HLTH 267 exam 1

The body stress reaction that includes an increase in heart rate, respiration, blood pressure and serum cholesterol is known as the

Fight or flight response

What are the 3 phases of general adaptation syndrome in order of occurrence?

General general?

Alarm reaction, stage of resistance, and stage of exhaustion

What occurs in the alarm reaction phase of general adaptation syndrome?

The body shows the changes characteristic of the first exposure to a stressor

Identify a feature of the second stage of the general adaptation syndrome

The bodily signs characteristic of the alarm reaction disappear, and resistance, rises above normal

Fight or flight response is termed

Stress reactivity

The upper part of the brain responsible for thinking functions is called the

Cerebral cortex

The lower part of the brain responsible for various psychological processes necessary to stay alive is called

Subcortex

The system that produces emotions is called the

Limbic system

Which of the following statements defines the endocrine system

It is a system of the body that is comprised of hormones that regulate psychological functions

Which of the following is a characteristic of hot reactors

They tend to have high blood pressure

The part of the sub cortex responsible for coordination is called the

Cerebellum

Conditions that have a mind and a body component are called

Psychosomatic conditions

The pressure of blood as it leaves the heart is known as

Systolic blood pressure

The pressure of blood against the arterial walls when the heart is relaxed is known as

Diastolic blood pressure

Hypertension With known cause is called

Essential hypertension

Obesity is defined as a body mass

30 or higher

Which of the following is an important task for the younger college student

All of the answers are correct

Which of the following types of love is defined as a passionate developing type of love recognized by the heart and other signs of excitement

Erotic love

Which of the following defines the term stress

The result of a demand that exceeds the resources available to meet that demand

Interpretation of a stressor is known as

Cognitive appraisal

In the context of the model of stress occurs immediately after a life situation is perceived as stress

Emotional arousal

In a stress model emotional arousal leads to

Physiological arousal

Outcome efficiency as a form of self efficiency involves

The ability of others

True or false the Yerkes-Dodson Curve shows us that a stress increases task performance decreases

False

An intrapersonal matter is between

You and you

Which of the following is a reason for being malnourished?

All of these answers are correct

Which of the following foods is high in saturated fats?

Whole milk

which of the following is an eating disorder that involves self impose starvation

Anorexia nervosa

Substances that provide a stress like response are known as

sympathomimetics

Vitamin B can be obtained by eating

Vitamin B can be obtained by eating

Cereals

Expressing yourself and satisfying your own needs feeling good about this and not hurting others in the process is known as

Assertive behavior

Seeking to dominate or to get your own way at the expense of others is known as

Aggressive behavior

Paraphrasing a speakers words and feeling is known as

Reflective listening

When trying to resolve a conflict, which of the following should you not do?

Use but rather than and

Which of the following is considered Active listening

Reflecting back to the other person their words and feelings

The first step of selective awareness is to

Recognize positive and negative elements

Humor has been shown to

All of these answers are correct

Which of the following is not a characteristic of type a behavior pattern?

Confidence

A behavior pattern that is not excessively competitive and has no free-floating, hostility or sense of urgency is called the

Type B behavior pattern

Researchers have identified two components of the type a behavior that appears to operate in opposing directions. Those two components are.

Impatient/irritability and achievement striving