FACS 455 FINAL EXAM REVIEW WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Stress - ANSWER -the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and
demands
Stressor - ANSWER Anything that causes stress or forces us to respond
Swenson's 3 types of stress - ANSWER Eustress "positive stress"
Distress "negative stress"
Hyperstress "excessive volume of stress (can be managed and turned to eustress)"
Family Ecological Theory - ANSWER how families interact with their environment
Family Systems Theory - ANSWER views the family as a functioning unit that solves
problems, makes decisions, and achieves collective goals
Crises - ANSWER events that require changes in normal patterns of behavior
Example: flat tire
Stress overload, pile up or spill over - ANSWER cumulative effect of many stresses
building up at one time
Highest stressor event? - ANSWER Death of a spouse
Lowest stressor event? - ANSWER minor violation of the law
, Different kinds of stress - ANSWER Domino effect - when one person stresses, everyone
stresses
External stress - brought on by outside influences
Internal stress - originates in one's body or mind
Individual factors of stress - ANSWER Personality, General outlook on life, problem
solving ability, and social support
Outsourcing - ANSWER pay someone else to do one's work
Homeostasis - ANSWER return to balance
Psychological hardiness - ANSWER a personality trait characterized by control,
commitment, and the embrace of challenge. They do not fear change.
Nonnormative stressor event - ANSWER unanticipated experiences that place a person
or a family in a state of instability and require creative effort to remedy Example: Failing
a class
Normative stressor event - ANSWER anticipated, predictable developmental changes.
Example: Registering for classes
theory of adaptive range - ANSWER some level of change is vital to everyone's health
and well-being, but too much unwanted change can be damaging
Body's Response to Stress - ANSWER 1. Alarm
2. Resistance
3. Fatigue
Facts about exercise, diet, stress - ANSWER -During stress, all three energy fuels
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
Stress - ANSWER -the reaction of the body and mind to everyday challenges and
demands
Stressor - ANSWER Anything that causes stress or forces us to respond
Swenson's 3 types of stress - ANSWER Eustress "positive stress"
Distress "negative stress"
Hyperstress "excessive volume of stress (can be managed and turned to eustress)"
Family Ecological Theory - ANSWER how families interact with their environment
Family Systems Theory - ANSWER views the family as a functioning unit that solves
problems, makes decisions, and achieves collective goals
Crises - ANSWER events that require changes in normal patterns of behavior
Example: flat tire
Stress overload, pile up or spill over - ANSWER cumulative effect of many stresses
building up at one time
Highest stressor event? - ANSWER Death of a spouse
Lowest stressor event? - ANSWER minor violation of the law
, Different kinds of stress - ANSWER Domino effect - when one person stresses, everyone
stresses
External stress - brought on by outside influences
Internal stress - originates in one's body or mind
Individual factors of stress - ANSWER Personality, General outlook on life, problem
solving ability, and social support
Outsourcing - ANSWER pay someone else to do one's work
Homeostasis - ANSWER return to balance
Psychological hardiness - ANSWER a personality trait characterized by control,
commitment, and the embrace of challenge. They do not fear change.
Nonnormative stressor event - ANSWER unanticipated experiences that place a person
or a family in a state of instability and require creative effort to remedy Example: Failing
a class
Normative stressor event - ANSWER anticipated, predictable developmental changes.
Example: Registering for classes
theory of adaptive range - ANSWER some level of change is vital to everyone's health
and well-being, but too much unwanted change can be damaging
Body's Response to Stress - ANSWER 1. Alarm
2. Resistance
3. Fatigue
Facts about exercise, diet, stress - ANSWER -During stress, all three energy fuels
