things are always viewed in extremes, either extremely good or horribly bad

Polarized thinking

College students have their own "life changes" or stressors. According to experts who track this information, these three "events" top the list of most stressful events during the academic year.

Poor grades, financial problems, roommate problems

This condition is characterized by acute "misplaced" episodes of stress and anxiety, often following severely adverse experiences:

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

The ACTH axis begins in which endocrine gland?

Posterior hypothalamus

The foundation of sound time management skills includes these aspects

Prioritize, adequately schedule, and execute person daily stressors to satisfaction

The addiction to a behavioral process such as shopping, gambling, television cutting and codependent behaviors

Process Addiction

Levels of this enzyme increase in the hippocampus during long-lasting stress, leading to memory problems. HIgh levels are also seen in SchizophreniaL

Protein Kinase C (PKC)

A field of study based on the principle that the mind and body are one, where thoughts and perceptions affect potentially all aspects of physiology

Psychophysiology

This is not considered one of the "Three P's" of time management

Punctuality

Systematic desensitization can best be described as:

Repeatedly exposing oneself to tolerable levels of stressors

The ANS (SNS portion) has direct hard wired links to organs in the body that pass through the:

Reticular activating system (esp. locus coeruleus structure) in the brainstem

Abraham Maslow's term "primary creativity" would best be described as:

Right brain thinking

This type of humor is thought to be the least suited to reduce stress

Sarcasm

Comic Stephen Colbert's (The Colbert Report) and Saturday Night Live's humor can best be described as:

Satire

A term coined by Deborah Tannen suggesting that exaggerated conversation styles become intensified under stress, thus adding to miscommunication

Schismogenesis

The term describing the guilt one places on oneself when a personal value has been compromised or violated

Self imposed guilt

Women who were stressed (malnutrition, emotional etc.) during WWII in Holland, gave birth to infants who later in adulthood showed:

Skinny body types

Bugs Bunny and Road Runner cartoons share this type of humor

Slapstick Humor

The parasympathetic branch of the autonomic nervous system tents to ______ target organs

Slow down

This mismanaged style of anger is represented by suppressing one's feelings.

Somatizers

One possible reason that chronic stress from adversity may affect a child's ability to learn may be found in research that suggests:

Stress reduces neurotrophic growth factor, a necessity for brain plasticity and growth

First coined by Plato, describing the reason why people laugh, is at other people's expense

Superiority Theory

Blonde jokes and Polish jokes would be best identified with this theory

Superiority theory

Nien Cheng, a political prisoner in Shanghai, would be a prime example of this personality type

Survivor personality

According to Carl Jung, the unconscious mind is well versed in this method of articulating itself.

Symbolic thinking

From his time in the concentration camps, Viktor Frankl learned this simple wisdom to help survive

Take responsibility for your own thoughts

Stressfully speaking, the anxiety from the digital divide, information overload, and cell phone proliferation can be summed up in one expression:

Technostress

People who experience stress seem to age faster because these shorter:

Telomers on the DNA strand

What did the stress reduction study done on medical students suggest?

That simple interventions may reduce overall chronic stress responding while in school

The stress response initially involves this system.

The Limbic system

This statement best describes the codependent personality according to Anne Wilson Schaef.

The addictive personality

The MAOA genetic make-up of a long/version appears to provide some protection, under adverse conditions against___________, especially in___________.

The development of anti-social behavior; males

In the cages Macaques (worried sick video), who is most likely to get atherosclerosis?

The dominant animals who also get a high-fat diet

Thinking "outside the box" is an example of this stage of the creative process

The explorer

The stress of "poverty consciousness" is best described this way:`

The fear of not having enough money

As described by Roger von Oech, this role can ruin the creative process

The judge

What aspect differentiates (James) Prochaska's Behavior Change Model from other models?

The relapse stage

Positive psychology is based on these three aspects

The study of happiness, positive virtues, and positive institution

In development, young children seem more behaviorally adaptive and well-adjusted in preschool if:

They mount a healthy stress response to the challenge when they first begin preschool and learn coping strategies to deal with the "stress", for example perhaps sitting next to another child or teacher

This system triggers metabolism as part of the stress response and is responsible for delayed immune system supression:

Thyroxine Axis

The prioritization, scheduling, and execution of daily responsibilities to a level of personal satisfaction

Time management

Repeated negative thought processing that tends to pollute our view of our lives and ourselves

Toxic thoughts

The ability to turn suffering into a meaningful experience, and to learn from this experience with a positive perspective on life's events

Tragic optimism

A term used to describe the therapeutic effects of self-discovery through active awareness in journaling

Transpsychological

According to Dr. Wayne Dyer, basically, stressors fall into one of two categories: guilt or worry

True

According to Jung, at some level of consciousness all minds connect at one point -the collective unconsciousness

True

An attribute of the typical underhanders is passive-aggressive anger

True

Cognitive restructuring is an important step in behavioral change.

True

Creativity can be a great coping technique for stress, but the irony is that fear (stress) can block the creative process

True

Emotional well-being is best described as "the ability to feel and express the entire range of emotions but to control them, not be controlled by them"

True

Experts in the field of sociology suggest that narcissism and a lack of values promotes incivility in our culture

True

For humor to exist, there must be these three things: humorous stimulation, a perception of the stimulation, and an expression of humor

True

Freud was of the opinion that stress was an innate part of the human condition, and consequently, never fully resolvable

True

From research about women and stress, until anger can be validated, it cannot be expressed correctly.

True

Happiness is either the anticipation of an event of the realization of living in the present moment

True

In todays rapidly paced world, the terms "change" and "stress" are often used synonymously, by experts and ordinary people alike, to mean the same thing

True

It is not the situation that one finds oneself in that is stressful, but the perception (interpretation) of the situation that determines one's level of stress

True

Like Jung, Viktor Frankl saw stress and suffering as a spiritual growth process

True

Many biologists now refer to our age as the "sixth mass extinction" due to overhunting and fishing, loss of habitat, and pollution, all of which will impact us

True

Men with long forms of seratonin transporter gene are most at risk for depression under chronic stress

True

Of the five suggested styles of conflict management, dialogue is thought to be the best because all parties are allowed to contribute

True

Of the four mismanaged anger styles, the somatizers suppress feelings of anger

True

One significant reason why text messaging and emails compound the stress associated with communication is that there is no voice intonation

True

Psychologists suggest that depression is best described as " anger turned inward"

True

Studies show that women are more likely to feel anger as guilt or shame, whereas men are more likely to express anger aggressively

True

The Tibetan perspective on stress distinguishes the mind as a combination of the self (false self) and the Self (higher self)

True

The idea that personality traits associated with anxiety and depression affect the course of heart disease is now supported by data.

True

The parasympathetic nervous system is responsible for the relaxation response

True

The shallow effect: web-linked jumping and cherry picking information leads to an inability to concentrate, focus, and comprehend a subject well

True

The vegetative level of the brain is thought to be the most primitive of the three levels

True

Time management is actually a prime example of social orchestration, where you manipulate factors in your environment for the path of least resistance

True

With regard to speaking patterns, regulators are often used to manipulate a conversation through nonverbal gestures

True

Time urgency, multitasking, hyper-competitiveness, stress-prone are all characteristics of

Type D personality

There are many physiological cycles affected by environmental stressors. Which of the following cycles occurs more than once in a 24-hour period?

Ultradian cycles

The use of sarcasm would be a mismanaged anger trait exhibited by:

Underhanders

In his stress theory Lazarus says that daily hassles cause stress Which is a cause of hassles according to Lazarus?

Unmet expectations

An instance when anxiety overcomes one's thoughts based on a non-physical threat to one's existence

Unwarranted Fear

Of the following parts of one's personality, which is thought to be the most difficult to influence with regard to stress?

Values

A mindset of continually blaming others or seeing yourself as the victim

Victimization

This vitamin is called the sunshine vitamin

Vitamin D

The last stage in von Oech's creative process template, in which the idea is taken to the street and campaigned to the rest of the world for its merits

Warrior

the autogenic technique is:

Where one relaxes the body by making the body parts heavy and warm

The following can be accurately stated about the gender difference of anger

Women not only express anger differently, they have different stressors

The inability to write down one's thoughts and feelings, usually attributed to fear

Writer's block

A term used to describe that special quality that makes each one of us unique

X-factor

This principle describes an optimal stress level for performance:

Yerkses_Dodson Principle

Emotional literacy refers to the ability to read and respond to:

Your own emotions

specific immunity refers to:

a learned form of immunity that uses antibody markers to target invaders

Humor is best described as:

a perception

Current research suggests that these factors decrease the integrity of the immune system:

alcohol and fats

Experience expectant plasticity:

allows for learning to occur during periods in which the brain i expecting information for example, language sounds or visual input

