module 39, 38, and 40 quiz

Shelby, a university freshman, is experiencing stress and feels mildly depressed. She would be best advised to:

start a program of regular aerobic exercise.

Although Catherine's legs are paralyzed, she is able to minimize the stress that the inability to walk might cause by viewing this handicap as a challenge rather than a threat. This illustrates the importance of:

stress appraisal

When she missed her morning bus ride to work, Shelly's blood pressure rose and she experienced a throbbing headache. Her physical responses to missing the bus were:

stress reactions

Psychologists would most likely use biofeedback to help clients reduce:

tension headaches

Aerobic exercise is an effective way to reduce which of the following?

the blood pressure reaction to stress

People with _____ have an increased risk of death from cardiovascular disease.

Symptoms of depression

In a famous study, a notable improvement in activity, health, and happiness was observed among nursing home patients who experienced:

personal control

Cassi is stressed out because she thinks sheʼs too socially inept to make friends with her new classmates. Cassi best illustrates the debilitating effects of

pessimism

Becky asks her teenage son, Joseph, to rake the leaves in the yard. Joseph is most likely to want to do what his mother asks after:

receiving news that he has just won $1000 in the state lottery.

The perception that we are worse off compared to those with whom we compare ourselves is known as:

relative deprivation.

Olivia has an ongoing disagreement with her husband about their 7-week-old infant. Olivia is certain that the baby can experience a wide variety of emotions. Her husband says young infants do not have that ability. Olivia is right, because according to Carroll Izard, people experience ________ basic emotions, most of which are present at infancy

10

Martin Seligman is best associated with

positive psychology

What is the term for passive resignation that accompanies an inability to avoid repeated traumatic events?

Learned helplessness

People who are competitive, super-motivated, impatient, and verbally aggressive are likely to be classified as

Type A

Attempting to alleviate stress by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor is known as __________ coping.

problem-focused

Your father-in-law had a serious heart attack several weeks ago. You are concerned because he lives alone. After his heart attack, which of the following acquisitions would increase his odds of survival?

a dog

Mick never seems satisfied with his achievements. Don't get me wrong, he is not depressed or anything. He does celebrate those achievements, but his achievements become normal after some time, and he moves on to the next big thing. This is best explained in terms of the:

adaptation-level phenomenon.

Anger is not always wrong because:

anger motivates people to take action and achieve goals.

Ariana believes that yelling at her husband serves to calm her feelings of anger toward him. Her belief is most clearly consistent with:

catharsis

The idea that anger is reduced through aggressive action or fantasy is known as:

catharsis

After being told that his parents had just been involved in a serious automobile accident, Juan is likely to experience an outpouring of:

epinephrine

You are preparing a lecture on the benefits of exercise and will highlight all of the following EXCEPT:

exercise provides decreased warmth and body arousal.

During mindfulness meditation, a part of the ________ lobe involved in focused attention is ________ active than usual.

frontal; more

Carroll Izard says that love:

is a mixture of joy and interest-excitement.

Monkeys at the top of the social pecking order are less likely to contract viral infections than those with lower social status. This best illustrates the value of which of the following?

percived control