Among these effective applications of cognitive behavioral techniques, which is identified as
yielding greater outcomes than other approaches? - CORRECT
... [Show More] ANSWER B. Workplace stress
management programs
In general, which type of coping strategy is related to good health? - CORRECT ANSWER C.
Problem-focused coping
Individuals are more likely to use this form of coping when they appraise the situation as
controllable. - CORRECT ANSWER C. Problem-focusing coping
People experience less stress during and after a vacation than before a vacation. However, this
"vacation effect" tends to last only - CORRECT ANSWER B. three to four weeks
Research has confirmed the cultural differences in personal coping strategies exist for: -
CORRECT ANSWER C. People from Asian cultures, who are less likely than Westerners to
seek social support from families.
Several methods have been used to measure stress, but the approach taken by most health
psychologists is to use: - CORRECT ANSWER C. Self- Report Scales
The benefits of marriage _____________ in terms of health; _____________________. -
CORRECT ANSWER D. are not equal... men benefit more than women
The hormone ___________ may be responsible for women's stress response being characterized
as "tend and befriend" rather than "fight or flight." - CORRECT ANSWER D. Oxytocin
What is the difference between glands of the endocrine and neuroendocrine systems? -
CORRECT ANSWER B. Glands in the neuroendocrine system are controlled by the nervous
system
Which of the following do progressive muscle relaxation and autogenic training have in
common? - CORRECT ANSWER C. Lessening muscular tension
Ch. 5 What are two ways that stress affects individuals? - CORRECT ANSWER Both
psychologically and physiologically
- Until the 50s ppl didnt think stress affected physicality
What are the 2 major divisions of the nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER Central nervous
system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS)f
What are neurons? - CORRECT ANSWER excitable cells that transmit electrical signals
- The nervous system contains billions of individual neurons
What are the chemicals within the nervous systems and what are their function? - CORRECT
ANSWER Neurotransmitters, they allow for neurons to communicate w/ each other
How do neurons communicate (2 ways)? - CORRECT ANSWER Chemical: neurotransmitters
Electrical: Action potential
The nervous system responds to? - CORRECT ANSWER The environment
What is within our nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER - Neurons, Neurotransmitters and 2
major divisions: CNS & PNS
What is within the central nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER brain and spinal cord &
pathway connecting the brain and PNS
What is the peripheral nervous system (PNS)? - CORRECT ANSWER Lies outside of the brain
and spinal cord
Divided into two parts:
- Somatic nervous system: skin and voluntary
muscles
- Autonomic nervous system: internal organs
What is the sympathetic nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER Happens when we are under
stress and it only turns things on that are needed like:
➢ Mobilizes body for action; active under stressful
conditions
➢ Increases: heart rate, breathing, sweating
➢ Decreases: gastrointestinal activity
What is the parasympathetic nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER This is on more often:
➢ Promotes relaxation; active under normal conditions
➢ Decreases: heart rate, breathing, sweating
➢ Increases: gastrointestinal activity
What is the endocrine system? - CORRECT ANSWER consists of a set of ductless glands
throughout the body
What is the neuroendocrine system? - CORRECT ANSWER endocrine glands controlled by and
interacting with the central nervous system
Both the endocrine & nervous system share, synthesize and release chemicals called? -
CORRECT ANSWER Neurotransmitters
In particular when chemicals are released within the endocrine system, what are they called? -
CORRECT ANSWER Hormones
- Effects of hormones can be prolonged
Where are hormones released from the endocrine glands? - CORRECT ANSWER Pituitary
gland and Adrenal glands
What is the pituatary gland? - CORRECT ANSWER Located in the brain; produces ACTH
(adrenocorticotropic hormone), which is a hormone that plays a role in the stress response and
acts on the adrenal gland
What are the adrenal glands? - CORRECT ANSWER located on top of each kidney and releases
cortisol, a hormone that is related to the stress response
What is cortisol? - CORRECT ANSWER stress hormone and can be used as an index of stress
Assess in saliva and urine
---> New mothers have high levels of cortisol
What is norepinephrine? - CORRECT ANSWER Both a hormone & neurotransmitter (produced
in many places in the body)
transmitter that is involved in alarm responses and basic bodily processes
What is epinephrine? - CORRECT ANSWER adrenaline; produced in the adrenal medulla
- Used as an index of stress
- Measured in urine
What happens to the ANS once stress is perceived? - CORRECT ANSWER The sympathetic
division of the
ANS is activated and mobilizes the body's resources
- "Flight or fight" response - the body is readying to either
attack or escape
How can the ANS be activated through two routes? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Direct activation
of the sympathetic division, which
activates the adrenal medulla
2. Indirect activation through the hypothalamic-pituitaryadrenal (HPA) axis
*Together these two routes prepare the body to respond to
a variety of stressful situations* [Show Less]