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Question 31

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Two blockbuster movies are opening on the same weekend and Andrea is having trouble deciding which movie to see first. Andrea is experiencing a(n) _____ conflict.

A) risk-aversion
B) approach-approach
C) avoidance-avoidance
D) avoidance-approach

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Question 32

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Laboratory experiments with cardiology patients have shown that brief periods of mental stress

A) can trigger sudden symptoms of heart disease.
B) have little, or no, impact on overall cardiac function.
C) can intensify chronic symptoms of heart disease, such as arteriosclerosis.
D) can trigger emotional responses, such as depression and feelings of despair.

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When you tell yourself that you will never be happy again now that your significant other has ended the relationship, you are engaging in what Albert Ellis calls ​

Catastrophic thinking is characterized as involving ​

Francis finished writing her economics final and was convinced that she had failed the exam and would have to repeat the course. She was so stressed out by the thought of taking the course a second time that she drank eight glasses of wine when she got home. Francis appears to cope with stress using the method of

Mason is already late for an important appointment when he realizes he is almost out of gas. He stops to fill up his gas tank, and the clerk has trouble getting approval on his credit card. When he finally pulls out of the service station, the traffic is crawling because of an accident. Inconveniences of this type

Which of the following is NOT an important factor in patient nonadherence or noncompliance to medical advice?

The name Hans Selye gave to the body's response to stress is ​

Studies of the immune system in humans have found that stress ​

Clarice was in a meeting with several other employees when her boss started to criticize a proposal Clarice had put together for the marketing department. As he started into his critique, Clarice's heart rate and respiration increased, and she could feel her face and hands become flushed and red. According to Selye's general adaptation syndrome, Clarice was experiencing

The component of the Type A personality associated with coronary heart disease appears to be

In general, the LEAST stressful conflict is the _____ conflict.

Which of the following characteristics has NOT been linked to optimism?

Constructive coping includes all of the following EXCEPT ​

People who are _____ tend to report more symptoms of illness.

When the adrenal medulla is stimulated, ​

During the _____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome, arousal decreases and the body's resources may be depleted.

The formation of new neurons is known as

Noncompliance with medical advice occurs approximately _____ of the time.

When experiencing a stressful situation, expressing your emotions in writing or talking to others about your difficulties ​