10.1-10.7: The Mind-Body Connection & Stress

Question 1

An interdisciplinary field that investigates the links among behavior, cognition, and physical health

Answer 1

Health psychology

Question 2

A way of understanding what makes people healthy by recognizing that biology, psychology, and social context all combine to shape health outcomes

Answer 2

Biopsychosocial model

Question 3

A physiological response to an environmental event that is perceived as taxing or even exceeding one’s ability to adapt

Answer 3

Stress

Question 4

A person’s perception of the demands or challenges of a given situation

Answer 4

Primary appraisal

Question 5

A person’s perception of his or her ability to deal with the demands of a given situation

Answer 5

Secondary appraisal

Question 6

A broad-based physiological response to a physical threat that unfolds in three stages: alarm, resistance, and exhaustion

Answer 6

General adaptation syndrome

Question 7

A physiological system that governs the body’s immediate response to a stressful event, enabling the ability to fight or flee

Answer 7

Sympathetic-adreno-medullary (SAM) axis

Question 8

A physiological system that governs the body’s prolonged response to a stressful event, enabling the conservation of energy

Answer 8

Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis

Question 9

A cardiovascular pattern of responding to a situation whereby the heart pumps out more blood and the vasculature dilates, allowing efficient circulation through the body

Answer 9

Challenge reactivity

Question 10

A cardiovascular pattern of responding to a situation whereby the heart pumps out more blood but the vasculature constricts, preventing efficient circulation through the body

Answer 10

Threat reactivity

Question 11

A hormone produced by the adrenal cortex that is often elevated in response to stressful events

Answer 11

Cortisol