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Kobasa and her colleagues theorized that if you perceive potentially stressful events as a challenge instead of a threat, less stress will result. This is known as the 

Walter Cannon’s contribution to the field of stress management was to (Mark TWO that apply)

Identify the cognitive distortion: It drives me nuts that her parents bought her a brand new car and I’m still driving this twenty-year-old hand me down. 

You are deathly afraid of spiders. Sitting on the sofa, you see a daddy longlegs climbing up toward your arm. You instantly and quickly jump off the couch to get out of the way. What sympathetic nervous system responses were activated to react to this stressor? (Mark THREE)

Low muscle mass in someone who is sedentary would be an example of which principle of allostasis?

Identify the cognitive distortion: I feel stressed and anxious. I wonder if I should still apply to medical school.     

Which of the following are correct regarding the impact of stress on blood pressure? (Mark TWO)

Rather than trying to control your thoughts it may be a better strategy to notice them without judgment and then gently redirect your thoughts back to the activity that you are doing. This is an application of

The stages of the general adaptation syndrome in order are

What does the acronym SMART stand for (Explain the meaning of each letter)? Construct a SMART goal related to spiritual growth. (4 points)