Stress, Coping, & Health

Question 1

______________ are minor annoyances or nuisances that strain our ability to cope.

Answer 1

Hassles

Question 2

________ is a behavioural and physiological reaction to an _____________ threat in which the person responds by means of confrontation or escape.

Answer 2

Fear, immediate

Question 3

___________is a cognitive response to a threat in which the person considers and prepares for ___________________ or misfortune.

Answer 3

Worry, future dangers

Question 4

_____________ anxiety is intensity _________________ to situation or perceived threat

Answer 4

Adaptive, proportionate

Question 5

___________ anxiety is intensity_____________ to situation or perceived threat

Answer 5

Maladaptive, not proportionate

Question 6

__________________ helps identify _____________ of situations that cause more stress.

Answer 6

Stressors as stimuli, categories

Question 7

Pregnancy, job loss, retirement, academic stress etc. are all examples of what?

Answer 7

Stressors as stimuli

Question 8

______________________ focuses on interpretation, appraisal and coping of stressors.

Answer 8

Stress as transaction

Question 9

____________________ is deciding whether an event is harmful

Answer 9

Primary appraisal

Question 10

_____________ is determining how well we can cope with it

Answer 10

Secondary appraisal

Question 11

____________________ is a strategy by which we tackle life’s challenges head-on. Most often used in _____________ stressful situations.

Answer 11

problem-focused coping, controllable

Question 12

_________________ is a strategy that emphasizes on managing emotions in ______________ stressful situations. EX: Having a positive outlook on stressful situations, which is accompanied by behaviours that reduce painful emotions.

Answer 12

Emotion-focused coping, uncontrollable

Question 13

_____________________ assesses psychological and physical ____________ to stress.

Answer 13

stress as a response, reactions

Question 14

_________________ measures large number of outcome variables.

Answer 14

stress as a response

Question 15

________________ are stress hormones that activate the body and prepare us to respond to stressful circumstances.

Answer 15

Corticosteroids

Question 16

__________________ takes us through three stages of adaptation

Answer 16

Prolonged stress

Question 17

What are the three stages of adaptation?

Answer 17

The alarm reaction, resistance, exhaustion

Question 18

_________________ is the excitation of the autonomic nervous system triggers release of stress hormone (adrenalin), and physical symptoms of anxiety

Answer 18

Alarm reaction

Question 19

____________________ is a physical and psychological reaction that mobilizes people and animals to either defend themselves (fight) or escape (flee) a threatening situation.

Answer 19

Fight or Flight Response

Question 20

Some people may experience a _______________, which involves feeling that they cannot move or take action.

Answer 20

Freeze response

Question 21

_______________ is the way an individual adapts to the stressor and finds ways to cope.

Answer 21

Resistance

Question 22

If the stressor is prolonged and/or uncontrollable, ____________________ sets in.

Answer 22

Exhaustion

Question 23

Women are more likely to respond with a tend and befriend pattern. True or false?

Answer 23

True

Question 24

It is estimated that _____% of Canadians report having experienced a traumatic event during their lifetime.

Answer 24

76%

Question 25

_______________________ is the ability to reduce the impact of a stressful situation.

Answer 25

Behavioural Control

Question 26

______________________ is the ability to cognitively restructure negative emotions that arise in response to stress-provoking events.

Answer 26

Cognitive Control

Question 27

____________________ is the ability to choose among alternative courses of actions.

Answer 27

Decisional Control

Question 28

_______________________ is the ability to acquire information about a stressful event.

Answer 28

Informational Control

Question 29

______________________ is the ability to suppress and express emotions.

Answer 29

Emotional Control

Question 30

______________________ is the act of disclosing painful feelings.

Answer 30

Catharsis

Question 31

___________________ is a set of attitudes marked by a sense of control over events, commitment to life and work, and motivation to confront stressful events.

Answer 31

Hardiness

Question 32

______________ people are more productive, focused, persistent, and better at handling frustration than people who are pessimistic.

Answer 32

Optimistic

Question 33

_____________________ is a sense of meaning, purpose, control over life, and positive emotions.

Answer 33

Spirituality

Question 34

________________ is focusing on how bad we feel, and endlessly analyzing the causes and consequences of our problems.

Answer 34

Rumination

Question 35

The __________________ is our body’s defense against invading bacteria, viruses, and other illness-producing organisms.

Answer 35

Immune system

Question 36

______________________ is the study of the relationship between the immune system and central nervous system.

Answer 36

Psychoneuroimmunology

Question 37

_________________________ describes an illness in which emotions and stress contribute to, maintain, or aggravate the physical condition.

Answer 37

Psychophysiological

Question 38

_________________________ (also referred to binge drinking) is five or more drinks on one occasion for men & four or more for women.

Answer 38

Heavy episodic drinking

Question 39

_______________________ refers to health care practices and products used IN PLACE of conventional medicine.

Answer 39

Alternative Medicine

Question 40

__________________________ is when products and practices are used WITH conventional medicine.

Answer 40

Complementary Medicine