Module 34 - Stress and Illness (Test 2)

Question 1

Basic concept of stress

Answer 1

Process of appraising and responding to a threatening or challenging event

Question 2

Positive effects of stress

Answer 2

• eustress (motivation, energy)
• short-lived or perceived as a challenge
• immune system mobilization, motivation, resilience

Question 3

Negative effects of stress

Answer 3

• distress
• extreme or prolonged stress
• risky decision making and unhealthy behaviours

Question 4

Different stressors

Answer 4

• Catastrophes (acculturative stress, large-scale disasters)
• Significant life changes ( life transitions, cluster of crises)
• Daily hassles ( compounded by prejudice and life circumstances, psychological and physical consequences

Question 5

Stress response system according to Cannon

Answer 5

• Stress response is part of a unified mind-body system
• fight or flight adaptive response

Question 6

Stress response according to Selye

Answer 6

General adaptation syndrome
- phase 1: Alarm reaction
- phase 2: Resistance
- phase 3: Exhaustion
Human body copes well with temporary stress but may be damaged by prolonged stress

Question 7

Health and psychology

Answer 7

Subfield that provides psychology’s contribution to behavioural medicine

Question 8

Psychoneuroimmunology

Answer 8

Study of how psychological, neural and endocrine processes together affect the immune system and health

Question 9

Physiological effects of psychological states

Answer 9

Stress can reduce the ability to fight disease
- trigger immune suppression
-delay surgical wound healing
- increase vulnerability to colds
- hasten disease course
Stress doesn’t cause illness, but it does alter immune functioning that reduces the ability to reduce infection

Question 10

Who to send in for a bacterial infection?

Answer 10

B lymphocytes

Question 11

Who to send in for cancer cells, viruses, or other foreign substances?

Answer 11

T lymphocytes

Question 12

Who to send in for harmful intruders or worn-out cells

Answer 12

Macrophage cells

Question 13

Who to send in for disease-infected cells that need to be cleared out?

Answer 13

Natural killer cells

Question 14

Is catharsis a good way to get rid of anger?

Answer 14

No it :
- fails to cleanse rage
- can magnify anger
- backfire potential

Question 15

Anger management strategies

Answer 15

• wait
• find healthy distractions or support
• distance yourself