Dr. Lazar found that during deep meditation, the_______ was highly engaged, suggesting mindful vigilance:

amygdala

Dr. Lazar found that during deep meditation, the___________ was highly engaged, suggesting mindful vigilance:

amygdala

a chakra is:

an energy vortex to transduce energy in/through the energy feild

dark chocolate contains:

antioxidants

Optimism can slow down:

atherosclerosis in blood vessels

The 4 stages of cognitive restructure are:

awareness, reappraisal, adoption, evaluation

The four stages of cognitive restructuring are:

awareness, reappraisal, adoption, evaluation

Controversially, some researchers suggest that:

being overweight may be good for avoiding some diseases

This chemical agent is thought to be associated with "runner's high"

beta-endorphin

This body response is increased during stress to help the heart pump blood more efficiently; however chronic increases lead to cardiac disease:

blood presssure

The importance of controlling for environment temperature and body movement in an experiment using biofeedback thermometers is that:

both could affect the study results because body temperature changes with movement and ambient temperature

Neurotrophic/neuro plasticity means

brain change or growth

the Yerkes-Dodson principle suggests that:

certain amount of stress is linked with adaptive, competent performance

There is emerging evidence that the "placebo affect" is a force capable of

changing brain and body physiology

There is emerging evidence that the "placebo effect": is a force capable of changing brain and body physiology

changing brain and body physiology

Allostatic load refers to

chronic stress

A cognitive strategy in which i rethink or reframe how i interpret a situation (stress responses are under my control)

cognitive restructuring

The HPA (hypothalmus-pituitary-adrenal axis) system releases a corticosteroid to stimulate physical arousal:

cortisol

Under perceived stress, women tend to produce a bit more of this hormone:

cortisol

this hormone is thought to be associated with weight gain:

cortisol

Kubler-Ross's original order of the grieving stages is:

denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance

"Cognitive Surplus" is a term the best explains:

digital consciousness with online media

What does Type D personality mean

distressed

In the caged Macaques (worried sick) who is most likely to get atherosclerosis?

dominant animals who also got a high fat diet

Tips for "financial freedom" include all but the following:

dont lend money to your friends

The fact that eating disorders are often diagnosed in individuals who have experienced early trauma like abuse, or harsh, emotionally distanced parenting suggests that:

early stress experiences trigger one's vulnerability to eating disorders

Psychocardiology is a new field that looks at the links between cardiology and:

emotions

Based on her work involving neuropeptiedes, neurophysiologist Candace Pert suggests the following hypothesis:

emotions can either suppress or enhance the integrity of the immune system

This substance is released as an immediate response to stress:

epinephrine

Poverty is associated with lower health outcomes...

even in children who grow up to be no longer poor

A very efficient way to burn of stress hormones using high levels of them for intended purpose:

exercise

This natural and good stressor is linked with endorphin release:

exercise

In order to achieve stress reduction benefits from exercise, you should

exercise regularly at least 3-5 times per week

Which type of neural plasticity supports learning throughout one's lifetime?

experience dependent

Helpless hopeless personality is most closely linked to this factor:

external locus of control

Co-dependent behavior deals alot with:

fear of rejection

Co-dependent behavior deals with this most basic fear:

fear of rejection

Stress has been shown to affect:

fertility

Tragic optimism is:

finding or making the best of a terrible situation

the cortex (outside part) of the adrenal glands produces:

glucocorticoids including cortisol

It is suggested that attitudes and behaviors about race and gender begin in:

grade school

H. Selye, considered a pioneer in human stress, discovered the General Adaptation Syndrome by chance as:

he dropped his rats while conducting experiments in ovarian hormones

re framing in the form of positive affirmations:

help to balance negative self-talk

What is a risk factor for atherosclerosis?

high blood pressure

This structure is primarily responsible for episodic memory:

hippocamups

This type D (or A) characteristic is thought to be most closely related to coronary heart disease:

hostile aggressive behavior

This Type D (or A) characteristic is thought to be most closely related to coronary heart disease: hostile, aggressive behavior

hostile, aggressive behavior

mindfulness training has been shown to be effective for?

improved attention

This stressor would be considered a bioecological influence

inadequate sunlight

What kind of intervention can enhance academic skills? (from the article specifically):

increased stress coping skills

Cortisol, a primary stress hormone, _______ in the morning, and _______ at night in most healthy individuals:

increases in morning, decreases at night

While short lasting stress can decrease pain perception, chronic stress:

increases pain perception

One way humor may affect a person's stress level is that:

increases the likelihood of people being around the person, which enhances the immune system

Genetic research (for example, serotonin transporter gene) suggests that:

individuals with a gene that produces more serotonin-transporting in the synapse (increasing the amount of serotonin) is linked with greater resistance to adversity (eg less depression, suicide in the presence of maltreatment)

Catecholamines (epinephrine and noepinephrine) are made in what part of the adrenal gland?

