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Sp 13 Chapter 10 - For each question, please circle the letter next to the best answer.
1. The __________________________________
is a perspective that focuses on illness rather
than on health, explaining illness in terms of
biological factors without regard to
psychological and social factors.
2. ________________________ is tangible support,
information, advice, and/or emotional support
provided in time of need by family, friends, and
others; the feeling of being loved, valued, and
cared for.
3. Exercise that uses the large muscle groups in
continuous, repetitive action and increases
oxygen intake and breathing and heart rates is
called ____________________________.
4. __________________________ are little
stressors that include the irritating demands and
troubled relationships that can occur daily and
that, according to Lazarus, cause more stress than
do major life changes.
5. People who exhibit _________________
display lack of energy, exhaustion, and
pessimism that result from chronic stress.
6. _____________________________ is a field in
which psychologists, biologists, and medical
researchers study the effects of psychological
factors on the immune system.
7. A _________________________ conflict
arises from having to choose between
undesirable alternatives.
8. A prolonged and severe stress reaction to a
catastrophic event or to chronic intense stress is
called _______________________________.
9. _____________________________ are
positive experiences in life, which can
neutralize the effects of many of the hassles.
10. The field concerned with the psychological factors
that contribute to health, illness, and recovery is
called __________________________.
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11. __________________________ is a collective
term for the economic, occupational, and
educational factors that influence an
individual’s relative position in society.
3.
12. The ____________________________ is a
response to stress in which the sympathetic
nervous system and the endocrine glands prepare
the body to fight or flee.
13. The ________________________ is the
predictable sequence of reactions (alarm,
resistance, and exhaustion stages) that
organisms show in response to stressors.
14. The ________________________ is a
perspective that focuses on health as well as
illness and holds that both are determined by a
combination of biological, psychological, and
social factors.
4.
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15. The __________________________ _ is the
final stage of the general adaptation
syndrome, occurring if the organism fails in its
efforts to resist the stressor.
7.
16. Efforts through action and thought to deal with
demands that are perceived as taxing or
overwhelming are called ___________________.
17. The ______________________________ is a
behavior pattern marked by a relaxed,
easygoing approach to life; not associated
with coronary heart disease.
18. The physiological and psychological response to a
condition that threatens or challenges a person
and requires some form of adaptation or
adjustment is _________________________
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19. The _____________________________
8. 20. A ____________________________ ___ conflict
asserts that a person’s state of well-being can arises when the same choice has both desirable and
be threatened by major life changes.
undesirable features.
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Key Terms
aerobic exercise
fight-or-flight response
alarm stage
general adaptation syndrome
(GAS)
Social Readjustment Rating Scale
(SRRS)
social support
avoidance–avoidance conflict
hassles
socioeconomic status
health psychology
stress
life events approach
Type B behavior pattern
posttraumatic stress disorder
(PTSD)
Type D behavior pattern
coping
exhaustion stage
psychoneuroimmunology
biomedical model
biopsychosocial model
burnout
uplifts
approach-avoidance