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I, __________________________, have read the course syllabus for RES 251.  The instructor has provided an opportunity to ask questions.  I understand the requirements, restrictions, course objectives, and am aware of all deadlines for assignments.  I hereby do agree to abide by them.

During a stressor, PTSD patients show ______ levels of salivary amylase (SAA) relative to patients without PTSD.

Aaron Beck famously described what he called the “cognitive triad” —  a common set of thoughts about the self, external world, and future in depressed patients that could be said to reflect:

What was the long-term impact observed in Langer and Rodin’s nursing home study?

Type II diabetes is characterized by:

While “information gain” as a cognitive control strategy may initially relieve stress, it certain cases it can become pathological. Which of the following would represent such a case:

What is a key factor in reducing stress through evaluative processes?

The breakthrough in Selye’s research comes when he discovers that: 

Salivary alpha-amylase (sAA) is used to measure stress because it indicates:

The Hassles and Uplifts Scale adds what component to the original Hassles Scale?