Biological Psychology

Stress

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Who studied the relationship between stress and the vulnerability to common colds?
Cohen
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What three scores were combined to measure the participants stress level in this study?
Life events, degree of stress, Negative emotions
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What did these three scores combine to make?
Stress Index
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Who studied the relationship between exam stress and the immune system?
Kielcolt-Glazer
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Select an environmental stressor
Pollution
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Who developed the SRRS scale?
Holmes and Rahe
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How many life events were on this scale?
43
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Was the data from this scale retrospective or prospective?
Retrospective
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What was the total score from the SRRS measure in?
Life changing units
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What time of correlation did this researcher find between stress levels and stress related illness?
Positive
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What are daily hassles?
Everyday stressors
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Who devised the HSUP scale?
Delongis
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What is the main problem with the SRRS scale?
Doesn
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Select an example of an emotion-focused coping method.
Continuing as though the problem was non-existant
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Prozac is a type of which drug?
Anti-depressant
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Does Prozac help manage stress?
Yes
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What is biofeedback?
Monitoring heart rate
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Who researched the HSUP studying nurses diaries?
Gervais
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Select an example of a physical stressor.
Danger
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What are the three stages to biofeedback?
Awareness, Learning, Transferring
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Stress inoculation involves which three stages?
Conceptualisation, Skills acquisition, rehearsal
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What three things are involved in Hardiness training?
Control, Commitment, Change
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Who researched into the effect of repetitiveness and machine-regulated paced work.
Johansson
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Does Valium help manage stress?
Yes
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Who's study showed that those who have a weak sense of job control were more likely to contract cardiovascular problems?
Marmot
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Who researched into the vulnerability of type A personalities to CHD?
Friedman and Rosenhan
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What is the route in which the brain directs the endocrine system?
HPA
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Who studied the relationship between exam stress and the immune system?

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Select an environmental stressor

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Quincy

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I just want to say that this was a great quiz, I really am grateful for you to take the time to make this quiz as it has really helped.

So thanks you and keep up the good work

Risha

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THANK YOUUU SOO MUCH!! it was great and actually fun :)

Katie

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Good quiz, but I thought Biofeedback combines pychological and physiological techniques...?

LadyLucifer

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thanks

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