Exam 5: Defining, Measuring, and Managing Stress

The more workplace decisions a person must make each day,the more stress that person will experience.

If the activity level of the sympathetic nervous system increases,the level of activity in the parasympathetic nervous system

Cognitive behavioral therapy

Research evidence suggests that relaxation training

According to the Social Readjustment Scale,a person who wins $50,000 in the lottery may experience increased stress.

Cataclysmic events,such as 9/11 and Hurricane Katrina,can cause individuals to experience a prolonged stress response and feelings of depression and anxiety,and after such events individuals are often diagnosed with

A recent meta-analytic review showed that emotional disclosure is more effective in helping people with __________ than _________problems.

Evaluate the behavioral interventions for managing stress,addressing the types of stress-related problems for which each is successful.

Lazarus's Hassles Scale assumes that

Epinephrine

The _________________ suggests that social support lessens or eliminates the harmful effects of stress.

In the past year,Kelly has graduated from college,changed jobs,and bought a house.All of these events can be classified as

There are relatively small differences between men's and women's coping strategies.

Stressful events that are so powerful that they affect large numbers of people fit into the category of

The sympathetic nervous system

The central nervous system consists of the

The endocrine system consists of

In what ways does social support influence health?

According to Lazarus,a person's perceived ability to cope with harm or threat would be called

Rather than make a study schedule,Erin spends a lot of time complaining to her roommates about how hard her psychology course is and how worried she is about her grade.Folkman and Lazarus would call this approach