PSY 3604 Unit 2 Exam – UMN questions
well answered to pass (updated)
Cortisol - correct answer ✔✔human stress hormone released by the cortex of the adrenal
glands
Type D Personality - correct answer ✔✔characterized by high levels of negative emotions and
social anxiety. Research suggests that this type of personality is linked to heart attacks
Crisis Intervention - correct answer ✔✔Provision of psychological help to an individual or a
group in times of severe and special stress
Stress Tolerance - correct answer ✔✔A person's ability to withstand stress without becoming
seriously impaired
Psychneuroimmunology - correct answer ✔✔Study of the interactions between the immune
system and the nervous system and the influence of these factors on behavior
Cytokines - correct answer ✔✔Small protein molecules that enable the brain and the immune
system to communicate with each other. They can augment or enhance an immune system
response or cause immunosuppression, depending on the specific one that is released
Resilience - correct answer ✔✔The ability to adapt successfully to even very difficult
circumstances
Debriefing Sessions - correct answer ✔✔a brief, directive treatment method that is used in
helping people who have undergone a traumatic situation. They are usually conducted with
,small groups of trauma victims shortly after the incident for the purpose of helping them deal
with the emotional residuals of the event.
Distress - correct answer ✔✔Negative stress, associated with pain, anxiety, or sorrow
Sympathetic adrenal-medullary (SAM) system - correct answer ✔✔System designed to mobilize
resources and prepare for a fight-or-flight response
Prolonged Exposure - correct answer ✔✔A behaviorally oriented treatment strategy in which
the patient is asked to vividly recount the traumatic event over and over until there is a
decrease in their emotional responses
Necessary Cause - correct answer ✔✔A condition that must exist for a disorder to occur
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - correct answer ✔✔Disorder that occurs following an extreme
traumatic event, in which a person reexperiences the event, avoids reminders of the trauma,
and exhibits persistent increased arousal.
Immune System - correct answer ✔✔The body's principal means of defending itself against the
intrusion of foreign substances.
Correlational Research - correct answer ✔✔A research strategy that examines whether and how
variables go together (covary) without manipulating (changing) any variables.
Acute Stress Disorder - correct answer ✔✔Disorder that occurs within 4 weeks after a traumatic
event and for a minimum of 3 days and a maximum of 4 weeks.
Positive Psychology - correct answer ✔✔A new field that focuses on human traits (e.g.,
optimism) and resources that are potentially important for health and well-being.
, Stress-Inoculation Training - correct answer ✔✔Preventive strategy that prepares people to
tolerate an anticipated threat by changing the things they say to themselves before the crisis.
Antigens - correct answer ✔✔A foreign body (e.g., a virus or bacteria) or an internal threat (e.g.,
a tumor) that can trigger an immune response.
B-cell - correct answer ✔✔A type of white blood cell, produced in the bone marrow, that is very
important in the immune system. They produce specific antibodies in response to specific
antigens.
Stressors - correct answer ✔✔Adjustive demands that require coping behavior on the part of an
individual or group.
T-cell - correct answer ✔✔A type of white blood cell that, when activated, can recognize specific
antigens. They play an important role in the immune system.
Allostatic Load - correct answer ✔✔The biological cost of adapting to stress. Under conditions
of high stress our allostatic load is high. When we are calm, it is low and our bodies are not
experiencing any of the physiological consequences of stress (e.g., racing heart, high levels of
cortisol, etc.).
Lymphocytes - correct answer ✔✔Generalized term for white blood cells involved in immune
protection.
Type A Behavior Pattern - correct answer ✔✔Excessive competitive drive even when it is
unnecessary, impatience or time urgency, and hostility.
well answered to pass (updated)
Cortisol - correct answer ✔✔human stress hormone released by the cortex of the adrenal
glands
Type D Personality - correct answer ✔✔characterized by high levels of negative emotions and
social anxiety. Research suggests that this type of personality is linked to heart attacks
Crisis Intervention - correct answer ✔✔Provision of psychological help to an individual or a
group in times of severe and special stress
Stress Tolerance - correct answer ✔✔A person's ability to withstand stress without becoming
seriously impaired
Psychneuroimmunology - correct answer ✔✔Study of the interactions between the immune
system and the nervous system and the influence of these factors on behavior
Cytokines - correct answer ✔✔Small protein molecules that enable the brain and the immune
system to communicate with each other. They can augment or enhance an immune system
response or cause immunosuppression, depending on the specific one that is released
Resilience - correct answer ✔✔The ability to adapt successfully to even very difficult
circumstances
Debriefing Sessions - correct answer ✔✔a brief, directive treatment method that is used in
helping people who have undergone a traumatic situation. They are usually conducted with
,small groups of trauma victims shortly after the incident for the purpose of helping them deal
with the emotional residuals of the event.
Distress - correct answer ✔✔Negative stress, associated with pain, anxiety, or sorrow
Sympathetic adrenal-medullary (SAM) system - correct answer ✔✔System designed to mobilize
resources and prepare for a fight-or-flight response
Prolonged Exposure - correct answer ✔✔A behaviorally oriented treatment strategy in which
the patient is asked to vividly recount the traumatic event over and over until there is a
decrease in their emotional responses
Necessary Cause - correct answer ✔✔A condition that must exist for a disorder to occur
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder - correct answer ✔✔Disorder that occurs following an extreme
traumatic event, in which a person reexperiences the event, avoids reminders of the trauma,
and exhibits persistent increased arousal.
Immune System - correct answer ✔✔The body's principal means of defending itself against the
intrusion of foreign substances.
Correlational Research - correct answer ✔✔A research strategy that examines whether and how
variables go together (covary) without manipulating (changing) any variables.
Acute Stress Disorder - correct answer ✔✔Disorder that occurs within 4 weeks after a traumatic
event and for a minimum of 3 days and a maximum of 4 weeks.
Positive Psychology - correct answer ✔✔A new field that focuses on human traits (e.g.,
optimism) and resources that are potentially important for health and well-being.
, Stress-Inoculation Training - correct answer ✔✔Preventive strategy that prepares people to
tolerate an anticipated threat by changing the things they say to themselves before the crisis.
Antigens - correct answer ✔✔A foreign body (e.g., a virus or bacteria) or an internal threat (e.g.,
a tumor) that can trigger an immune response.
B-cell - correct answer ✔✔A type of white blood cell, produced in the bone marrow, that is very
important in the immune system. They produce specific antibodies in response to specific
antigens.
Stressors - correct answer ✔✔Adjustive demands that require coping behavior on the part of an
individual or group.
T-cell - correct answer ✔✔A type of white blood cell that, when activated, can recognize specific
antigens. They play an important role in the immune system.
Allostatic Load - correct answer ✔✔The biological cost of adapting to stress. Under conditions
of high stress our allostatic load is high. When we are calm, it is low and our bodies are not
experiencing any of the physiological consequences of stress (e.g., racing heart, high levels of
cortisol, etc.).
Lymphocytes - correct answer ✔✔Generalized term for white blood cells involved in immune
protection.
Type A Behavior Pattern - correct answer ✔✔Excessive competitive drive even when it is
unnecessary, impatience or time urgency, and hostility.
