Exam 5: Coping With Stress

A strong sense of personal control has been associated with:

One possible explanation for the longer life expectancy of religiously active people is that:

Research has shown that laughter can do all of the following EXCEPT:

Which stress-management technique was developed at the Stress Reduction Clinic at the University of Massachusetts as an adjunct to medical treatment for people with a variety of chronic health problems?

The impact of low socioeconomic status (SES)on stress management,health,and illness has been empirically studied and examined for some time.Discuss how this impact has the potential to be mediated by effective coping mechanisms,stress management training,or other interventions.

Hunter typically feels most comfortable trying to actively and consciously evade any problem he is facing.He is using a(n)_____ coping method.

Neuroimaging studies have shown that mindfulness training seems to increase activity in the:

Which is NOT one of the four requirements cardiologist Herbert Benson (1996)identified for achieving the relaxation response?

Progressive muscle relaxation and relaxation response are similar in that they both:

People who are higher in socioeconomic status (SES)have each of these EXCEPT:

A typical stress-management program offered at many colleges helps new students cope with the challenges of transitioning from high school to college; the program includes all of these EXCEPT:

An increased risk for hypertension,heart disease,and diabetes is associated with:

The text identifies gratitude,humor and laughter,pet ownership,and spirituality as additional coping tools and techniques.Describe these additional coping tools and their impact.

The type of social support that is MOST helpful in dealing with uncontrollable stressors is:

When people write or talk about traumatic events,their skin conductivity,heart rate,and systolic and diastolic blood pressure all:

Beatrice has entered a stress-management program at her new college,and she is keeping a stress journal to help her identify what causes her stress,as well as how she responds to stress.Which phase of the program is she experiencing?

Learning to replace thoughts such as "I can't handle this" with "I can handle this" is part of:

Among adults,resilience has been associated with each of these EXCEPT:

Describe the various relaxation therapies and the mindfulness-based stress reduction techniques.What is the primary goal or focus of both of these therapies? What are the benefits of each?

Emotional disclosure has been shown to help reduce the risk of _____ in people who have been diagnosed with alexithymia,or difficulty in identifying and expressing their own emotions.