Question 1

T/F Technology itself isn\'t stressful, it\'s how we let it run our lives that experts suggest is stressful.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 2

T/F Race and gender issues are ultimately caused by threats to one\'s ego.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 3

T/F Shelley Taylor coined the Nest and Nurture

Accepted Answer

False

Question 4

This layer of the Human Energy Field is most closely related to emotional processing:

Accepted Answer

Astral layer

Question 5

T/F Only real stress; not imagined stress can affect health.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 6

T/F Future Shock is best described as a panic attack about future events.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 7

T/F The words Change and Stress are now considered to mean the same thing.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 8

T/F Regarding the hormones involved with sleep, melatonin increases as serotonin decreases.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 9

The Lipton Model is closest to:

Accepted Answer

None of the above

Question 10

T/F Serotonin is believed to be the neurotransmitter that is associated with the \'addiction\' to emails and text messages.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 11

Secondary PTSD is best defined as:

Accepted Answer

family and friends who are affected by someone with PTSD

Question 12

T/F According to sociologists, it\'s the direct lack of social contact skills that are sorely lacking in the American culture today.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 13

Which gland is best known as the stress gland?

Accepted Answer

the Adrenal gland

Question 14

T/F People between the ages of 15-25 are known to be better at multitasking than older adults

Accepted Answer

False

Question 15

T/F The World Health Organization calls stress a global epidemic.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 16

T/F According to the UN Secretary General, future wars will be fought over water.

Accepted Answer

True.

Question 17

What stressor topped the list of problems college students face in Homes and Rahes inventory?

Accepted Answer

Death in the family

Question 18

What is not typically considered a factor regarding sleep hygiene?

Accepted Answer

Eating ice cream before bed

Question 19

What hormone greatly affects the role of melatonin with regard to the quality of sleep?

Accepted Answer

Serotonin

Question 20

In terms of stress and disease, this chakra area is suggested to be related to free will and a meaningful purpose in life.

Accepted Answer

Throat Chakra

Question 21

T/F Perts Model includes the chakra system.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 22

T/F The amygdala is now recognized at the part of the brain that first recognizes fear.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 23

T/F Emotional well-being is best described as \"the ability to feel and express the entire range of emotions but to control them, not be controlled by them.\"

Accepted Answer

True

Question 24

The stress response *initially* involves this system.

Accepted Answer

The limbic system

Question 25

Epinephrine is:

Accepted Answer

release five times as often as norepinephrine

Question 26

T/F If you are playing video games, surfing the net, or using a smart phone all day long, more than likely you are not directly getting enough of the sunshine vitamin.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 27

T/F By and large, healing and curing mean the same thing.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 28

T/F According to cell biologist Bruce Lipton, cells don\'t have the ability to both grow and protect their own integrity at the same time.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 29

T/F \"Future shock\" is an unproven theory, according to futurist Alvin Toffler.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 30

Only ___% of lymphocites are in circulation at any one time.

Accepted Answer

2

Question 31

Which of the following is not in the sequence of the fight-or-flight response?

Accepted Answer

Libmic system releases ACTH from the hypothalamus

Question 32

T/F The leading cause of incivility in America is aggressive radio talk show hosts.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 33

T/F A metastudy of historical records and various findings suggest that as global temperatures rise, so too do increases in aggression and violence.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 34

T/F The key to helping relieve the stress of PTSD appears to be releasing memories from the unconscious mind.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 35

The \"Ghost in the Machine,\" a term often used with Descartes\' mind-body dualism, is really another name for:

Accepted Answer

consciousness

Question 36

Nitsa Lallas attributes the cause of America\'s current demise of civility to:

Accepted Answer

narcissim and lack of values

Question 37

T/F When used correctly, co-rumination is considered an effective coping skill for women to cope with stress.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 38

The thyroxine axis *begins* in this endocrine gland.

Accepted Answer

Hypothalamus

Question 39

T/F The release of cortisol is initiated from the ACTH axis.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 40

T/F Stress affects Type II diabetes in two ways: 1) blood sugar levels increase and 2) self-care decreases.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 41

Which of the following characteristics is not typically experienced in the fight-or-flight response?

Accepted Answer

Increased gastric movement

Question 42

T/F The Shallow Effect: Weblink jumping and cherry picking information leads to an inability to concentrate, focus, and comprehend a subject well.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 43

According to the experts, the field of sociology involves the study of human behavior within all but the following:

Accepted Answer

societies

Question 44

This endocrine gland is called the *master gland* for its role in hormonal control.

Accepted Answer

Pituitary

Question 45

T/F The hormone oxytocin is credited with fostering the tend-and-befriend effect.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 46

According to the Borysenko stress and disease model, cancer is regarded as an:

Accepted Answer

endogenous underreaction

Question 47

T/F Water, and the lack thereof, is suggested to become a significant social stressor in the months and years to come.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 48

T/F Conceptually speaking, the holistic paradigm of health was inspired by the philosophy made famous by Rene Descartes.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 49

Regarding stress management, the holistic wellness paradigm suggests that:

Accepted Answer

All of the above.

Question 50

This stressor would be classified as a bioecological influence:

Accepted Answer

Inadequate sunlight

Question 51

As population increases, _________________.

Accepted Answer

civil behavior decreases

Question 52

T/F Current estimates suggest that as much as 50% of all diseases and illness is either precipitated or aggravated by perceived stress.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 53

T/F The Baby Boomer generation is said to be THE most stressed demographic age group in America today.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 54

Stressfully speaking, the anxiety from the digital divide, information overload, and cell phone proliferation can be summed up in one expression:

Accepted Answer

Technostess

Question 55

For the most part, the western paradigm of health is based on the philosophy of this renowned scholar:

Accepted Answer

Descartes

Question 56

This vitamin is called the sunshine vitamin:

Accepted Answer

Vitamin D

Question 57

T/F The pituitary gland in the limbic system registers pain and pleasure.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 58

T/F The dualism of mind and body, which has so strongly influenced Western medicine, was conceived and advocated by Rene Descartes and by association, advocated by Isaac Newton.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 59

T/F Experts agree that stress can best be defined as the \"rate of wear and tear on the body.\"

Accepted Answer

False

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