inside or medulla

An advantage (in terms of learning) of biofeedback to other techniques is that:

it magnifies the body's conditioned response to the stress response

Mother-nurtured rats, in experiments, ten to release more seratonin in the hippocampus, This increases the amount of cortisol (glucocorticoid) receptors in the hippocaumpus. Increased receptors are related to:

less "reactive", more adaptive stress responding

In animal models, under stressed conditions, researchers have identified less_______________. This means _______________

less neurotrophic growth factor present, less potential for brain growth and adaptability

In the movie "when the bough breaks" maternal stress was related to early deliver and lower birth weight. What is one of the plausible reasons for this infant outcome?

maternal stress can cause blood flow restrictions through the placenta

Purposes of sleep include:

memory consolidation, neurotransmitter replenishment, problem solving, mental exercise

What time of day is best of for a nap?

mid day

the holistic wellness paradigm is based on the integration, balance, and harmony of these four components:

mind, body, spirit, and emotions

One of the reasons that our brains become less plastic with aging is that we have less_________ available:

neurotrophic growth Substances

___________ appears to reduce the effects of stress

nitric oxide

Jim tends to respond often and quickley to stressors, and could be thought of as an "on-off" sort of person in terms of CRH/Cortisol production. As a result he is likely to:

not eat as a form of stress reduciton and be of normal weight

Susan's mother was malnourished during her pregnancy. As a result Susan is at risk for what health-related problem or disorder?

obesity and/or metabolic syndrom

Insulin is produced under

parasympathetic input

What appears to be one of the best predictors of vulnerably for heart disease (per quotes in Worried Sick Video)

personality and degree of sociability

The endocrine gland is called the master gland for its role in hormonal control:

pituitary

Vasopressin is released from which gland?

pituitary

This endocrine gland is known as the master gland for its role in homronal control:

pituitary gland

What is the likely result of damaged neurons in the hippocampus?

poor memory

IN this state, the strongest characteristic in stress resistatant personailty:

positive self esteem

this substance is found in high levels in the brains of persons who are under chronic stress with few control resources

protein kinase C

this substance is found in high levels in the brains of persons who are under chronic stress with few control resources:

protein kinase C

Experts suggest that most stressors fall in this category:

psycho-interpersonal influences

the stress reduction/relaxation promoting experiments like meditation and self-hypnosis that wear re doing in the lab and outside of class for lab reports are trying to tap into what processes that alter body temperature:

psychological

Stress hormones also affect bone density by

reducing the calcium supply to bones and increasing calcium secretion in the kidneys

CRH and cortisol receptors on neurons in the hypothalmus, amygdala, and other structures seem responsible for:

regulation of the stress response system. (turn on/shut off)

The adrenal cortex:

releases coritsol and aldosterone

Cognitive restructuring is a term best described as

rethinking process of a stressor

Cognitive restructuring is:

rethinking process of a stressor

One plausible theory about humor is that:

seeing things with a sense of humor imparts a degree of control over how a person responds to a situation , which in turn reduces stress

One plausible theory about humor is that:

seeing things with a sense of humor imparts a degree of control over how a person responds to a situation, which in turn reduces stress

The most common theme among theorists regarding the psychology of stress is:

self-awareness

This type of humor is thought to be best suited to reduce stress related anger and help maintain a sense of psychic balance

self-parody

According to experts, the field of sociology involves the study of human behavior within all but the following:

societies

Blister healing studies suggest

that people heal faster when in less-stressed and supportive relationships

The term "shallow effect" is related to this concept:

the dumbing down of Americans from Internet exposure

This level of the brain is called the seat of emotions because it appears to be the first to register pain

the limbic area

stress response initially involves:

the limbic system

The term "individuation" refers to:

the process of self-reflection toward wholeness

The Yerkes-Dodson Theory suggests that:

there is an optimal stress level that promotes performance

Too much CRH and cortisol do the following:

they damage the hippocampus, as well as the amygdale and hypothalamus..... mostly by damaging the neurons and dendrites in these structures

Tibetan monks are able to increase their body temperatures at will, as seen in the wet towel experiments. This suggests that:

they have purposeful control over their parasympathetic nervous systems that increase blood flow and thus temperature

Pain sensations that travel to the brain do so on slow fivers that are associated wihth longer lasting, throbbing-type pain:

true

Antelopes experience significant stress bat are able to do what?

turn off the stress response immediately when the threat is over

Current research suggests that this vitamin might be the most vulnerable to depletion through the stress response"

vitamin B complex

The "tend and befriend theory" proposed by Shelley Taylor speaks best to the coping technique used by:

women