LearningCurve: 11a. Stress and Illness
daily hassle.
According to the text, the experience of racial prejudice exemplifies the type of stressor referred to as a(n):
red blood cells
Ariel has had a very stressful job for 10 years. As a result, her immune system is malfunctioning. Which type of cell in her body is NOT likely to be impacted?
Type A
Donald takes 15-minute lunch breaks, goes to the bathroom only when he absolutely must, has to have his cell phone with him at all times, checks his e-mail the moment he wakes up, and puts in 14-hour days at the office. Donald is a _____ personality.
health psychologist.
Dr. Harper is studying the effects of HIV awareness campaigns on the reduction of new HIV cases within a particular population. In his attempts to determine what is effective in stemming the tide of the disease, he also looks at rates of medication compliance and wellness examinations. Dr. Harper is a:
health psychologist.
Dr. Parrish is studying the effects of HIV awareness campaigns and the reduction of new HIV cases within the Latino population of a major city. He is examining what is effective to stem the tide in this high-risk area of the city. He is also looking at medication compliance and wellness examinations. He is a:
negatively.
During which phase of Selye's general adaptation syndrome do your adrenal glands pump hormones into your bloodstream.
appraisal
Psychologists use the term stress _____ to refer to the psychological filter by which people interpret events as challenging on the one hand or threatening on the other.
Type B behavior pattern.
Rolando delivers fresh produce to health food stores around the city. Laid-back and easygoing, he loves his job because it allows him to meet people and get daily exercise at the same time. Rolando is likely to be classified as having a:
rising costs and stagnant income.
Since the Great Recession, Americans' primary daily hassles have been:
thymus
T lymphocytes are to the _____ as B lymphocytes are to the bone marrow.
André, a competitive, easily angered journalist
Who is the BEST example of a Type A personality?
Type D.
Jana's co-workers and supervisor are very critical and cruel. To keep her job and avoid appearing to be disruptive in the workplace, Jana withholds her negative feelings about these people. She also displays this pattern ofr behavior at home. Jana would be classified as: content_hint: This category was created more recently by stress and heart disease researchers.
norepinephrine.
John has just finished a brutal tour of combat in Afghanistan. Several of his friends were killed, but he was able to cope and fight on despite the death around him. The two stress hormones at play in John's experience are epinephrine and:
oxytocin.
Leander is under an extreme amount of stress. She is battling with her ex-husband about money and their children. In this time of stress, Leander turns to her friends for support and spends as much time with her children as possible. Her tend-and-befriend response to stress is may in part be due to:
acculturative stress.
Li Ping lived through China's Cultural Revolution. He narrowly escaped China with his life, leaving family and friends behind to immigrate to the United States. This experience is likely to affect Li Ping by producing:
tend and befriend.
Mandisa is under an extreme amount of stress. She is battling with her ex-husband about money and their children. In this time of stress, Mandisa turns to her friends for support and spends as much time with her children as possible. Her response to stress is referred to as:
exhaustion
Maya owes the credit card company $20,000, her adjustable-rate mortgage has just gone up, and she has been out of work for three months. Her husband of 15 years came home last week to tell her he was having an affair and wants a divorce. Today, she collapsed and had to be taken to the emergency room. According to Hans Selye, she is in the _____ phase of the general adaptation syndrome.
Macrophages
_____ are cells that identify, pursue, and attack harmful invaders in the body.