MADM 701 - Heller - Module 5-videos
Exam Questions and Answers
People who experienced a lot of stress in the previous year had a 43 percent increased
risk of dying. But that was only true for the people who ... - Answers -also believed that
stress is harmful for your health.
People who experienced a lot of stress but did not view stress as harmful were no more
likely to die. In fact, they had the lowest risk of dying of anyone in the study, including
people who had relatively little stress.
The researchers estimated that over the eight years they were tracking deaths, 182,000
Americans died prematurely, not from stress, but from .... - Answers -the belief that
stress is bad for you.
Now, if that estimate is correct, that would make believing stress is bad for you the 15th
largest cause of death in the United States last year, killing more people than skin
cancer, HIV/AIDS and homicide.
When you change your mind about stress, you can change what? - Answers -your
body's response to stress
What is the social stress test? - Answers -You come into the lab, and you're told you
have to give a 5-minute speech on your personal weaknesses to a panel of expert
evaluators sitting right in front of you, and to make sure you feel the pressure, there are
bright lights and a camera. Next you do a math test with harassment.
What are the results of the social stress test for people who saw stress that helpful? -
Answers -They were taught to rethink their stress response as helpful. That pounding
heart is preparing you for action. If you're breathing faster, it's no problem. It's getting
more oxygen to your brain. And participants who learned to view the stress response as
helpful for their performance, were less stressed out, less anxious, more confident.
Their blood vessels stayed relaxed like this. Their heart was still pounding, but this is a
much healthier cardiovascular profile. Much more similar to joy and courage.
I want to tell you about one of the most under-appreciated aspects of the stress
response, and the idea is this: Stress makes you ____. - Answers -social
Tell me about oxytocin - Answers -Cuddle hormone, released when you hug someone.
Neuro-hormone. It fine-tunes your brain's social instincts. It primes you to do things that
strengthen close relationships. Oxytocin makes you crave physical contact with your
Exam Questions and Answers
People who experienced a lot of stress in the previous year had a 43 percent increased
risk of dying. But that was only true for the people who ... - Answers -also believed that
stress is harmful for your health.
People who experienced a lot of stress but did not view stress as harmful were no more
likely to die. In fact, they had the lowest risk of dying of anyone in the study, including
people who had relatively little stress.
The researchers estimated that over the eight years they were tracking deaths, 182,000
Americans died prematurely, not from stress, but from .... - Answers -the belief that
stress is bad for you.
Now, if that estimate is correct, that would make believing stress is bad for you the 15th
largest cause of death in the United States last year, killing more people than skin
cancer, HIV/AIDS and homicide.
When you change your mind about stress, you can change what? - Answers -your
body's response to stress
What is the social stress test? - Answers -You come into the lab, and you're told you
have to give a 5-minute speech on your personal weaknesses to a panel of expert
evaluators sitting right in front of you, and to make sure you feel the pressure, there are
bright lights and a camera. Next you do a math test with harassment.
What are the results of the social stress test for people who saw stress that helpful? -
Answers -They were taught to rethink their stress response as helpful. That pounding
heart is preparing you for action. If you're breathing faster, it's no problem. It's getting
more oxygen to your brain. And participants who learned to view the stress response as
helpful for their performance, were less stressed out, less anxious, more confident.
Their blood vessels stayed relaxed like this. Their heart was still pounding, but this is a
much healthier cardiovascular profile. Much more similar to joy and courage.
I want to tell you about one of the most under-appreciated aspects of the stress
response, and the idea is this: Stress makes you ____. - Answers -social
Tell me about oxytocin - Answers -Cuddle hormone, released when you hug someone.
Neuro-hormone. It fine-tunes your brain's social instincts. It primes you to do things that
strengthen close relationships. Oxytocin makes you crave physical contact with your
