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Ch14 - Stress, Health & Coping



Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 1. 

The definition of stress is a
a.
physiological response to frustrating events.
b.
psychological response to frustrating events.
c.
perception of threat to a person's well-being.
d.
combination of stressors.
 

 2. 

A traumatic event would be defined as a
a.
situation of extreme danger outside normal human experience.
b.
human disasters of extreme severity but not natural disasters of extreme severity.
c.
any natural disaster that causes human trauma.
d.
any event that threatens a person's well-being.
 

 3. 

Believing that we have control over the duration of a stressful event
a.
lessens anxiety, even when the belief is erroneous.
b.
produces tension and stress.
c.
often leads to learned helplessness.
d.
activates the use of defense mechanisms in most cases.
 

 4. 

Knowing that a tornado is approaching causes less stress than a tornado appearing without warning because the predictable tornado allows a person to relax before the tornado's onslaught. This is called the
a.
predictability hypothesis.
c.
safety signal hypothesis.
b.
preparation hypothesis.
d.
Life Events theory.
 

 5. 

A situation in which an individual has two or more opposing goals is known as a
a.
conflict.
c.
crisis.
b.
frustration.
d.
dilemma.
 

 6. 

Substance abuse, violence, and _____ are common correlates of post-traumatic stress disorder.
a.
memory loss
c.
attentional problems
b.
interpersonal problems
d.
narcolepsy
 

 7. 

One explanation for why abused wives may be reluctant to abandon their abusive relationship is that
a.
they have learned to ignore the pain.
b.
they have developed learned helplessness.
c.
they have developed learned apathy.
d.
All of the above are true.
 

 8. 

Why does performance suffer under extreme test anxiety?
a.
Anxiety interferes with retrieval of well-learned facts.
b.
Exhaustion causes further anxiety.
c.
You are unable to make a successful primary appraisal.
d.
Your heart rate drops to dangerously low levels.
 

 9. 

Two neuroendocrine systems are responsible for the body's stress responses. What are they?
a.
sympathetic and adrenal-cortical
c.
hypothalamic and hippocampal
b.
parasympathetic and axon-dendritic
d.
sympathetic and cholingeric
 

 10. 

What stress responses appear to be beneficial in regard to a variety of task performances?
a.
decrease in epinephrine and coping efforts
b.
increase in norepinephrine and coping effects
c.
arousal of the adrenal-cortical system during distress
d.
active coping combined with decreased levels of epinephrine and arousal of the adrenal-cortical system
 

 11. 

Current research suggests that individuals who develop PTSD may be predisposed to show the disorder because of their
a.
abnormally high levels of activity in the amygdala.
b.
abnormally low levels of cortisol.
c.
extremely strong memory systems in the brain.
d.
extremely fast response of the pituitary-adrenal system.
 

 12. 

Physical illness related to emotional stress are called _____ illnesses.
a.
psychogenetic
c.
viscero-somatic
b.
parasympathetic
d.
psychophysiological
 

 13. 

Stressful events have been associated with _____ of immune system function.
a.
enhancement
c.
impairment
b.
selective alterations
d.
complete destruction
 

 14. 

When stressors, personality, and biological predispositions interact _____ may occur.
a.
a vulnerability
c.
illness
b.
anger
d.
stress
 

 15. 

Which of the following is an example of neurotic anxiety?
a.
Antonio has been laid off and is worried about paying his bills.
b.
Ernst is concerned about mobility because his arthritis is getting worse.
c.
James is terrified that he'll make a fool of himself at the next meeting in his office.
d.
Brian has just stepped in front of a truck and is scared he'll be hit.
 

 16. 

People are more likely to show a helpless, depressed response to negative events if their attributions are
a.
external, stable, and global.
c.
internal, stable, and global.
b.
external, unstable, and global.
d.
internal, unstable, and specific.
 

 17. 

April judges an aversive situation to external, unstable, and specific. How likely is she to experience helplessness in that situation?
a.
very likely
b.
somewhat likely
c.
very unlikely
d.
not enough information is given to draw any valid conclusions
 

 18. 

Which attributional style in response to negative events is linked to physical illness?
a.
external, unstable, and global
c.
external, unstable, and specific
b.
internal, stable, and global
d.
internal, stable, and specific
 

 19. 

Which behaviors would NOT be considered characteristic of Type A behavior?
a.
playing every game to win
c.
procrastinating in doing school work
b.
hurrying the speech of others
d.
constant feelings of self doubt
 

 20. 

Bill uses repressive coping to deal with his financial difficulties. Evidence suggests that he would show more _____ in response to stressors than would someone who did not use this coping style.
a.
effective coping
c.
problem solving difficulties
b.
autonomic nervous system activity
d.
coping style changes
 



 
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