Chapter 3
Activation of the sympathetic division of the autonomic nervous system produces a reaction commonly referred to as the _____ response.
What is fight-or-flight.
Not only stress, but the way that we [ ] about stress, affects health.
An environmental signal indicating that certain behaviors will be followed by reinforcement is a:
What is a discriminative stimuli.
A year after her combat duty in the war in Iraq, Sheila began having nightmares and unwanted flashbacks to her traumatic experience. Sheila would probably be diagnosed as suffering from:
What is posttraumatic stress disorder.
_____ is a multimodal intervention that combines relaxation training, visualization, cognitive restructuring, reinforcement, and other techniques to help people cope with a range of stressors.
What is cognitive-behavioral stress management.
Sheila hears her stomach growl. She hasn’t eaten for four hours and she’s starting to feel hungry. The region of the brain responsible for making Sheila feel hungry is the:
What is hypothalamus.
Cardiovascular disease and depression are [ ] related.
What is bidirectionally, or reciprocally.
Parveen has an argument over breakfast with one of her children because she is still fuming over a coworker’s criticism of her project proposal the day before. Parveen's behavior is an example of:
What is negative emotional spillover.
The medical researcher who first used the term stress, believing it to be a common cause of medical problems, was:
Who is Walter Cannon.
Karen is working through the stress of losing her job by seeking out others who have been through the same experience and thus can relate. She is using:
What is emotional-approach coping.
Chromosomes are composed of small segments of _____ called _____.
What is DNA and genes.
Neurons communicate by sending and receiving signals across:
What are synapses.
Which theory emphasizes the importance of a perceived susceptibility to a health threat, the perceived severity of the threat, and the perceived benefits of treatment?
What is the Health Belief Model.
The process of secondary appraisal involves the evaluation of one’s:
What are coping ability and resources.
After getting a bad grade on an exam, Brandon can’t stop thinking about his failure as a student. Brandon’s thought process is an example of:
What is rumination.
In 1939, neurosurgeons Heinrich Kluver and Paul Bucy surgically lesioned the _____ in the brain of an especially aggressive rhesus monkey, which transformed the monkey into a docile creature.
What is amygdala.
The part of the brainstem that controls breathing, heart rate, salivation, coughing, and sneezing is called the:
What is the medulla.
Because Kayla grew up in a family that values thinness, she struggles with an eating disorder. She finds it hard to eat enough to maintain a healthy body weight because in her imagination she constantly hears her mother saying, “Do you really need that big a helping?” According to the theory of planned behavior, Kayla’s interpretation of her family’s attitudes and her failure to eat what she knows is a healthier diet are being influenced by:
What is the subjective norm.
_____ is/are the most frequent cause of trauma in men, and _____ is/are the most frequent source of trauma among women.
What are car accidents and sexual assault.
Kenny believes he has the ability to make decisions to impact his surroundings, and he does so by getting angry and behaving aggressively when he doesn’t get his way. Kenny demonstrates poor:
What is regulatory control.
Your neurons are constantly communicating. As you read this question, what chemical messengers are your neurons releasing?
What are neurotransmitters.
Oxytocin is involved in the [ ] response.
What is stress.
_____ protects some workers’ jobs as they care for new babies or sick family members.
What is The Family and Medical Leave Act.
In order, these are the three phases of the general adaptation syndrome:
What are alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.
The type of social support that is MOST helpful in dealing with uncontrollable stressors is:
What is emotional support.