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Researchers used ________ to help Type A heart attack survivors reduce their risk of future attacks.


A) oxytocin
B) relaxation
C) relative deprivation
D) mindfulness meditation

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The three successive phases of the general adaptation syndrome are


A) attention,comprehension,and resistance.
B) alarm reaction,resistance,and exhaustion.
C) adrenal release,cognitive appraisal,and self-control.
D) reactive frustration,sympathetic arousal,and parasympathetic inhibition.

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Social support helps to promote cardiovascular health by


A) lowering blood pressure.
B) inhibiting immune system activity.
C) reducing the production of oxytocin.
D) redistributing bloodflow from internal organs to skeletal muscles.

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Resilience refers to a capacity to


A) practice mindfulness meditation.
B) experience an external locus of control.
C) develop a Type A personality.
D) recover from adversity and trauma.

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People who typically expect that their outcomes in life will be negative best illustrate


A) problem-focused coping.
B) the Type A personality.
C) pessimism.
D) an internal locus of control.

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After being told that his parents have just been involved in a serious automobile accident,Bill is likely to experience an outpouring of


A) serotonin.
B) oxytocin.
C) stress hormones.
D) lymphocytes.

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Mildly depressed female college students assigned to a program of ________ reported a greater decrease in depression than those assigned to a program of ________.


A) problem-focused coping;emotion-focused coping
B) relative deprivation;mindfulness meditation
C) aerobic exercise;relaxation exercises
D) dietary restriction;cognitive therapy

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After picking one of 28 flavors of ice cream,people may feel regret over bypassing some of the remaining flavors.Their regret best illustrates a consequence of


A) an external locus of control.
B) the tyranny of choice.
C) emotion-focused coping.
D) the general adaptation syndrome.

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When the mayor ordered a salary increase for the city's police officers,there was a sudden loss of morale among the city's firefighters.The firefighters' sudden dissatisfaction best illustrates


A) the adaptation-level phenomenon.
B) the do-good,feel-good phenomenon.
C) an internal locus of control.
D) relative deprivation.

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Amanda is stressed out because she thinks she's too socially incompetent to make friends with her new classmates.Amanda best illustrates the harmful effects of


A) an internal locus of control.
B) a Type A personality.
C) problem-focused coping.
D) pessimism.

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The study of how psychological,neural,and endocrine processes combine to affect our immune system and health is called


A) evolutionary psychology.
B) positive psychology.
C) cognitive psychology.
D) psychoneuroimmunology.

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Anger is the toxic core of


A) an internal locus of control.
B) the Type A personality.
C) an external locus of control.
D) the Type B personality.

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Israelis living in nonreligious collective settlements were observed to have ________ than those living in religiously orthodox collective settlements.


A) higher rates of death
B) better emotion-focused coping skills
C) better self-control
D) better problem-focused coping skills

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Juan and Berta were millionaires who lost half their life savings due to a bad investment decision.Which of the following best explains why after three years Juan and Berta seem to have suffered no permanent loss of happiness?


A) relative deprivation
B) the feel-good,do-good phenomenon
C) an external locus of control
D) the adaptation-level phenomenon

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Kyle was so confident about his mathematical skills that he failed to study enough for his final math test to get a passing course grade.Kyle's experience best illustrates the dangers of


A) a Type A personality.
B) unrealistic optimism.
C) an external locus of control.
D) relative deprivation.

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The feel-good,do-good phenomenon refers to the fact that when people feel happy they


A) are more willing to help others.
B) make decisions more effectively.
C) experience a more positive self-image.
D) report greater satisfaction with their whole lives.

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To reduce the stress of making monthly payments on her high-interest credit card debt,Marci secured a low-interest bank loan and an extra part-time job,which enabled her to quickly pay off her debts.Marci's actions best illustrated


A) a Type A personality.
B) the feel good,do good phenomenon.
C) an external locus of control.
D) problem-focused coping.

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Bernice is an ambitious,highly competitive corporate lawyer who recently had a heart attack.She tends to be impatient and a perfectionist,and she gets angry over little things.Research suggests that Bernice's susceptibility to heart attacks may be most closely linked to her


A) ambition.
B) anger.
C) perfectionism.
D) competitiveness.

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Attempting to reduce stress directly by changing the stressor is known as


A) mindfulness meditation.
B) the adaptation-level phenomenon.
C) problem-focused coping.
D) the feel-good,do-good phenomenon.

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To reduce the stress of long work hours,Phara has arranged a more convenient work schedule with her employer.Phara's behavior best illustrates


A) an external locus of control.
B) a Type B personality.
C) problem-focused coping.
D) resilience.

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