Exam 16: Applying Social Psychology to Health

Which of the following is most directly concerned with the stages that people go through-and the themes present at each stage-when they are trying to change a specific behavior?

The cognitive appraisal model of stress developed by Lazarus suggests that, when people encounter potentially stressful situations, they make both primary appraisals and secondary appraisals. Primary appraisals concern ____.

The health belief model discussed in the text proposes that ____.

When male rats are under stress, they react with the fight-or-flight response. Female rats, on the other hand, may react with ____.

The definition of health, as given in the text's Application Module on Health, includes ____.

The tend-and-befriend response is ____.

Edward has a really difficult co-worker. They are constantly in conflict over how to use the limited resources in the office. Edward offers to take the co-worker out to lunch and over lunch, they discuss how they can manage their respective needs for the office resources with less conflict. Edward has used ____ coping.

Are there any differences in health between people who have solid social support and people who don't?

Health psychology is an interdisciplinary subspecialty of psychology best described as dedicated to ____.

People have attitudes and perceptions of social norms, which affect intentions, which affect behaviors. This, in a nutshell, is the ____.

Which theme of the text does not always apply in the intersection of health and social psychology?

Most researchers contend that the best way to know when a person is stressed is to ____.

Suppose that you are nearly mugged while walking down a crowded city street. Your body quickly reacts. Your heart rate speeds up, your breathing becomes more intense, and you feel pumped up to either attack the mugger or flee the scene. It would be most accurate to say that your ____ was activated in this situation.

How does stress relate to homeostasis?

According to the general adaptation syndrome, long-term stressors ____.

The general adaptation syndrome, discussed in the text, is a model for understanding ____.

The Student Stress Scale assesses a person's stress level by ____.

People who experience ____ show a disease-prone personality.

It is estimated that ____ of all deaths in the United States could have been postponed or avoided had people changed unhealthy behaviors.

Which of the following statements best summarizes the cognitive appraisal model of stress developed by Lazarus?