Exam 1: What Is Stress

Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe showed that the more significant the changes in someone's life, the greater the chance of the onset of illness.

Eustress is defined as:

Which of the following dimensions of health can be defined as the ability of the body to function daily with energy remaining to respond to emergencies?

Some researchers have found that the relationship between stress and illness can be plotted on a(n):

Which of the following dimensions of health is defined as a healthy, supportive setting in which to function?

Which of the following is an example of a behavioral strain?

Use of time and purpose in life are examples of _____ stressors.

Distress is defined as:

Shelly Taylor found that males are more likely to use social connections to cope with stressful events than are females.

The body's stress reaction that includes an increase in heart rate, respiration, blood pressure, and serum cholesterol is known as the:

Depression and threats to self-esteem are examples of _____ stressors.

Which of the following pioneers studied transcendental meditation and developed a similar meditative technique that was successfully employed to help reduce his patients' levels of high blood pressure?

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

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

The contraction of muscles for no obvious purpose is called:

According to hardiness theory, if you perceive potentially stressful events as a challenge instead of as a threat, less stress will result.

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

Men and women generally tend to respond to stress in very similar ways.

Which of the following terms is defined as a relaxation technique that involves a sensation of heaviness, warmth, and tingling in the limbs?

According to Johan Denollet's research, which of the following types of personalities is related to coronary heart disease?