Question 1

Baumeister's research into pressure and task performance suggests that pressure makes people self-conscious,and that this elevated level of self-consciousness disrupts ____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Baumeister's research into pressure and task performance...

Question 2

A person's chance of developing heart disease is roughly doubled if the person has

Accepted Answer

A)   a professional occupation
B)   anxiety
C)   depression
D)   schizophreniaE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 3

Current research suggests it is most accurate to view the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) as assessing

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A)   changes that relate to pressure and conflict
B)   changes that relate to major life events
C)   changes that relate to a wide variety of stressful experiences
D)   changes of all varietiesE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 4

Pressure can be stressful because it involves the expectation (or demands)that a person behave in a certain way.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In general,minor everyday stressors have only a minimal impact on mental and physical health.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

The formation of new neurons is known as

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A)   exogenesis
B)   cytogenesis
C)   pathogenesis
D)   neurogenisisE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 7

The therapeutic technique that focuses on altering a client's patterns of irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive emotions and behavior is

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A)   self-monitoring therapy
B)   constructive coping therapy
C)   rational-emotive therapy
D)   behavioral therapyE) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 8

Stress and health research suggests that

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A)   stress may relate to the incidence of physical illness in general
B)   stress effects influence only specific illnesses
C)   stress relates to physical illness only in predisposed individuals
D)   stress is very specific in its effects on healthE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 9

Which of the following is the MOST accurate conclusion one can draw about Type A behavior and the risk of coronary heart disease?

Accepted Answer

A)   The Type A person is six times more likely to suffer from coronary heart disease than the Type B person.
B)   As it turns out, there is actually very little connection between stress and coronary heart disease.
C)   The Type A person is more resistant to coronary heart disease than the Type B person.
D)   The relationship between the two seems more modest than originally thought, with Type A behavior increasing coronary risk only for some.E) B) and C)
F) B) and D)

Question 10

Geena has made it to the final round in a game show.She must now choose between accepting the cash that she has earned to date,or risking the cash on the chance to win a new car.As Geena tries to decide between the two available alternatives,she is facing

Accepted Answer

A)   an approach-avoidance conflict
B)   an avoidance-avoidance conflict
C)   a frustration-pressure conflict
D)   an approach-approach conflictE) B) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 11

One personality characteristic correlated with good physical health is

Accepted Answer

A)   agreeableness
B)   openness
C)   conscientiousness
D)   extraversionE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 12

Pick two common relatively unhealthy coping responses and describe them and then discuss defensive and constructive coping and whether they are considered healthy or unhealthy coping responses.

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Coping refers to active efforts to maste...

Question 13

Catastrophic thinking is characterized as involving

Accepted Answer

A)   personality disordered type of thinking
B)   thinking associated with neuroticism
C)   exaggeration of the magnitude of one's problems
D)   focusing on major stressors and ignoring the impact of minor frustrationsE) C) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 14

Unconscious reactions for dealing with unpleasant emotions such as anxiety or guilt are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A)   constructive coping
B)   rationalizations
C)   neurosis
D)   defense mechanismsE) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Which of the following is an example of a stressful situation that involves conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)   you can't decide whether to go to Florida or Mexico for spring break
B)   you're stuck behind a slow-moving car on a one lane road
C)   you have a term paper due the day after tomorrow and you haven't started it yet
D)   you just took out a large car loanE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

College health clinics are probably MOST likely to experience an increase in students seeking treatment for colds and other minor illnesses

Accepted Answer

A)   during the weekend
B)   during the middle of the week
C)   during finals' week
D)   during the middle week of the semesterE) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 17

Smoking is to lung cancer as Type A behavior is to

Accepted Answer

A)   coronary disease
B)   AIDS
C)   defensive coping
D)   mental disordersE) A) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 18

Health-impairing life styles appear to develop

Accepted Answer

A)   rapidly
B)   unconsciously
C)   slowly
D)   as a defense against stressE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 19

Constructive coping includes all of the following EXCEPT

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A)   confronting a problem directly
B)   inhibiting emotional reactions to stress
C)   reliance on the use of defense mechanisms
D)   making reasonably realistic appraisals of coping resourcesE) C) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 20

The key to ____ is to detect catastrophic thinking and dispute the irrational assumptions that cause it.

Accepted Answer

A)   psychoanalytic therapy
B)   relaxation therapy
C)   rational emotive therapy
D)   irrational belief therapyE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Exam 14: Stress,Coping,and Health

Geena has made it to the final round in a game show.She must now choose between accepting the cash that she has earned to date,or risking the cash on the chance to win a new car.As Geena tries to decide between the two available alternatives,she is facing

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Unconscious reactions for dealing with unpleasant emotions such as anxiety or guilt are referred to as

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The therapeutic technique that focuses on altering a client's patterns of irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive emotions and behavior is

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Baumeister's research into pressure and task performance suggests that pressure makes people self-conscious,and that this elevated level of self-consciousness disrupts ____________________.

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Smoking is to lung cancer as Type A behavior is to

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Constructive coping includes all of the following EXCEPT

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Which of the following is the MOST accurate conclusion one can draw about Type A behavior and the risk of coronary heart disease?

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In general,minor everyday stressors have only a minimal impact on mental and physical health.

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Which of the following is an example of a stressful situation that involves conflict?

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Current research suggests it is most accurate to view the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) as assessing

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The key to ____ is to detect catastrophic thinking and dispute the irrational assumptions that cause it.

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College health clinics are probably MOST likely to experience an increase in students seeking treatment for colds and other minor illnesses

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One personality characteristic correlated with good physical health is

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Stress and health research suggests that

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Pick two common relatively unhealthy coping responses and describe them and then discuss defensive and constructive coping and whether they are considered healthy or unhealthy coping responses.

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Health-impairing life styles appear to develop

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Pressure can be stressful because it involves the expectation (or demands)that a person behave in a certain way.

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A person's chance of developing heart disease is roughly doubled if the person has

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