Psychology Chapter 13: Stress

Question 1

The physiological and cognitive response to challenges or life changes is defined as _____

Answer 1

stress

Question 2

________ is classifying a potential stressor as irrelevant, benign–positive, or stressful.

Answer 2

Primary appraisal

Question 3

________ is directed at evaluating if the organism can cope with the stress, based on harm, threat, and challenge.

Answer 3

Secondary appraisal

Question 4

______ is anything that leads to a stress response and can include environment, daily events, workplace or academic settings, social expectations, chemicals, and biological stressors.

Answer 4

stressor

Question 5

______ occurs when experiencing unpleasant stressors.

Answer 5

Distress

Question 6

______ can include life events such as graduating from college, achieving a high score on the MCAT, getting married, or buying a house.

Answer 6

Eustress

Question 7

The three stages of the ______________ are alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.

Answer 7

general adaptation syndrome

Question 8

Initial reaction to a stressor and the activation of the sympathetic nervous system?

Answer 8

Alarm

Question 9

The next stage is ______, in which the continuous release of hormones allows the sympathetic nervous system to remain engaged to fight the stressor.

Answer 9

resistance

Question 10

Last, a person will experience ______ when the body can no longer maintain an elevated response with sympathetic nervous system activity.

Answer 10

exhaustion

Question 11

In ________ conflict, a choice must be made between two attractive goals.

Answer 11

approach-approach

Question 12

In ________ conflict, a choice must be made between two unattractive goals.

Answer 12

avoidance-avoidance

Question 13

In _______ conflict, a choice must be made about whether to pursue a single goal that has both attractive and unattractive

Answer 13

approach-avoidance

Question 14

Fill in the blank

Answer 14

Question 15

Fill in the blank

Answer 15