stress & illness

Question 1

stress

Answer 1

the process by which we perceive and respond to certain events, called stressors, that we appraise as threatening or challenging.

Question 2

approach & avoidance motives

Answer 2

the drive to move toward (approach) or away from (avoid) a stimulus.

Question 3

general adaptation syndrome (gas)

Answer 3

Selye’s concept of the body’s adaptive response to stress in three phases—alarm, resistance, exhaustion.

Question 4

tend and befriend response

Answer 4

under stress, people (especially women) often provide support to others (tend) and bond with and seek support from others (befriend).

Question 5

health psychology

Answer 5

a subfield of psychology that provides psychology’s contribution to behavioral medicine.

Question 6

psychoneuroimmunology

Answer 6

the study of how psychological, neural, and endocrine processes together affect our immune system and resulting health.

Question 7

coronary heart disease

Answer 7

the clogging of the vessels that nourish the heart muscle; a leading cause of death in many developed countries.

Question 8

type a

Answer 8

Friedman and Rosenman’s term for competitive, hard-driving, impatient, verbally aggressive, and anger-prone people.

Question 9

type b

Answer 9

Friedman and Rosenman’s term for easygoing, relaxed people.

Question 10

catharsis

Answer 10

in psychology, the idea that “releasing” aggressive energy (through action or fantasy) relieves aggressive urges.