Exam 13: Extension A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Helen has several major projects that will all be due in two weeks.In order to deal with this situation, she makes out a plan of when to work on each project and schedules in breaks, during which she plans to walk for exercise and to meditate.She also plans to play some of her favorite music CDs as she works on the projects in order to lift her "spirits." Helen is utilizing a combination of

Owen has been working on three different term papers for the last three weeks.At first, he felt overwhelmed by the work and had frequent headaches and stomachaches; but now he appears to be more in control and the headaches are gone for now, even though the stresses are still there.Owen is exhibiting signs of which stage of the general adaptation syndrome?

A tornado warning listing the counties involved appears on the television screen.During the time you are reading the names of the counties to determine if the tornado is coming near your town, you are in which threat management step, according to Lazarus?

Deciding that the spider on your arm is a black widow would be an example of

Which of the following is NOT a major symptom of burnout?

An attempt to deal with threat by managing or altering the distressing situation itself is known as

Concerning a stress reaction, which of the following statements is/are TRUE?

Jerrod is in a traffic jam and needs to be at a very important meeting in less than 20 minutes.He tries to call the office from his cell phone, but his phone battery is down and he does not have his charger.As the minutes tick by, we can expect Jerrod's _____ to increase.

Ultimately, stress depends upon

The concept of behavioral risk factors is associated with which of the following?

Refusal skills training is typically used to teach young people how to

Men and women engaging in health-promoting behaviors, such as getting adequate sleep, maintaining an ideal weight, and limiting use of alcohol, can expect to

Regarding the top ten work stresses, which of the following work stresses were ranked number ONE and TWO, respectively?

When traumatic stresses are _____, people are more likely to develop stress disorders.

Periods of stress are frequently followed by

To prevent disease, health psychologists first try to

According to your textbook, which of the following risky behaviors do 78 percent of adolescents typically exhibit?

Which of the following examples most clearly represents frustration from a personal source?

If you are facing a controllable stressor, it is best to use

Traumatic stressors include