Exam 3: Physiological Mechanisms of Arousal

The best outward indicator of REM sleep is:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of hardiness?

Paradoxical sleep is another name for:

Mary has lost her sexual desire, a condition termed:

The master gland within the endocrine system is the:

Which of the following is NOT a possible buffer for the disease causing effects of stress?

According to the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, which of the following events would have the highest score?

According to the inverted-U function, performance:

Some studies suggest that social support as a buffer for stress related disease is:

The arousal approach to motivation argues that we can best understand behavior by understanding how the organism:

Social support theory:

What is the normal portion of sleep time spent in REM sleep in adults?

Sue has very high arousal (stress) this week. According to the inverted-U function, her performance in class will probably be:

Webb (1986) found that sleep deprivation leads to:

When the body is forced to cope with or adapt to a changed situation, it is called:

Moruzzi and Magoun (1949) found that stimulation of the reticular activating system caused:

A refractory period of 10 to 30 minutes in the human sexual response cycle is most characteristic of:

Research has shown that:

A field of psychology that deals with relationships between behavior and health/illness is called:

In studying the effects of life-change on illness, some studies involved individuals who had experienced suspect stress related illness being asked to indicate when specific life changes and specific illnesses occurred. This type of study is generally called a: