Question 1

According to Holmes and Rahe, there is a high chance (80%)of illness when your LCU total exceeds __________ points.

Accepted Answer

A)  150 
B)  200 
C)  250 
D)  300 
A)  150 
B)  200 
C)  250 
D)  300

Question 2

Regarding the relationship between stress and long-term health, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Disaster, depression, and sorrow often precede illness. 
B)  Positive life changes have not been shown to make one more susceptible to illnesses or accidents. 
C)  Almost anything can become a stressor under the right circumstances. 
D)  Holmes and Rahe developed the first rating scale to estimate the health hazards one faces when stresses add up. 
A)  Disaster, depression, and sorrow often precede illness. 
B)  Positive life changes have not been shown to make one more susceptible to illnesses or accidents. 
C)  Almost anything can become a stressor under the right circumstances. 
D)  Holmes and Rahe developed the first rating scale to estimate the health hazards one faces when stresses add up.

Question 3

You are making a cake and have already put in all of the ingredients except the eggs.You go to the refrigerator and find that there are no eggs, which results in the condition known as

Accepted Answer

A)  learned helplessness. 
B)  conflict. 
C)  burnout. 
D)  frustration. 
A)  learned helplessness. 
B)  conflict. 
C)  burnout. 
D)  frustration.

Question 4

You are offered two jobs.One has good pay but you have to work on weekends, while the other job has better hours but less pay.You vacillate between the alternatives.You are experiencing __________ conflicts.

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidance-avoidance 
B)  double approach-adaptation 
C)  multiple approach-avoidance 
D)  approach-approach 
A)  avoidance-avoidance 
B)  double approach-adaptation 
C)  multiple approach-avoidance 
D)  approach-approach

Question 5

When many college students become physically sick with one type of ailment or another right after exam week, they are experiencing the resolution stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Regarding stress and poverty, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  According to the World Health Organization, 1.2 billion people around the world live in absolute poverty, surviving on less than a dollar a day. 
B)  Greeks earn, on average, only a little less than what Americans earn and have a shorter life expectancy. 
C)  In general, the poorer people are, the more their health suffers and the lower is their life expectancy. 
D)  Poorer women in California are more likely to die if they live in better-off neighborhoods than if they live in poorer neighborhoods. 
A)  According to the World Health Organization, 1.2 billion people around the world live in absolute poverty, surviving on less than a dollar a day. 
B)  Greeks earn, on average, only a little less than what Americans earn and have a shorter life expectancy. 
C)  In general, the poorer people are, the more their health suffers and the lower is their life expectancy. 
D)  Poorer women in California are more likely to die if they live in better-off neighborhoods than if they live in poorer neighborhoods.

Question 7

Friedman and Rosenman referred to those people who were unlikely to have a heart attack as

Accepted Answer

A)  Type A personalities. 
B)  Type B personalities. 
C)  individuals with a psychosomatic illness. 
D)  individuals with hypochondria. 
A)  Type A personalities. 
B)  Type B personalities. 
C)  individuals with a psychosomatic illness. 
D)  individuals with hypochondria.

Question 8

Sarah, who is a freshman in college, found that she started gaining weight after spending a lot of her time with her roommate Gayle, who is overweight.Sarah's weight gain is best explained by

Accepted Answer

A)  a lack of motivation that occurs when first starting to college. 
B)  a lower metabolism that occurs in late adolescence. 
C)  the adoption of her roommate's eating habits. 
D)  the minor depression or "college blues" that set in upon leaving home. 
A)  a lack of motivation that occurs when first starting to college. 
B)  a lower metabolism that occurs in late adolescence. 
C)  the adoption of her roommate's eating habits. 
D)  the minor depression or "college blues" that set in upon leaving home.

Question 9

After coming to the U.S., Ling-Chen learned English quickly and totally immersed herself in the American life.She prefers to be with her new American friends and is annoyed by her parents' continued ties to their native culture.Ling-Chen's pattern of acculturation would be classified as

Accepted Answer

A)  integration. 
B)  separation. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  marginalization. 
A)  integration. 
B)  separation. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  marginalization.

