HHE 440 Exam 1 (Ch 1-9)

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The perception that one has a good deal of control over the events that affect one's life is known as _____.

Internal Locus of Control

Which of the following is an appropriate way of making a commitment to stress management?

Making a contract of commitments with rewards for oneself in order to commit to many large changes at once

Cells left in the bloodstream and the lymphatic system to recognize and respond to any future attacks to the body by a past invader are called:

Memory T and B cells

_____ regulate the balance between sodium and potassium.

Mineralocorticoids

The anterior hypothalamus stimulates the _____ to secrete oxytocin and vasopressin (ADH).

Pituitary Gland

According to Robert Epstein, which of the following is the most effective trainable competency for effective stress management?

Prevention

Jason fears entering elevators. More particularly, he fears being squashed between the elevator doors. Jason's fear is an example of _____.

Specific Phobia

A condition in which people are living a "life story" that is inconsistent with their beliefs and values is called _____.

Spiritual disease

Rhonda thinks that the circumstances that she has been through in her life are inconsistent with her personal values. Rhonda's thought process is an example of _____.

Spiritual disease

Which of the following researchers are known for studying stress and headaches?

Stewart Wolf, Thomas Budzynski, and Harold Wolff

Which of the following types of love is calm and companionate, conceiving of a long commitment?

Storgic Love

The lower part of the brain responsible for various physiological processes necessary to stay alive is called the:

Subcortex

All of the following are signs and symptoms of apoplexy or stroke EXCEPT:

Sudden tightness or heaviness in chest

Which of the following is the part of the autonomic nervous system responsible for expending energy?

Sympathetic Nervous System

Outcome efficacy as a form of self-efficacy involves:

The ability of others

Eustress is defined as:

The good things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction.

Which of the following defines the term stress?

The result of a demand that exceeds resources available to meet that demand

What stimulates the thyroid gland to secrete thyroxin?

Thyrotropic hormone (TTH)

Almost 11 percent of Americans aged 20 and older have diabetes.

True

Although it is desirable to control body weight, an overemphasis on dieting can itself be unhealthy.

True

Apoplexy is also termed as stroke.

True

Intervention entails setting up roadblocks at various points on the stress theory model.

True

People with anorexia are up to 10 times more likely to die as a result of their illness compared to those without the disorder.

True

Phobias are irrational fears.

True

Relaxation is a successful technique in the prevention and treatment of migraines.

True

The Yerkes-Dodson Curve shows that as stress increases, task performance decreases.

True

True or False: Service learning allows students to apply what they learn in school to the real world.

True

True or False: Studies have shown that forgiving oneself has a strong positive effect upon one's health.

True

Positive events that make us feel good are known as _____.

Uplifts

Which of the following can cause hypertension?

Kidney Disease Too narrow an opening in the aorta Obesity

Which of the following types of love is defined as a combination of passionate love and flirtatious love, characterized by jealousy and irrational joy, and unlikely to result in a long commitment?

Manic Love

Coping is a necessary function of managing demands.

True

Diets high in saturated fats increase the amount of cholesterol in the blood.

True

Healthy foods are low in saturated fat, trans fat, cholesterol, sodium, and added sugar.

True

If you are so pressed for time that you believe you don't even have time to organize, you are in need of time management skills.

True

Resiliency refers to the ability to identify and make use of strengths and assets to respond to challenges, thereby growing as an individual.

True

Shyness can be a mental handicap as crippling as the most severe of physical handicaps.

True

Noise that helps you relax and also drowns out other sounds that may interfere with relaxation is called:

White noise

Scheduling your responsibilities tends to increase your stress level because you have to view your responsibilities collectively.

False

Social support can help prevent stressors from occurring in the first place, but it cannot help once a stressor has been encountered.

False

Stranger rape is more common than acquaintance rape on college campuses.

False

Stress increases the number of T-lymphocytes in the body, which increases the possibility of developing cancer.

False

The purpose of the communication process is to convince others that your point of view is correct.

False

When working out a disagreement with someone, it is best to communicate through e-mail rather than in person.

