Você está na página 1de 4

Health Beliefs and Coping The following test was developed by psychologists Lyle H.

Miller and Alma Dell Smith at Boston University Medical Center. Score each item from 1 (almost always) to 5 (never), according to how much of the time each statement applies to you. 1 Almost always _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ _____ 2 Often 3 Sometimes 4 Rarely 5 Never

1. I eat at least one hot, balanced meal a day. 2. I get seven to eight hours sleep at least four nights a week. 3. I give and receive affection regularly. 4. I have at least one relative within 50 miles on whom I can rely. 5. I exercise to the point of perspiration at least twice a week. 6. I smoke less than half a pack of cigarettes a day. 7. I take fewer than five alcoholic drinks a week. 8. I am the appropriate weight for my height. 9. I have an income adequate to meet basic expenses. 10. I get strength from my religious beliefs. 11. I regularly attend club or social activities. 12. I have a network of friends and acquaintances. 13. I have one or more friends in which to confide about personal matters. 14. I am in good health (including eyesight, hearing, teeth). 15. I am able to speak openly about my feelings when angry or worried. 16. I have regular conversations with the people I live with about domestic problems, e.g., chores. 17. I do something for fun at least once a week. 18. I am able to organize my time effectively. 19. I drink fewer than three cups of coffee (or tea or cola drinks) a day. 20. I take quiet time for myself during the day.

_____ TOTAL

To get your score, add up the figures and subtract 20. Any number over 30 indicates a vulnerability to stress. You are seriously vulnerable if your score is between 50 and 75, and extremely vulnerable if it is over 75.

Chapter 9 (Stress) Fill-in-the-Blanks Activity 1. __________ is the term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are appraised as threatening or challenging. 2. An event that can cause a stress reaction is called a __________. 3. __________ is the effect of positive events, or the optimal amount of stress that people need to promote health and well-being. 4. The effect of unpleasant and undesirable stressors is known as ____________. 5. The first step in assessing a stress is known as __________ __________, which involves estimating the severity of a stressor and classifying it as either a threat or a challenge. 6. __________ __________ is the second step in assessing a threat, which involves estimating the resources available to the person for coping with the stressor. 7. A __________ is an unpredictable, large-scale event that creates a tremendous need to adapt and adjust as well as overwhelming feelings of threat. 8. A __________ is an annoyance in everyday life. 9. __________ is the psychological experience produced by urgent demands or expectations for a persons behavior that come from an outside source.

10. __________ is the psychological experience produced by the blocking of a desired goal or fulfillment of a perceived need. 11. __________ is the psychological experience of being pulled toward or drawn to two or more desires or goals, only one of which may be attained. 12. The three stages of the bodys physiological reaction to stress, including alarm, resistance, and exhaustion is called the __________ __________ __________ or GAS. 13. The system of cells, organs, and chemicals of the body that responds to attacks from diseases, infections, and injuries is known as the __________ __________. 14. __________ is the study of the effects of psychological factors such as stress, emotions, thoughts, and behavior on the immune system. 15. _________ __________ personality is a person who is ambitious, time conscious, extremely hardworking, and tends to have high levels of hostility and anger as well as being easily annoyed. 16. __________ __________ personality is a person who is relaxed and laid-back, less driven and competitive than Type A, and slow to anger. 17. __________ __________ personality is a pleasant but repressed person, who tends to internalize his or her anger and anxiety and who finds expressing emotions difficult.

18. The __________ personality is a person who seems to thrive on stress but lacks the anger and hostility of the Type A personality 19. A/An __________ is someone who always expects positive outcomes. 20. A/An __________ is someone who always expects negative outcomes. 21. Negative changes in thoughts, emotions, and behavior as a result of prolonged stress or frustration is called __________. 22. The stress resulting from the need to change and adapt a persons ways to the majority culture is called __________ __________. 23. Actions that people can take to master, tolerate, reduce, or minimize the effects of stressors are called __________ _________. 24. __________ __________ coping strategies try to eliminate the source of a stress or reduce its impact through direct actions. 25. __________ __________ coping strategies change the impact of a stressor by changing the emotional reaction to the stressor. 26. A mental series of exercises meant to refocus attention and achieve a trancelike state of consciousness is called __________.

Chapter 9 (Stress) Fill-in-the Blanks Activity Words to Use 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. acculturative stress burnout catastrophe conflict coping strategies distress emotion focused eustress frustration General Adaptation Syndrome hardy hassle immune system meditation optimists pessimists pressure primary appraisal problem focused psychoneuroimmunology secondary appraisal stress stressor Type A Type B Type C

Você também pode gostar