Chapter 15: Health Through The Lifespan

What triggers the secondary appraisal of a stressor?

A stressor is likely to be appraised as a threat when someone ________.

A high-stress job, overcrowding, and long commutes to work are examples of the way some psychologists conceptualize stress as a ________.

Which of the following is an example of a stimulus-based definition of stress?

A demanding or threatening event is often called a(n) ________.

Brizan has just lost his job. He is proactive in trying to resolve this source of stress: He immediately uses the Internet to look up other jobs in his field and plans to eliminate non-essentials from his budget to make his savings last longer. Which type of coping approach is Brizan using?

A(n) ________ attack is often triggered by environmental factors, such as air pollution, allergens, cigarette smoke, airway infections, cold air or a sudden change in temperature, and exercise.

Optimism is a tendency toward a(n) ________.

Which of the following is not one of the three aspects of job burnout?

Jade hears a rattle. When she turns around she sees a rattlesnake inches from her leg. Her pupils dilate, her heart pounds, and she begins to sweat. This response is called the ________ response.

Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease because it ________.

People who reach the ________ level of stress feel burned out; they are fatigued, exhausted, and their performance begins to decline.

Noomi seems to live by the "don't sweat the small stuff" concept. She is relaxed, laid-back, and never seems too concerned about meeting deadlines or finishing a to-do list. Noomi has a ________ personality.

Advice, guidance, encouragement, acceptance, emotional comfort, and financial help are all examples of ________.

Doug is an emergency room nurse in a large, underfunded, public hospital. Lately, he finds himself assuming that the patients he sees are just trying to get free drugs to feed an addiction. Just yesterday a little boy was brought in with a broken arm, and Doug found that he was completely indifferent to the boy's pain. What aspect of job burnout does this exemplify?

The concept of perceived control refers to ________.

What do studies show about the relationship between stress and memory?

Guidance, encouragement, acceptance, emotional comfort, and tangible assistance are all examples of ________.

Which kind of psychology seeks to identify and promote those qualities that lead to happy, fulfilled, and contented lives?

What is one reason that more affluent individuals may experience better health?