Module 10 Lesson 1

One person regards a new job as a challenge, whereas another regards the same new job as a potential threat. These different perceptions best illustrate

• immune deficiencies.

• the general adaption syndrome.

• stress appraisal.

• psychoneuroimmunology.

Lymphocytes are

• harmful agents such as viruses and bacteria.

• disease-fighting cells that are part of the body's immune system.

• cancer cells that form in the adrenal glands.

• stress hormones produced by the sympathetic nervous system.

The general adaptation syndrome describes stages in the

• production of lymphocytes.

• development of personal control.

• adaptation-level phenomenon.

• body's response to prolonged stress.

An understanding of how stress affects our resistance to disease is the central focus of the field of

• biopsychology.

• cognitive psychology.

• psychoneuroimmunology.

• behavioral psychology.

Immune system cells that pursue and destroy diseased body cells are called

• stressors.

• NK cells.

• oxytocin cells.

• endorphins.

Friedman and Rosenman referred to competitive, hard-driving, impatient, and easily angered individuals as ________ personalities.

• Type A

• Type B

• Type C

• Type D

Persistent anger ________ the risk of heart disease, and persistent depression ________ the risk of heart disease.

• increases; decreases

• increases; increases

• has no effect on; increases

• increases; has no effect on

After a lengthy period of stress that involved breaking up with his girlfriend, Todd came down with an especially severe respiratory infection. The severity of his infection is most likely because his

• blood pressure levels have been lowered.

• oxytocin levels have been elevated.

• immune system has been suppressed.

• cortisol levels have been reduced.

Attempting to reduce stress directly by changing the stressor is known as

• mindfulness meditation.

• problem-focused coping.

• the feel-good, do-good phenomenon.

• the adaptation-level phenomenon.

To reduce the stress of losing her job, Alicia enrolled in a work-retraining program that led to full-time employment. Alicia's behavior best illustrates

• learned helplessness.

• an external locus of control.

• a Type A personality.

• problem-focused coping.