Chapt 2 Review Questions (STRESS)
[Last update: 2/19/04]
Hales, D. (2004). Chapter 2: Personal Stress
Management In An Invitation to Health (3/e) (pp. 27 - 42).
Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson.
- What Is Stress? Define stress (Selye's definition). What is a stressor? Are all stressors
detrimental to health? What is good stress called? What is bad stress
called?
- What Causes Stress? What are the three stages of Selye's general adaptive response?
(ANS: Alarm, Resistance, Exhaustion). How does T/F:
Stress is a relationship between demands and the resources to deal with
them.
- Is Stress Hazardous to Physical Health? What is the hormone
producing system in your body called? Provide the names of two stress
hormones. Stress may adversely affect several different physiologic systems.
Name three.
- Is Stress Hazardous to Psychological Health? T/F: Traumatic
psychological events can cause feelings of sadness, tension, anger, and
serious psychological symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and panic
attacks.
- Stress and the Student. Are stress levels in college students higher or lower
than the rest of the population? Are stress levels
in college students increasing or decreases compared to in the past? Are men or women college students more likely to experience
clinically significant anxiety? List
examples of common stressors for college students. (ANS: See class activity
and list on p. 32).
- Test Stress. List strategies for preventing exam-related stress. What does the phrase "a self-fulfilling
prophesy" mean to you? According to the book, is there a correlation between stress-linked symptoms (such as anxiety and
depression) and ethnicity? Do minority students share common stressors?
- Other Personal Stressors. Are people spending more less time at work than ever before? Are people enjoying work more or less than
before? Can a job be therapeutic? Is work inherently stressful, or is it your
attitudes about work the true threat? Does your body have an impact on your emotions?
According to the book, what is the prevalence of learning disabilities in
college students? (ANS: 1 in 10). List examples of difficulties encountered by people
with learning disabilities.
- Societal Stressors. Can discrimination cause distress?
According to the book (p. 36), has intolerance increased or decreased on
campus in the last decade? Is the deliberate use of force to injure a leading
cause of death in
young people?
- Stress Survival (pp. 37-39). T/F: Some people respond to
stress with self-destructive behavior. What do we call a psychological
device that helps us cope with personal problems? (ANS: a defense
mechanism). T/F: The key to coping with stress is your perception and
response to the stressor. What is reframing? Of the suggestions on
pp. 37 - 39, what is your favorite method of gaining stress
control?
- What can help me relax? (This section discusses selected methods of relaxation, such as progressive relaxation,
visualization, mediation, mindfulness, and biofeedback. Although these techniques can be helpful to some individuals,
response vary. Healthy methods of relaxing are individualized. Be wary of instant
cures. I am not going to hold you responsible for this section but do want
to note that the author forgot to mention one of the best proven method of
relations: physical exercise.)
- Time Management. Although many experts offer methods to make the
most of time, do a large percentage of these succeed? For you, which of the eight checked recommendations
on pp. 40-41 are specifically useful to you? What is "putting things off
to tomorrow" called? Does procrastination relieve or increase distress? Do procrastinators receive higher or
lower grades in college than students who do not procrastinate? How does a "To Do" list help with daily time-management?
List the three most common types of procrastination.