Psych Ch.11

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self-efficacy

____________ refers to our ability to bring about desired changes through our own efforts.

Eustress

_____________ stress is considered healthful.

biological factors

_______________ such as pathogens, injuries, age, gender, and a family history of disease may strike us as the most obvious causes of illness.

multiple approach-avoidance

Which of the following is considered the most complex form of conflict?

aggression

Which of the following is not a characteristic of psychological hardiness?

low levels of adrenaline.

High self-efficacy expectations are accompanied by:

has high self-efficacy expectation

Eugene believes that he can bring about positive change in his life through his own efforts. Psychologists would say that Eugene _______________________.

emotional concern

According to the different kinds of support for coping with stress, ________________ involves listening to people's problems and expressing feelings of sympathy, caring, understanding, and reassurance.

resistance stage

According to the general adaptation syndrome, the levels of endocrine and sympathetic activity in the _____________ are lower than the levels in the alarm reaction but still higher than normal.

the future of the nation

According to your text, if you are American you are most likely stressed about _____________________.

multiple approach-avoidance conflict

After returning from work, Greg contemplates whether he should stay at home or exercise at the gym. He wants to stay at home because he likes to relax, but feels guilty about not getting enough exercise. He knows that if he goes to the gym, he will be glad that he is exercising but unhappy because he does not enjoy the activity. According to Neal E. Miller, this is an example of a(n) _________________________.

metastasize

Cancer is characterized by the development of abnormal, or mutant, cells that may take root anywhere in the body: in the blood, bones, digestive tract, lungs, and sex organs. If their spread is not controlled early, the cancerous cells may _______________, that is, establish colonies elsewhere in the body.

limiting the output of endorphins

Humor helps people cope with stress by __________________.

internal

If you have a(n) _____________ locus of control you tend to believe that you can influence when you receive reinforcers.

The illusion of being in control allows people to feel that they are not at the mercy of the fates.

In the context of stress, which of the following is true of predictability and control?

some of them considered academic success to be stressful

Peggy Blake and her colleagues constructed a scale of "life-change units" to measure the impact of life changes among college students. Surveys with students revealed that:

appraise change as an interesting incentive to personal growth

Suzanne Kobasa and her colleagues studied business executives who seemed able to resist illness despite stress. In one phase of the research, executives completed a battery of psychological tests, and the researchers found that the psychologically hardy executives tended to ________________.

It stems from a period in human prehistory when many stressors were life threatening.

In the context of the general adaptation syndrome, which of the following is true of the fight-or-flight reaction?

noise

Which of the following hassles is an example of environmental hassles?

The exhaustion stage

Which of the following is one of Selye's three stages in the general adaptation syndrome?


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