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RUTGERS GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY FINAL EXAM KEIKO (NEW MATERIAL)

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What is the life change approach to measuring stress?

brings changes in how individual lives and requires considerable adaptation

What is the daily hassles approach to measuring stress?

minor annoying events which require some degree of adjustment



negative cumulative effects on health

What is Lazarus and Folkman's (1984) concept of cognitive appraisal?

Cognitive interpretations that affect the degree to which an individual experiences stress

reactions. Appraisal rather than objective circumstances

What are the stress and unhealthy behavior?

stress leads to unhealthy behaviors in attempt to cope with stress

What is Cannon's fight-or-flight mechanism?

when animals perceive threatening situations, respond with physiological reaction to

prepare for fighting or running away

What are the 3 stages of Selye's general adaption syndrome?

Alarm - body mobilizes to respond to stress



Resistance - efforts to take action to overcome stress

,Exhaustion - physical resources are depleted in the process of trying to overcome or

adjust to threat

What is Selye's general adaptation syndrome?

body responds to threatening stimuli by arousal of system of defenses

What was found in Cohen et al.'s (1993) study?

People that were more stressed were more susceptible to the cold virus



Stress = adrenal glands release epinephrine, norepinephrine = impaired immune

functioning

What is the toxic element of Type A personality?

hostility

Type B behavior pattern

relaxed, less competitive

Type A behavior pattern?

competitive, hostile, tense



Link between behavior pattern and heart disease

What are emotion-focused coping?

attempts to reduce distress emotions

problem-focused coping?

actions taken to change a stressful situation or reduce its effects

What was Rodin and Langer's (1976) "plant study?"

, Greater control lower stress response, better health



gave control to nursing home residents

What is optimism, and how is it related to health?

Tendency to believe that one will generally experience good vs. bad outcomes



Generally associated with positive health outcomes

What is the relation between social support and health?

help and companionship from others



better health

How are expressive writing, exercise, meditation, gratitude, and acts of kindness

related to stress and health?

Lower stress, health benefits

What are external (situational) attributions?

inference that a person's behavior is caused by something about the situation

What are internal (dispositional)?

inference that a person's behavior is caused by something about the person

What is the fundamental attribution error?

Fundamental attribution error - tendency to explain others' actions as stemming from

dispositions, even in the presence of clear situational causes

What was Jones and Harris's (1967) study in which participants read essays

supporting or opposing Castro?

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