Question 10

If you miss getting an "A" by only one point, your frustration will be more intense because

Accepted Answer

A)  the goal was near. 
B)  you are experienced an approach-avoidance conflict. 
C)  this incident has happened before. 
D)  you believe a mistake has been made. 
A)  the goal was near. 
B)  you are experienced an approach-avoidance conflict. 
C)  this incident has happened before. 
D)  you believe a mistake has been made.

Question 11

Feigned apathy and drug use are examples of which reaction to frustration?

Accepted Answer

A)  psychological escape 
B)  displaced aggression 
C)  direct aggression 
D)  circumvention 
A)  psychological escape 
B)  displaced aggression 
C)  direct aggression 
D)  circumvention

Question 12

Define frustration, compare the two sources of frustration, and describe five common reactions to frustration.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that frustration is

Question 13

High stress is associated with which patterns of adapting to a new culture?

Accepted Answer

A)  integration and separation 
B)  separation and marginalization 
C)  assimilation and integration 
D)  assimilation and marginalization 
A)  integration and separation 
B)  separation and marginalization 
C)  assimilation and integration 
D)  assimilation and marginalization

Question 14

You have gone to your medical doctor because of a terrible backache, and he prescribes medicine but informs you of stretching exercises to perform and ways that you can relieve stress on your job.Your doctor believes that the medicine will work best and healing will be faster if he can help you make sense of your medical condition.Thus, your doctor follows the

Accepted Answer

A)  hypochondriac perspective. 
B)  mind-body perspective. 
C)  medical model. 
D)  biopsychosocial model. 
A)  hypochondriac perspective. 
B)  mind-body perspective. 
C)  medical model. 
D)  biopsychosocial model.

Question 15

Regarding the promotion of healthy and unhealthy behaviors, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Research has shown that one glass of red wine daily may be healthy. 
B)  Five smokers in 10 will have long-term success at quitting. 
C)  If one smoker in a group of smokers quits, others are more likely to follow suit. 
D)  People were found to be 57 percent more likely to become obese if they had a friend who became overweight first. 
A)  Research has shown that one glass of red wine daily may be healthy. 
B)  Five smokers in 10 will have long-term success at quitting. 
C)  If one smoker in a group of smokers quits, others are more likely to follow suit. 
D)  People were found to be 57 percent more likely to become obese if they had a friend who became overweight first.

Question 16

Biofeedback has been used with some success to control epileptic seizures and hyperactivity in children.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

According to one study, poorer women in California were more likely to die if they lived in better-off neighborhoods than if they lived in poorer neighborhoods because they were constantly reminded that they were relatively poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Psychological escape from frustration is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  circumvention. 
B)  ineffective problem-focused coping. 
C)  ineffective emotion-focused coping. 
D)  displaced aggression. 
A)  circumvention. 
B)  ineffective problem-focused coping. 
C)  ineffective emotion-focused coping. 
D)  displaced aggression.

Question 19

Many of the defenses were identified by Freud, who believed these defenses operate

Accepted Answer

A)  unconsciously. 
B)  through suppression. 
C)  only in specific psychosexual stages. 
D)  by creating an imbalance between the ego and superego. 
A)  unconsciously. 
B)  through suppression. 
C)  only in specific psychosexual stages. 
D)  by creating an imbalance between the ego and superego.

Question 20

If the cost of direct aggression is too high, the aggression may be redirected toward whomever or whatever is available.This type of response is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  repressed aggression. 
B)  displaced aggression. 
C)  withdrawal. 
D)  circumvention. 
A)  repressed aggression. 
B)  displaced aggression. 
C)  withdrawal. 
D)  circumvention.

According to Holmes and Rahe, there is a high chance (80%)of illness when your LCU total exceeds __________ points.

Regarding the relationship between stress and long-term health, which of the following statements is FALSE?

