11. Stress and Health

According to Lazarus's cognitive mediational theory, what is the main influence on how much stress a person experiences in response to a stressor?

In a survey on the sources of hassles, children age three to five years rated _____ as the biggest daily hassle.

What is the relationship between a person's ability to control a stressful situation and the degree of stress he or she experiences?

Sam, a preschooler, overheard his parents fighting loudly after he went to bed. The next day at school, Sam got into a fistfight with one of his friends. This is an example of

Researchers now define eustress as

The Social Readjustment Rating Scale measures the amount of stress

The phrase 'out of the frying pan, into the fire' describes which type of conflict?

The decision to go back to school to get a new degree in order to begin a new career, with the positive and negative points to consider, is an example of which type of conflict?

It was midnight when Cho realized she had a paper due the next day that she had completely forgotten about. She immediately panicked and commented to her roommate that she could not fail one more assignment or she would fail the class. According to Lazarus, Cho is in the _____ phase of reacting to the stressor.

Yvette is in the middle of planning her wedding. While she views the occasion as a happy one, for the most part, she still cannot help but feel stressed over the unknown and unpredictable. The type of stress that Yvette appears to be experiencing is called

Lamont does not want to study, but he also does not want to get a bad grade on his test. Lamont is experiencing a(n) _____ conflict.

Sergio wants to purchase a vehicle so he can drive himself to school. However, he is having trouble deciding between purchasing a car or an SUV, realizing that both options have their pros and cons when it comes to gas mileage, cost, size, insurance, and cost of repairs. Sergio must be experiencing a(n) _____ conflict.

Holmes and Rahe's Social Readjustment Rating Scale focuses on

According to the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, what life event causes the highest number of life change units?

Adults find the hassle of _____ to be the greatest source of stress.

People facing _____ conflict are dealing with two or more goals or events that are unpleasant.

Drug abuse, as a reaction to a source of frustration, is a form of

Which of the following is a typical first response to a source of frustration?

Stress-causing events are called

_____ is the term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are appraised as threatening or challenging.

Which of the following has the highest score on the SRRS?

Sam put his last dollar into a vending machine to buy himself a snack. The machine accepted the dollar but did not release the snack. Sam tried the snack button again, but it still did not work.  Sam pushed the button for coin return, but the machine did not refund his money. Sam reacted by kicking the machine as hard as he could several times until a snack fell out. Kicking the machine is an example of