False

All of the following are examples of physiological arousal EXCEPT:

Feeling overwhelmed

The contraction of muscles for no obvious purpose is called:

Bracing

In the context of prioritizing goals, if the items on _____ never get done, that would be just fine.

C list

Cancer-causing agents are called:

Carcinogens

In most people, cortisol levels are lowest a few hours after waking and continue to rise throughout the day.

False

Lazarus was the first person to define and popularize emotional intelligence.

False

The total _____ is given in the formula "systolic/diastolic".

Blood Pressure

The U.S. blood supply has been screened for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) since:

1985

The exit point from the body for unusable food substance is called the:

Anal Opening

What percentage of people in the United States identify themselves as having no religion in particular?

About 12 percent

Which of the following names the three phases of the general adaptation syndrome in the order of occurrence?

Alarm reaction, stage of resistance, and stage of exhaustion

The primary mineralocorticoid is called:

Aldosterone

Which of the following benefits is a result of social support?

All of these

Which of the following is a benefit of forgiving others?

All of these

Which of the following is an example of bulimic behavior?

All of these

The cumulative biological wear and tear that results from responses to stress that seek to maintain body equilibrium is known as:

Allostatic Load

The belief that one is either the victim of circumstances or the master of circumstances, each of which is erroneous, is known as _____.

Cocreator Perception Deficiency

The sincere intention not to seek revenge or avoid the transgressor is called _____.

Decisional forgiveness

Hardiness has been shown to do all the following EXCEPT _____.

Decrease one's ability to access strong emotions

_____ refers to turning over an entire situation to a source beyond the self.

Deferring

Humor has been shown to _________.

Do all of these

Research investigations in which neither the research subject nor the data collectors are aware of who is in the control group and who is in the experimental group are known as _____.

Double-blind studies

Hypertension with no known cause is called:

Essential Hypertension

In the context of Lazarus's model of appraisal, which of the following defines the term reappraisal?

Evaluation of whether the response made to a demand or threat was effective

Which component of the DESC form refers to relating your feelings regarding another person's behavior?

Express

"Why" questions are good to use during arguments or disagreements.

False

Anxiety only has a cognitive (thought) component.

False

Body mass index (BMI) is the only measure of obesity.

False

Psychosomatic illnesses are "all in the sufferer's mind."

False

Relabeling is a coping technique in which you attempt to stop negative or anxious thoughts.

False

Richard Lazarus's idea of task-oriented coping and emotion-focused coping does not require an appraisal of demand.

False

Which of the following is characteristic of the third phase of the general adaptation syndrome?

Following long-continued exposure to the same stressor, to which the body becomes adjusted, eventually adaptation energy is exhausted.

Which of the following is a stressor that is most likely to be unique to older college students?

Handling family and school responsibilities

According to the ________ ________ developed by Kobasa and her colleagues, less stress will result if you perceive potentially stressful events as a challenge instead of a threat.

Hardiness Theory

Daily interactions with the environment that are essentially negative are known as _____.

Hassles

Which of the following noises registers at around 85 decibels, the noise level at which stress responses usually start to develop?

Heavy city traffic

High cortisol levels that do not decline during the day have been found in:

Holocaust survivors Trauma survivors with PTSD People with depression

At the Stress Reduction clinic of Jon Kabat-Zinn, patients use _____ to learn to live in the moment and become acutely aware of feelings, thoughts, and sensations.

Mindfulness meditation

_____ is a condition in which feelings of terror arise from unrealistic fear, resulting in symptoms such as feeling numb, sweaty, weak, and faint.

Panic Disorder

Which of the following is an example of active listening?

Reflecting back to the other person his or her words and feelings

A series of bodily changes that are the opposite of the stress reaction is called:

Relaxation response

Acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) can be transmitted by:

Sharing needles with a person with AIDS

To be afraid of people and worried of what strangers and powerful others think of oneself is known as:

Shyness

Muscles that are attached to bones are called:

Skeletal Muscles

Distress is defined as:

The bad things to which we have to adapt and that can lead to a stress reaction.

Which of the following occurs in the alarm reaction phase of the general adaptation syndrome?

The body shows the changes characteristic of the first exposure to a stressor.


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