Psychology 105 Midterm 1

Who described the body's responses to a stressor as the General Adaption Syndrome

Selye

Marx

Piaget

What stage of GAS mobilizes resources?

Resistance Phase

Alarm Phase

Exhaustion Phase

What does the Resistance Phase of GAS do/what happens?

Copes with stressor

Mobilizes resources

Reserves are depleted

What is the last phase of General Adaption Syndrome (GAS) and what happens during the last phase?

Exhaustion Phase; copes with stressor

Resistance Phase; reserves depleted

Alarm phase; reserves depleted

Exhaustion Phase; reserves depleted

What types of professions are more prone to burnout?

Jobs in the "help" industry

Jobs in the "business" industry

Jobs in the "elite" industry

What three steps does rational coping involve?

Acceptance

Exposure

Understanding

Encouragement

What two chemicals does aerobic exercise promote?

Serotonin

Endorphins

Sendorphins

Endotonin

Situation management is (maintaining/changing) your life situation to reduce stress

Psychosomatic Illness

Apparently debilitating physical symptoms that appear to be voluntary, but the person's experiences are involuntary

Interaction of mind and body produces illness

Person is preoccupied with minor symptoms, exaggerates belief that the symptoms are a life-threatening illness

Multiple physical complaints with no medical explanation "all in their head"

Hypochondriasis

Apparently debilitating physical symptoms that appear to be voluntary, but the person's experiences are involuntary

Interaction of mind and body produces illness

Person is preoccupied with minor symptoms, exaggerates belief that the symptoms are a life-threatening illness

Multiple physical complaints with no medical explanation "all in their head"

Somatization

Apparently debilitating physical symptoms that appear to be voluntary, but the person's experiences are involuntary

Interaction of mind and body produces illness

Person is preoccupied with minor symptoms, exaggerates belief that the symptoms are a life-threatening illness

Multiple physical complaints with no medical explanation "all in their head"

Conversion

Apparently debilitating physical symptoms that appear to be voluntary, but the person's experiences are involuntary

Interaction of mind and body produces illness

Person is preoccupied with minor symptoms, exaggerates belief that the symptoms are a life-threatening illness

Multiple physical complaints with no medical explanation "all in their head"

Vulnerability factors

Can have a biological basis; our genotype, brain malfunction, or hormonal factor

Cannot have a biological basis

Who defined mindfulness are "paying attention in a particular way on purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgementally"?

Kabat-Zinn

Marx

Herbert

Yo-yo dieting increases the risk of dying from;

Cardiovascular diesease

Drugs

Stress may be viewed as;

A stimulus

A health risk

A response to a stimulus

A benefit

Psychology 105 Midterm 1

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