Author Question: The stress of an unlucky day may be strong enough to cause physiological damage. This thought is ... (Read 32 times)

mrsjacobs44 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

The stress of an unlucky day may be strong enough to cause physiological damage. This thought is demonstrated by:

a. the superstition of Western culture with the number 13
b. the statistical increase of Chinese and Japanese Americans rate of death on the first day of the month, considered to be unlucky
c. the allostasis effect.
d. the finding that heart attacks increase in the winter

Question 2

If Gina reacts to the stress of missing the bus on her way to work by first determining how important it is that she arrives at work on time, then examining her resources to see if she can cope with the stress of not going to work, she would be demonstrating the stress theory:

a. Tend-and-Befriend c. Cognitive Appraisal
b. General Adaptation Syndrome d. Fight-or-Flight