You are making a cake and have already put in all of the ingredients except the eggs.You go to the refrigerator and find that there are no eggs, which results in the condition known as

You are offered two jobs.One has good pay but you have to work on weekends, while the other job has better hours but less pay.You vacillate between the alternatives.You are experiencing __________ conflicts.

When many college students become physically sick with one type of ailment or another right after exam week, they are experiencing the resolution stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

Regarding stress and poverty, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Friedman and Rosenman referred to those people who were unlikely to have a heart attack as

Sarah, who is a freshman in college, found that she started gaining weight after spending a lot of her time with her roommate Gayle, who is overweight.Sarah's weight gain is best explained by

After coming to the U.S., Ling-Chen learned English quickly and totally immersed herself in the American life.She prefers to be with her new American friends and is annoyed by her parents' continued ties to their native culture.Ling-Chen's pattern of acculturation would be classified as

If you miss getting an "A" by only one point, your frustration will be more intense because

Feigned apathy and drug use are examples of which reaction to frustration?

Define frustration, compare the two sources of frustration, and describe five common reactions to frustration.

High stress is associated with which patterns of adapting to a new culture?

Regarding the promotion of healthy and unhealthy behaviors, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Biofeedback has been used with some success to control epileptic seizures and hyperactivity in children.

According to one study, poorer women in California were more likely to die if they lived in better-off neighborhoods than if they lived in poorer neighborhoods because they were constantly reminded that they were relatively poor.

Psychological escape from frustration is an example of

Many of the defenses were identified by Freud, who believed these defenses operate

If the cost of direct aggression is too high, the aggression may be redirected toward whomever or whatever is available.This type of response is known as

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Exam 13: Health, Stress, and Coping.

According to Holmes and Rahe, there is a high chance (80%)of illness when your LCU total exceeds __________ points.

Regarding the relationship between stress and long-term health, which of the following statements is FALSE?

You are making a cake and have already put in all of the ingredients except the eggs.You go to the refrigerator and find that there are no eggs, which results in the condition known as

You are offered two jobs.One has good pay but you have to work on weekends, while the other job has better hours but less pay.You vacillate between the alternatives.You are experiencing __________ conflicts.

When many college students become physically sick with one type of ailment or another right after exam week, they are experiencing the resolution stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

Regarding stress and poverty, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Friedman and Rosenman referred to those people who were unlikely to have a heart attack as

Sarah, who is a freshman in college, found that she started gaining weight after spending a lot of her time with her roommate Gayle, who is overweight.Sarah's weight gain is best explained by

After coming to the U.S., Ling-Chen learned English quickly and totally immersed herself in the American life.She prefers to be with her new American friends and is annoyed by her parents' continued ties to their native culture.Ling-Chen's pattern of acculturation would be classified as

If you miss getting an "A" by only one point, your frustration will be more intense because

Feigned apathy and drug use are examples of which reaction to frustration?

Define frustration, compare the two sources of frustration, and describe five common reactions to frustration.

High stress is associated with which patterns of adapting to a new culture?

Regarding the promotion of healthy and unhealthy behaviors, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Biofeedback has been used with some success to control epileptic seizures and hyperactivity in children.

According to one study, poorer women in California were more likely to die if they lived in better-off neighborhoods than if they lived in poorer neighborhoods because they were constantly reminded that they were relatively poor.

Psychological escape from frustration is an example of

Many of the defenses were identified by Freud, who believed these defenses operate

If the cost of direct aggression is too high, the aggression may be redirected toward whomever or whatever is available.This type of response is known as

Psychology, Critical Thinking, and Science

Brain and Behavior.

Human Development

Sensation and Perception.

States of Consciousness.

Conditioning and Learning.

Memory.

Cognition, Language, and Creativity.

Intelligence.

Motivation and Emotion.

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality.

Personality.

Psychological Disorders.

Therapies.

Social Thinking and Social Influence.

Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior.

Applied Psychology.

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