Chapter11 example #44249

The passive resignation that accompanies an inability to avoid repeated aversive events is called: an internal locus of control. emotion-focused coping. the adaptation-level phenomenon. learned helplessness.

After experiencing the stress of losing her job, Colleen suffered an increased incidence of cold and flu infections. Her increased illness is best attributed to reduced levels of: oxytocin. carcinogens. lymphocytes. cortisol.

Biofeedback is a system for: reducing stress by sharing your struggles with a supportive community. recording, amplifying, and feeding back information about subtle physiological responses. attending to current experiences in a nonjudgmental and accepting manner. reducing activity in the amygdala, a brain region associated with fear.

One way for people to improve their own subjective well-being is to: focus more attention on themselves. participate in regular aerobic exercise. overestimate how much they can accomplish. do all of these things.

Lenore is calmly focusing all of her attention on noticing and accepting her own sensations and emotions as they occur on a moment-to-moment basis. Lenore's behavior best illustrates: biofeedback. an external locus of control. the adaptation-level phenomenon. mindfulness meditation.

Work activities are most likely to foster happiness when they promote: rumination. an external locus of control. the experience of flow. relative deprivation.

Continuously high levels of ________ are an indication that a person is at high risk for a future heart attack. cortisol serotonin natural killer cells B lymphocytes

During the last half-century, the buying power of Americans has ________ and their self-reported personal happiness has ________. remained almost unchanged; decreased increased; remained almost unchanged remained almost unchanged; increased remained almost unchanged; remained almost unchanged

The macrophage and lymphocytes are major agents of the: sympathetic nervous system. immune system. digestive system. parasympathetic nervous system.