Deck 10: A: Stress Health and Sleep

Question 1

Daydreaming,meditation,intoxication,sleep,and hypnosis are all types of _______.

A)altered states of consciousness
B)self-awareness
C)waking consciousness
D)self-absorption

Answer 1

altered states of consciousness

Question 2

Unpredictability is stressful because:

A)we don't know when "uplifts" will occur.
B)we must expect too much control.
C)we cannot predict random events.
D)hassles cancel good effects of "uplifts."

Answer 2

we cannot predict random events.

Question 3

Our awareness of various mental processes such as making decisions,daydreaming,reflecting,and concentrating is called ________.

A)intelligence
B)consciousness
C)self-awareness
D)creativity

Answer 3

consciousness

Question 4

The stage of sleep marked by the production of very slow delta waves is ________ sleep.

A)Stage 1
B)Stage 2
C)Stage 3
D)Stage 4

Question 5

Which of the following is the better predictor of psychological and physical health,according to Lazarus?

A)hasseles
B)uplifts
C)life events
D)negative attitudes

Question 6

The low-voltage brain waves produced during relaxed wakefulness or the twilight stage between waking and sleeping are called __________ waves.

A)alpha
B)beta
C)delta
D)theta

Question 7

Researchers investigating sleep ____________.

A)have observed a decrease in protein synthesis white we sleep
B)have identified a substance destroyed during sleep
C)have found a substance created only during sleep
D)have not been able to fully explain why we sleep

Question 8

The deepest stage of sleep is _________ sleep.

A)Stage 1
B)Stage 2
C)REM
D)Stage 4

Question 9

Our sleeping-waking cycle follows a(n)_________ rythm.

A)infradian
B)circadian
C)diurnal
D)ultradian

Question 10

Overall,research has indicated that ________ influences the amount of stress that people experience.

A)the seriousness of life events
B)degree of control people have over their lives
C)intelligence
D)physical health

Question 11

According to studies done by Holmes,there is a positive correlation between stress and ________.

A)positive life changes
B)negative life changes
C)low scores on the Scale
D)major illness

Question 12

Which of the following statements about stress is TRUE?

A)It is an emotion.
B)Stress necessarily involves negative events.
C)Positive situations can lead to stress.
D)Stress arises only from threatening events.