Question 1

The two chemicals released during the fight-flight-freeze stress response that are associated with the development of heart disease are _____.

Accepted Answer

A) high-density and low-density cholesterol 
B) adrenaline and epinephrine 
C) cortisol and epinephrine 
D) insulin and leptin 
A) high-density and low-density cholesterol 
B) adrenaline and epinephrine 
C) cortisol and epinephrine 
D) insulin and leptin

Question 2

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Eustress is pleasant stress, while distress is unpleasant stress. 
B) All stress is bad for you, both physically and psychologically. 
C) Those who experience more regular stress are likely to die prematurely. 
D) Distress can only occur in response to major life events. 
A) Eustress is pleasant stress, while distress is unpleasant stress. 
B) All stress is bad for you, both physically and psychologically. 
C) Those who experience more regular stress are likely to die prematurely. 
D) Distress can only occur in response to major life events.

Question 3

Distress is _____.

Accepted Answer

A) neutral 
B) always the result of internal stressors 
C) unpleasant 
D) always the result of external stressors 
A) neutral 
B) always the result of internal stressors 
C) unpleasant 
D) always the result of external stressors

Question 4

Which of the following has not been implicated in the origin and/or progression of cancer-related diseases?

Accepted Answer

A) Heredity 
B) The environment 
C) Lifestyle choices 
D) Stress 
A) Heredity 
B) The environment 
C) Lifestyle choices 
D) Stress

Question 5

Zelda is really angry at her friend Brenda, and feels an overwhelming urge to set fire to Brenda's car.She doesn't, but instead goes home and builds a roaring fire in the stone fire pit in her back yard.She then throws three of Brenda's pictures into the blaze.Zelda has used a defense mechanism called ________.

Accepted Answer

A) sublimation 
B) projection 
C) displacement 
D) reaction formation 
A) sublimation 
B) projection 
C) displacement 
D) reaction formation

Question 6

Which of the following is an approach-avoidance conflict?

Accepted Answer

A) Choice A - positive result; Choice B - positive result 
B) Choice A - positive result; Choice B - negative result 
C) Choice A - negative result; Choice B - negative result 
D) Choice A and B both have a positive and negative result 
A) Choice A - positive result; Choice B - positive result 
B) Choice A - positive result; Choice B - negative result 
C) Choice A - negative result; Choice B - negative result 
D) Choice A and B both have a positive and negative result

Question 7

A negative emotional state caused by having to choose between two or more incompatible goals or impulses is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A) frustration 
B) conflict 
C) stress 
D) hostility 
A) frustration 
B) conflict 
C) stress 
D) hostility

Question 8

Research on exercise and stress has found which of the following to be TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A) Exercise produces stress hormones, and can be more harmful than good. 
B) Exercise exacerbates the muscle tension that builds up during stress. 
C) Exercise increases strength and stamina for coping with future stress. 
D) Only mild or moderate exercise is helpful; strenuous exercise is detrimental to coping. 
A) Exercise produces stress hormones, and can be more harmful than good. 
B) Exercise exacerbates the muscle tension that builds up during stress. 
C) Exercise increases strength and stamina for coping with future stress. 
D) Only mild or moderate exercise is helpful; strenuous exercise is detrimental to coping.

Question 9

A state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion attributable to long-term involvement in emotionally demanding situations is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A) primary conflict 
B) technostress 
C) burnout 
D) secondary conflict 
A) primary conflict 
B) technostress 
C) burnout 
D) secondary conflict

Question 10

Which of the following would NOT be researched by health psychologists?

Accepted Answer

A) Work pressures 
B) Broken bones 
C) Life-threatening situations 
D) Chronic illness 
A) Work pressures 
B) Broken bones 
C) Life-threatening situations 
D) Chronic illness

Question 11

Problem-focused forms of coping focus on _____.

Accepted Answer

A) the severity of stress experienced 
B) decreasing or eliminating the source of stress 
C) eliminating the pain caused by the stressor 
D) all of these options 
A) the severity of stress experienced 
B) decreasing or eliminating the source of stress 
C) eliminating the pain caused by the stressor 
D) all of these options

Question 12

If you want to apply a problem-focused form of coping to answering difficult questions on this exam, your BEST strategy would be to _____.

Accepted Answer

A) make a guess and cross your fingers 
B) argue with your professor after class that some questions were unfair 
C) mark the questions about which you are uncertain, and return to answer them after checking other questions for clues 
D) block out your feelings of disappointment about not knowing the right answer. 
A) make a guess and cross your fingers 
B) argue with your professor after class that some questions were unfair 
C) mark the questions about which you are uncertain, and return to answer them after checking other questions for clues 
D) block out your feelings of disappointment about not knowing the right answer.

Question 13

In your text, the interpretation of specific events as threatening or challenging is called _____.

Accepted Answer

A) a health crisis 
B) stressors 
C) stress 
D) primary appraisals 
A) a health crisis 
B) stressors 
C) stress 
D) primary appraisals

Question 14

The researchers responsible for developing the social readjustment rating scale were ________.

Accepted Answer

A) Lazarus and Folkman 
B) Cannon and Bard 
C) Holmes and Rahe 
D) James and Lange 
A) Lazarus and Folkman 
B) Cannon and Bard 
C) Holmes and Rahe 
D) James and Lange

Question 15

Elevated levels of the stress hormone called ________ can result in a suppression of the immune system.

