Chapter 15 Health, Well-being, and resilence

Question 1

Anything that places excessive demands on our ability to cope

Answer 1

Stress

Question 2

The body’s physiology response to threat

Answer 2

Fight-or-flight response

Question 3

Stress that is predictable and that most individuals go through, and which requires a moderate and relatively brief response

Answer 3

Normative stress

Question 4

Stress that results from a relatively rare occurrence that often overwhelms the individual

Answer 4

Non-normative stress

Question 5

Conscious effort made to master, tolerate, or reduce stress

Answer 5

Coping

Question 6

coping strategies that focus on changing or improving a stressful situation

Answer 6

Problem-focused strategies

Question 7

Coping strategies designed to reduce or manage emotional distress

Answer 7

Emotion-focused strategies

Question 8

Child’s psychologist who provide therapeutic interventions for children with medical disorders

Answer 8

Pediatric psychologists

Question 9

Experts in child development who promote optimal development in children in medical settings

Answer 9

Child life specialists

Question 10

The most common chronic illness in childhood, in which a child’s airways constrict, making it difficult to breathe

Answer 10

Asthma

Question 11

The idea that living in a germ-free environment is causing our immune system to become more reactive to allergens

Answer 11

Hygiene hypothesis

Question 12

Use of drugs that is marked by cravings, social impairment, risky use, tolerance build-up and withdrawal symptoms

Answer 12

Substance use disorder (SUD)

Question 13

Reexperiencing a traumatic effect through intrusive thoughts, distressing dreams, flashbacks or extreme reaction in situations similar to the original

Answer 13

Posttraumtic stress disorder (PTSD)

Question 14

Any act committed by parents or caregiver that results in harm or potential harm to a child; includes abuse and neglect

Answer 14

Maltreatment

Question 15

Deliberate and intentional words and actions that cause physical, sexual, or psychological harm to a child

Answer 15

Abuse

Question 16

Failure to provide for the basic physical, emotional medical, or educational needs for a child from harm to potential harm

Answer 16

Neglect

Question 17

Individuals who work with children who are required by law to report suspicions of child maltreatment to authorities

Answer 17

Mandatory reporters

Question 18

A persuasive system of advantage and disadvantage based on race

Answer 18

Racism

Question 19

Conclusions made about someone based solely on the group with which he or she is identified

Answer 19

Stereotypes

Question 20

Negative attitudes toward individuals based on their race, ethnicity, religion, or other factors

Answer 20

Prejudice

Question 21

Negative behavior directed at people on the basis of their race, ethnicity, religion, or other factors

Answer 21

Discrimination

Question 22

Efforts by minority parents to teach their children about discrimination, prepare them to deal with these experiences, and teach them to take pride in their heritage

Answer 22

Racial socialization

Question 23

The ability to bounce back from adversity or to thrive despite negative life circumstances

Answer 23

Resilience

Question 24

Sudden fear, rapid heartbeat, sweating, difficulty Breathing, chest pain, and other physical symptoms that are not linked to a physical cause such as a heart attack.

Answer 24

Panic anxiety

Question 25

A psychotic disorder marked by disorganized thinking, hallucinations, and delusions.

Answer 25

Schizophrenia

Question 26

Unusual or excessive fear of being scrutinized or evaluated in social situations.

Answer 26

Social anxiety disorder

Question 27

a a vague fear of events that mayor may not occur

Answer 27

anxiety

Question 28

disorder characterized by repetitive and intrusive thoughts and repetitive behaviors to reduce anxiety (examples: constantly cleaning due to fear of germs, hoarding, etc)

Answer 28

obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD)