Deck 14: A: Health, Stress, and Coping

Question 1

Circumstances in which people have little or no control are less stressful because they do not require decisions or choices.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

In terms of health,both spouses benefit equally from marriage.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

A moderate amount of stress can be beneficial for motivation.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Biofeedback has been found to be more beneficial for coping with stress than simple relaxation techniques.

Question 5

Most ulcers are caused by stress.

Question 6

Optimists are better protected against coronary heart disease than are pessimists.

Question 7

When people feel their sense of control is undermined,they compensate by heightening their search for structure in the world.

Question 8

The hormones epinephrine and norepinephrine are released from the adrenal cortex in response to stress and are associated with the HPA axis.

Question 9

According to set point theory,the body tries to maintain body weight within a relatively small range.

Question 10

The leading cause of preventable death in Canada today is obesity.