final exam
the correct order of stages in the general adaptation syndrome is
alarm, resistance, exhaustion
an attribution is
an inference about the causes of behavior
anna is speaking rapidly to steve as she asks him out to lunch. her paralanguage most likely conveys _____ in this situation.
anxiety
the class disorders marked by feelings of excessive apprehension and anxiety is
anxiety disorders
ernest is deeply sad, he does not eat much, does not seem to want to take care of himself, and believes his life's work is useless. you think this is strange because several weeks ago ernest was very excited about his life. he talked and talked about his new book
bi polar disorder
poor communication ranks high as a cause of breakups with
both gay and straight couples
the greatest threat to health in our society today is posed by
chronic diseases
______ involves active efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate the demands of stress.
coping
the process of distinguishing one illness from another is called
diagnosis
secondary appraisal involves
evaluating your coping resources and options
the elderly are the loneliest age group
false
according to sternberg's theory of love, companionate love can be divided into which of the following components?
friendship and passion
the four major types of stress described in your textbook are
frustration, internal conflict, change, pressure
which is an anxiety disorder marked by chronic, high levels of anxiety that is not tied to any specific threat?
generalized anxiety disorder
although cari always feels high levels of dread, worry, and anxiety she still manages to meet her daily responsibilities. Should her behavior be considered normal?
it can be considered abnormal because she obviously feels great personal distress
the ______ model proposes it is useful to think of abnormal behavior as a disease.
medical
married couples make __________ comments to their spouses than to strangers
more negative
the strengthening of a response leading to the removal of an unpleasant stimulus is
negative reinforcement
an unwanted thought that repeatedly intrudes upon an individual's consciousness is called an
obsession
if you are feelings anxious because you know that you should have studied for your exam and should have not gone to an all day concert in panama city, you are experiencing a discrepancy between your actual self and your _________ self.
ought
the anxiety disorder brought on by a specific stimuli is
phobic disorder
when a person must continue to take a drug in order to avoid withdraw illness, the person has developed
physical dependance
hallucinations and delusions are classified as _______ ______ of schizophrenia
positive symptoms
the study of people's use of interpersonal space is called
proxemics
____ refers to geographic, residential, and other forms of spatial closeness.
proximity
attempting to weaken a response by presenting a noxious or aversive stimulus after that response is called
punishment
according to maslow our need to fulfill our potential is called
self actualization
an organized set of beliefs about one's personal qualities and typical behavior constitute one's
self concept
a mismatching of self perceptions is termed
self discrepancy
people assess personal worth through
self esteem
the tendency to sabotage one's performance to provide an excuse for possible failure is called
self handicapping
external attributions ascribe causes of behavior to
situational factors
__________ are assessments of others that are made quickly and on the basis of only a few bits of information
snap judgements
in terms of what they look for in a martial partner women place a higher value than men on which of the following?
socioeconomic status
one reason listeners sometimes become bored with speakers is that listeners process speech much more rapidly than people speak
true
people who dominate social situations by talking nonstop may be using over communication because they are apprehensive or nervous
true
