Question 1

Research suggests that the stress responses of _______ tend to be milder than those without this characteristic.

Accepted Answer

A)   people with high status jobs
B)   people with low status jobs
C)   males
D)   femalesE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 2

In general,people tend to be objective in their appraisals of stressful and potentially stressful events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Scott is taking a course in American History,and his professor has given all the students in the class a choice between completing an in-class final exam that will count for 60% of their final grade,or writing a 25-page term paper that will count for 60% of their final grade.As Scott considers which of these two options he will choose,he is facing

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

__________ refers to successful adaptation to significant stress and trauma and a lack of serious negative outcomes.

Accepted Answer

A)   Resilience
B)   Repression
C)   Approach capacity
D)   AutoimmunityE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT an important factor in patient nonadherence or noncompliance to medical advice?

Accepted Answer

A)   patients believe the instructions are inappropriate
B)   patients find the instructions unpleasant to follow
C)   patients sometimes dislike their physicians
D)   patients misunderstand the instructionsE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 6

The term "psychosomatic disease" is used to refer to

Accepted Answer

A)   the unconscious faking of physical illness
B)   the conscious faking of physical illness
C)   genuine physical illness caused at least partly by psychological factors
D)   the misinterpretation of minor changes in physiological functioning as symptoms of serious illnessE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT one of the principle types of stress?

Accepted Answer

A)   change
B)   anxiety
C)   frustration
D)   pressureE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 8

Francis finished writing her Economics final and was convinced that she had failed the exam and would have to repeat the course.She was so stressed out by the thought of taking the course a second time that she drank eight glasses of wine when she got home.Based on this information,it appears that one method that Francis uses to cope with stress is

Accepted Answer

A)   self-indulgence
B)   overcompensation
C)   learned helplessness
D)   undoingE) B) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

You have just come face-to-face with a bear on your walk through the woods.Your body automatically mobilizes itself for action in the ____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A)   resistance
B)   alarm
C)   exhaustion
D)   copingE) A) and C)
F) All of the above

Question 10

Many people believe that suicide represents the ultimate failure to cope with life's stresses.Others feel that suicide is,itself,a coping response.What do you think? Is one type of stress more likely to lead to suicide than others?

Accepted Answer

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Question 11

The relationship between level of arousal and performance is described by the

Accepted Answer

A)   inverted-U hypothesis
B)   standard-U hypothesis
C)   normal curve hypothesis
D)   resistance-exhaustion hypothesisE) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 12

Suki routinely responds to stress with a learned helplessness response.Suki's response will involve

Accepted Answer

A)   a release of emotional tension that often accompanies stress
B)   passive behavior produced by exposure to unavoidable aversive events
C)   protecting oneself from unpleasant situations by refusing to acknowledge them
D)   atoning for unacceptable unconscious drives or impulses in socially acceptable waysE) C) and D)
F) All of the above

Question 13

Which of the following behavioral responses to stress may result in internet addiction?

Accepted Answer

A)   defensive coping
B)   self-indulgence
C)   positive illusions
D)   giving upE) A) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 14

Anthony just received a pop quiz from his instructor but he decides that he doesn't care how he performs on the quiz because his score is irrelevant to his grade.This evaluation is part of Anthony's _________ appraisal of the situation.

Accepted Answer

A)   primary
B)   secondary
C)   reactionary
D)   response modificationE) B) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Recent studies have revealed an association between work-related pressure and __________.

Accepted Answer

A)   migraine headaches
B)   interpersonal conflict
C)   heart disease
D)   secondary appraisalE) All of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 16

An example of an acute stressor would be the challenge you had getting ready to take this exam.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Leonard has a job with a small company where he gets along well with everyone,and he has 15 years of seniority.Recently a competitor called to offer him a job that would pay more money,but where he would be starting over,with no seniority.As Leonard tries to decide whether to accept the new job because it offers more money,or turn the job offer down because it would mean giving up his seniority,he is facing

Accepted Answer

A)   an approach-approach conflict
B)   an approach-avoidance conflict
C)   an avoidance-avoidance conflict
D)   a frustration-pressure conflictE) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 18

The serious consequences of ____ are best described as resulting from the illness's negative effect on the body's immune system.

Accepted Answer

A)   cancer
B)   AIDS
C)   diabetes
D)   heart diseaseE) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 19

James Pennebaker and his colleagues have shown that

Accepted Answer

A)   talking or writing about traumatic events increases overall stress levels
B)   talking about stress events has beneficial effects, but writing about them has no impact
C)   psychological inhibition can be an effective coping strategy for most people
D)   talking or writing about traumatic events can have beneficial effectsE) B) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 20

Distinguish between acute and chronic stress.

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