Question: Which dimension of the Type A behavior pattern is most predictive of heart disease

Answer: anger/hostility

Question: Traffic, chores, and weather are all examples of

Answer: hassles

Question: Compared to people with low self-efficacy, people with high self-efficacy

Answer: have a tendency to view stressful situations more as challenges than as obstacles.

Question: Hypertension is a major risk factor for heart disease because it

Answer: forces the heart to pump harder, which puts more physical strain on the heart

Question: Which of the following definitions best describes distress

Answer: A bad form of stress associated with erosions in performance and health

Question: The fight-or-flight response occurs during which stage of the general adaptation syndrome

Answer: alarm

Question: How does high self-efficacy affect a person’s stress levels

Answer: It buffers/decreases stress levels.

Question:

Answer: less stress than someone who has no effective options

Question: Eduardo is stressed because he wants to join the advanced computer class, but the teacher will not allow him to join. Eduardo has the skills, but he hasn’t taken all of the required prerequisite classes. In Eduardo’s case, the source of stress is

Answer: frustration

Question: _____ contribute(s) to stress

Answer: Type A behavior patterns