Exam 3: Understanding and Copy With Lifes Stressors

Your best friend is having a rough time this semester.He is taking two extra classes and is on the swim team.His situation is getting worse because he does not manage his time well.What are five time management techniques listed in the text that would help him use his time more efficiently?

Rose has been taking an organic chemistry class and struggling with the concepts.She has attended every extra review class and contacted the instructors for help but she barely passed the midterm and she is not doing well on the class assignments.Rose is most likely suffering from _______________.

After you realize the strange noise you heard late at night was just your dog and not a burglar,the systems stimulated by the previous stress response will be slowed down by the ________________.

Barbara takes time each day to relax,focus on deep breathing,and focus on one symbol.This form of stress management is called _____________________.

Which of the following is true about meditation?

A state of mental and physical exhaustion caused by excessive stress is called burnout.

Kim loves the challenge of having a lot to do.She's a successful student,a member of the student council,and is a hotline volunteer.Despite the high stress levels,she maintains good health.She would be labeled as a having a ________ personality.

Ben has recently graduated from university,and he is starting a new job at the bank.The positive stress of starting a new job is known as _________________.

Thwarted goals may lead to frustration; however,frustration does not contribute to the disruption of homeostasis.

Sara and Steve have decided to give up their hectic lives and move to a smaller community to raise their son.This fundamental alteration in values and honest introspection in their lives in known as ____________________.

One reason why the Type A personality theory has been refuted is because ___________________.

Physiological responses such as increased heart rate and blood pressure during a difficult exam are examples of ______________________.

You finally decide to try to manage your stress.After assessing all the things in your life that are stressors,the next step would be to _________________________.

Which of the following is true about stress?

Which of the following best describes an example of "strain?"

Type A people who also have a "toxic core" are generally _____________________.

Which of the following best describes "conflict?"

After a tough semester,an unfulfilling part-time job,and being involved in an abusive relationship,Suzie becomes so mentally and physically drained,she ends up in the hospital.What phase of the general adaptation syndrome is this?

In their early research Friedman and Rosenman associated this disease/illness with a Type A stress-related personality.