There was a study by Macht, Haupt, and Ellgring in 2005 that looked at the effects of exam stress on eating. Describe this study
What will be an ideal response?
The study by Macht, Haupt, and Ellgring in 2005 specifically looked at the effects of an impending exam (3 to 4 days earlier) on eating, using a field design with a control group. Students were given beepers and randomly beeped 10 times during their normal waking hours to remind them to record their stress levels, the amount they had just eaten since they were last beeped, and their reasons for eating. Compared to the participants who did not have an impending exam, the students in the exam anticipation group reported more stress and more of a tendency to use eating to distract them from tension or negative emotions (e.g., fear) they experienced when anticipating their upcoming exams. College student stress also predicts the night-eating syndrome, a type of problematic eating often leading to weight gain in which a person eats very little in the morning but overeats at night.
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a. comorbidity b. genetics c. holding particular sets of values related to women's appearance d. early family relations
Suppose that Hillary has somewhat high self-esteem, while her sister Lola has somewhat low self-esteem. Meanwhile, their cousin Nancy has extraordinarily high self-esteem—to the point of being completely narcissistic. And another cousin of theirs, Hattie, has extraordinarily low self-esteem, such that she is brimming with self-criticism and self-hate. What does research suggest about the
likelihood that Hillary, Lola, Nancy, and Hattie will have successful long-term relationships? a. Hillary and Nancy will likely be more successful than Lola and Hattie. b. Hillary and Lola will likely be about equally successful, while Nancy and Hattie will likely be relatively unsuccessful. c. Hillary, Lola, and Nancy will likely be about equally successful, while Hattie will likely be relatively unsuccessful. d. Hillary, Lola, and Hattie will likely be about equally successful, while Nancy will likely be relatively unsuccessful.
Anxiety disorders often have comorbid disorders. One of the most likely is ____
a. depression c. Tourette's disorder b. schizophrenia d. borderline personality disorder
STRUCTURED INTERVIEW is to CLINICAL METHOD as ____ is to ____
a. LIE :: TRUTH b. RIGID :: FLEXIBLE c. WRITTEN :: ORAL d. PRIVATE :: PUBLIC