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| term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are appraised as treatening or challenging |
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| according to Lazarus, our first task when faced with a potential stressor is to estimate its severity and to determine whether it is a challenge or threat. |
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| a disorder resulting from exposure to a major stressor, with symptoms of anxiety, nightmares, poor sleep, reliving the event, and concentration problems, lasting for more than one month |
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| Linda's house was flooded in a hurricane. Upon losing her home, she had nightmares, disturbed sleep, and anxiety that lasted about two weeks, all sypmtoms of.. |
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1 year period in a person's life resulting from major events. |
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The Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) |
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College Undergraduate Stress Scale |
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| measures the amount of stress in a college student's life over a one-year period resulting from major life events |
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| buring your toast, having trouble opening an email attachment, breaking a glass, and running late for an appointment may be considered |
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| researchers have found an association between daily hassels and |
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| all of the following are sources of stress except |
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| Feeling the need to work very long hours to meet a deadline is called |
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| The_____control one has, the _______the degree of stress. |
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| Desiring to purchase a book and finding it is out of stock is an example. |
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| The first response that people make to frustration is... |
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| _________are habitual targets of displaced aggression. |
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| After weeks of being taunted by her so- called "friends" at school and asking them to stop taunting her, Alyssa begins to actively avoid them whenever possible. Her reation to this frustration is best described as_______. |
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| Which of the following is the most common mental disorder associated wuth suicide? |
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People who talk about it, won't do it, but just wnat the attention. |
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| Which of the following is a myht about suicide? |
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| For someone who like both movies and concerts, choosing between going to one or the other represents an_____conflict. |
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Between a rock and a hard place. |
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| Which of the following is an example of an avoidance-avoidance conflict? |
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| Which of the following is the type of conflict that occurswhen a person must choose or not choose one goal or event that has both positive and negative aspects? |
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| Which parts of the nervous system reacts when the human body is subjected to stress? |
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| Which parts of teh nervous system are associated with the general adaption syndrome? |
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Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion |
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| What is the correct sequence of stages in the general adaption syndrome? |
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| A person in the__________stage of the general adaption syndrome may feel better even though he or she continues to secrete hormones to help the body fight a stressor. |
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| According to Selye, some people may develop illness such as a high blood pressure or weakened immune system during the______stage of the general adaption syndrome. |
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| One of the most startling implications of Selye's theory it that________. |
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| The relatively new field of________studies the effects of psychological factors such as stress, emotions, thinking and the behavior on the immune system. |
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| Stress has been shown to be realted to_____. |
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| Stress has been shown to put people at a higher risk for_________. |
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| Which of the following traits is associated with people who live to be very old? |
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| A person who is ambitious, time concious, extremely hardworking, easily annoyed, and tends to have high levels of hostility and anger is said to be exhibiting a __________personality. |
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| The Type A behavior pattern is a significant predictor of__________. |
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take bad things that happen less personally, coming up with alternative explanations. |
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| Optimists tend to use alternative thinking to__________. |
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| ________is the term used to describe the excessive anger exhibited by drivers in response to ordinary traffic frustration. |
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| Sasha is experiencing stress in her workplace that is causing her to feel dissatisfied and pessimistic. As a result, she has a desire to quit her job. Sasha is experiencing_________. |
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| What is the term for the network of friends, family members, neighbors, coworkers, and others who can offer help to a person in need? |
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| Vanna's mother is ill and she is feeling overwhelmed and sad. To cope with this stress of her mother's illnes, Vanna has been writing her feelings down in a journal. Vanna is using_________. |
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| A student who is failing but does not study because she refers to believe that the instructor will really assign her an "F" at the end of the term is using psychological defense mechanism of____. |
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| Research shows that___________lowers blood pressure in adolescents and adults |
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(Religion) is the support system |
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| Which of the following is one of the ways in which religion helps people reduce or cope with stress? |
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Helping herself avoid the burnout. |
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| Luz works 50 hours each week. However, she plays tennis twice a week and attends a book group every Tuesday night. BY engaging in fun activities each week, Luz is_________. |
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| pay attention to internal cues |
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