Psychology-Chapter 10

Individuals who experience more car accidents and often arrive early for appointments are ____ personalities.

Type A

Which of the following most closely matches Type A beliefs?

Type A individuals need to be perfect.

While crossing the street, Jennifer looks to her left and sees an oncoming truck. She first experiences the

alarm reaction.

Influenza is caused by a virus. This virus is part of a broad category of disease-causing organisms called

pathogens.

The general adaptation stage that involves coping with the stress is called the

resistance phase.

Confidence in one's own ability to deal with a situation, which helps one to withstand stress, is called

self-efficacy expectations.

Introverts and people who live alone are more prone to developing the common cold under stress because of a lack of

social support.

The 2007 APA study on stress in the US found the top two major sources of stress were

work and money

Adam is very hostile and has a number of irrational beliefs that support this. Which of the following is an irrational belief associated with hostility?

Other people are ignorant and inept.

____ is a demand made on an organism to adapt, cope or adjust.

Stress

Psychologists often classify conflict into 4 types. Which of the following is NOT one of those types?

approach-withdrawal

A conflict that involves two negative goals is called

avoidance-avoidance.

People who are self-confident are

better able to function in spite of pain, more likely to follow medical advice when they believe it will work, less likely to be disturbed by adverse events.

If a person tends to exaggerate the extent of a loss, which heightens his or her emotional reaction, this is called

catastrophizing

A cancer patient has decided to face his/her disease with courage and make whatever adjustments are necessary to enjoy his/her remaining time. According to Kobasa, this patient demonstrates the ____ characteristic of psychological hardiness.

challenge

According to Ellis, the result of a situation that causes stress is called a(n)

consequence.

Which would be true of a person with a Type A behavior pattern?

dominating group discussions

Stress that is healthful is referred to as

eustress.

When an individual can no longer cope with ongoing stress and becomes ill, they have reached the ____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

exhaustion

Randy has an internal locus of control. This means she

feels she can control her own life

Regarding stress responses, males tend to ____ whereas females tend to ____.

fight or flee; tend and befriend

Tori is under a great deal of stress at her place of employment. Although she didn't really have friends, she has recently made many friends. She can expect her immune function to ____ due to the increase in the number of friends.

increase

Social support

is helpful in recovering from cancer.

High self-efficacy expectations result in

lower levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline in the bloodstream, less disturbance when adverse events occur, the ability to withstand stress.

People who are ____ are better able to cope with stress.

optimistic