Stress & Illness

A stressor is... 

• a state of physiological and psychological arousal. 
• Any person, object, situation or event that produces stress.
• a psychological factor that always originates from the individual 
• an external factor that originates from the environment 

Which is an example of problem focused coping? 

• Wishful thinking about an event
• Venting to another person 
• Denial 
• Learning new skills to deal with a stressor

Which of the following best describes stress according to psychology?

• A person's prediction on a stressful situation

• The inability to handle life's challenges

• The ability to assess struggles and obstacles in life

• A person's reaction to his inability to cope with a certain tense event or situation

All of the following are examples of hassles except:

• losing your car keys

• getting stuck in traffic

• having to clean your room before going out with friends

• getting fired from your job

What is the name of the three stages of stress according to Hans Selye?

• Fight, flight or conquer

• General adaption syndrome

• Approach avoidance debate

• Stress Stages

According to Selye, what are the three stages of stress?

• alarm stage, resistance stage, exhaustion stage

• awareness stage, fight stage, flight stage

• realization stage, fight stage, conquer stage

• alarm stage, exhaustion stage, resistance stage

Which stage of general adaptation syndrome is characterized by the onset of flight or flight responses and a heightened alertness to one's environment?

• Alarm

• Resistance

• Exhaustion

• Stress

What is the body's natural defense against infection?

• Defense System

• Immune System

• Disease-Prevention Mechanism

• Stress-Coping procedure

There is a test coming up next Thursday. When Cody thinks about the test as a challenge that he is ready to conquer, he feels less stress, but when he thinks of it as a threat to his ability to graduate, he gets stressed. What is Cody's thought process called?

• Denial

• Biofeedback

• Cognitive Appraisal

• Progressive Relaxation

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

• lymphocytes
• psychoneuroimmunology
• lymphocytes