Exam 13: Emotions, Stress, and Health

The most common forms of _______ are intended to reduce stress by focusing attention on calming stimuli and releasing muscle tension.

The amygdala is the brain structure that produces

A defining feature of alcoholism is not just that a person consumes alcohol in excess, but that the person's consumption of alcohol

If you develop symptoms of a cold the week after your final exams, you are likely in the _______ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

Research has consistently found that people are most likely to suffer mental and physical illness if they lack

The part of the nervous system that controls the involuntary components of emotional responses is the

In their classic experiment, Schachter and Singer injected students with epinephrine, then told some of them about the side effects they might experience. Other subjects were not told about the drug's side effects because

Why is a polygraph test an unreliable way to measure lying?

Refer to the figure below. How do you interpret these data, with reference to the stress immunization theory?

According to the text, which has been shown to occur during meditation?

The general adaptation syndrome, as first described by Hans Selye,

In addition to cortisol, the adrenal gland releases _______ in response to acute stress.

Which scenario best illustrates the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome?

In the 1970s, researchers identified two general patterns of behavior in the development of heart disease. _______ behavior is characterized by excessive competitive drive, impatience, hostility, and accelerated speech and movements, while _______ behavior patterns are more relaxed, with little evidence of aggressive drive or emphasis on getting things done quickly.

A person who stops taking a drug usually experiences _______, which is characterized by symptoms that are the opposite of the effects of the drug, itself.

The Social Readjustment Rating Scale has been used by psychologists to

The immune system functions in part by the action of antibodies, which latch on to invaders to signal _______ to attack.

Which is the best example of an emotional syndrome?

Evidence from studies about the emotional processing of the basic outlines of facial features supports the idea that

Bremner and colleagues found that war veterans who had developed combat-related posttraumatic stress disorder had