Accepted Answer

A) epinephrine 
B) norepinephrine 
C) insulin 
D) cortisol 
A) epinephrine 
B) norepinephrine 
C) insulin 
D) cortisol

Question 16

_____ is an unpleasant state of tension, anxiety, and heightened sympathetic activity that results from a blocked goal.

Accepted Answer

A) Frustration 
B) Hostility 
C) Conflict 
D) Anger 
A) Frustration 
B) Hostility 
C) Conflict 
D) Anger

Question 17

Which of the following statements is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Chronic stress produced a state of ongoing physical arousal. 
B) Cataclysmic events are little, everyday problems that "pile up" to cause major stress 
C) Stress is a physiological and psychological response to a negative life event. 
D) Conflict is defined as the need to choose between two unattractive options. 
A) Chronic stress produced a state of ongoing physical arousal. 
B) Cataclysmic events are little, everyday problems that "pile up" to cause major stress 
C) Stress is a physiological and psychological response to a negative life event. 
D) Conflict is defined as the need to choose between two unattractive options.

Question 18

Rationalizing is a(n)_____ form of coping.

Accepted Answer

A) emotion-focused 
B) problem-focused 
C) primary appraisal 
D) juvenile 
A) emotion-focused 
B) problem-focused 
C) primary appraisal 
D) juvenile

Question 19

When diagnosed with diabetes, Derek placed his fate in the hands of the universe.Derek's method of coping suggests that he has an _____ locus of control.

Accepted Answer

A) extrinsically motivated 
B) intrinsically motivated 
C) internal 
D) external 
A) extrinsically motivated 
B) intrinsically motivated 
C) internal 
D) external

Question 20

John was planning to ask Susan to marry him.When he saw Susan kissing another man at a party, he was quite upset.In this situation, John's seeing Susan kissing another man is _____, and it illustrates _____.

Accepted Answer

A) a stressor; distress 
B) eustress; a stressor 
C) distress; a stressor 
D) a stressor; eustress 
A) a stressor; distress 
B) eustress; a stressor 
C) distress; a stressor 
D) a stressor; eustress

The two chemicals released during the fight-flight-freeze stress response that are associated with the development of heart disease are _____.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Distress is _____.

Which of the following has not been implicated in the origin and/or progression of cancer-related diseases?

Which of the following is an approach-avoidance conflict?

A negative emotional state caused by having to choose between two or more incompatible goals or impulses is called _____.

Research on exercise and stress has found which of the following to be TRUE?

A state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion attributable to long-term involvement in emotionally demanding situations is called _____.

Which of the following would NOT be researched by health psychologists?

Problem-focused forms of coping focus on _____.

If you want to apply a problem-focused form of coping to answering difficult questions on this exam, your BEST strategy would be to _____.

In your text, the interpretation of specific events as threatening or challenging is called _____.

The researchers responsible for developing the social readjustment rating scale were ________.

Elevated levels of the stress hormone called ________ can result in a suppression of the immune system.

_____ is an unpleasant state of tension, anxiety, and heightened sympathetic activity that results from a blocked goal.

Which of the following statements is true?

Rationalizing is a(n)_____ form of coping.

When diagnosed with diabetes, Derek placed his fate in the hands of the universe.Derek's method of coping suggests that he has an _____ locus of control.

John was planning to ask Susan to marry him.When he saw Susan kissing another man at a party, he was quite upset.In this situation, John's seeing Susan kissing another man is _, and it illustrates _.

Introduction and Research Methods

Neuroscience and Biological Foundations

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Life Span Development I

Life Span Development II

Gender and Human Sexuality

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

Social Psychology

Industrialorganizational Psychology

Psychology at Work in the Global Economy

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Exam 3: Stress and Health Psychology

The two chemicals released during the fight-flight-freeze stress response that are associated with the development of heart disease are _____.

Which of the following statements is TRUE?

Distress is _____.

Which of the following has not been implicated in the origin and/or progression of cancer-related diseases?

Which of the following is an approach-avoidance conflict?

A negative emotional state caused by having to choose between two or more incompatible goals or impulses is called _____.

Research on exercise and stress has found which of the following to be TRUE?

A state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion attributable to long-term involvement in emotionally demanding situations is called _____.

Which of the following would NOT be researched by health psychologists?

Problem-focused forms of coping focus on _____.

If you want to apply a problem-focused form of coping to answering difficult questions on this exam, your BEST strategy would be to _____.

In your text, the interpretation of specific events as threatening or challenging is called _____.

The researchers responsible for developing the social readjustment rating scale were ________.

Elevated levels of the stress hormone called ________ can result in a suppression of the immune system.

_____ is an unpleasant state of tension, anxiety, and heightened sympathetic activity that results from a blocked goal.

Which of the following statements is true?

Rationalizing is a(n)_____ form of coping.

When diagnosed with diabetes, Derek placed his fate in the hands of the universe.Derek's method of coping suggests that he has an _____ locus of control.

John was planning to ask Susan to marry him.When he saw Susan kissing another man at a party, he was quite upset.In this situation, John's seeing Susan kissing another man is _____, and it illustrates _____.

Introduction and Research Methods

Neuroscience and Biological Foundations

Sensation and Perception

States of Consciousness

Learning

Memory

Thinking, Language, and Intelligence

Life Span Development I

Life Span Development II

Gender and Human Sexuality

Motivation and Emotion

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Therapy

Social Psychology

Industrialorganizational Psychology

Psychology at Work in the Global Economy

Filters

John was planning to ask Susan to marry him.When he saw Susan kissing another man at a party, he was quite upset.In this situation, John's seeing Susan kissing another man is _, and it illustrates _.