Question 1

Eustress is usually provoked by activities that

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A)  produce the most minimal amount of stress. 
B)  involve other people. 
C)  do not require a great deal of adjustment or adaptation. 
D)  are challenging, rewarding, and energizing. 
A)  produce the most minimal amount of stress. 
B)  involve other people. 
C)  do not require a great deal of adjustment or adaptation. 
D)  are challenging, rewarding, and energizing.

Question 2

A stressful condition that occurs when a person must respond at or near maximum capacity for long time periods is known as

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A)  pressure. 
B)  frustration. 
C)  anxiety. 
D)  conflict. 
A)  pressure. 
B)  frustration. 
C)  anxiety. 
D)  conflict.

Question 3

Hans Selye noticed that the body initially reacts the same way to a steamy romance, starting a new job, or having trouble at school as it does to which of the following?

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A)  an anesthetic 
B)  non-REM sleep 
C)  a psychotic episode 
D)  an infection or physical injury 
A)  an anesthetic 
B)  non-REM sleep 
C)  a psychotic episode 
D)  an infection or physical injury

Question 4

Carlos has been working on three different term papers for the last three weeks.At first, he felt overwhelmed by the work and had frequent headaches and stomachaches, but now he appears to be more in control and the headaches are gone, even though the stresses are still there.Regarding the general adaptation syndrome, Carlos is presently experiencing the stage of __________.

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The answer of Carlos has been working on three different...

Question 5

Sarah goes into her final exams feeling like she doesn't know anything, that she is dumb, and that she is going to fail every exam.She will probably have a more intense reaction to stress than other people because

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A)  in general she has more stress in her life. 
B)  she feels she lacks the ability to cope with the demands of finals. 
C)  she is undergoing school-related mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion. 
D)  she has a Type A personality with a great deal of anger and hostility. 
A)  in general she has more stress in her life. 
B)  she feels she lacks the ability to cope with the demands of finals. 
C)  she is undergoing school-related mental, physical, and emotional exhaustion. 
D)  she has a Type A personality with a great deal of anger and hostility.

Question 6

A person trapped in a hotel fire 20 stories from the ground has the choice of jumping from the window to a sure death or dashing through the flames and almost surely dying of smoke inhalation and burns.This person

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A)  is experiencing a traumatic approach-avoidance conflict. 
B)  will most likely freeze, finding it impossible to decide or to take action. 
C)  will most likely deal with this conflict by "leaving the field." 
D)  will most likely cope with this situation using displacement or sublimation. 
A)  is experiencing a traumatic approach-avoidance conflict. 
B)  will most likely freeze, finding it impossible to decide or to take action. 
C)  will most likely deal with this conflict by "leaving the field." 
D)  will most likely cope with this situation using displacement or sublimation.

Question 7

Deciding that the spider on your arm is a black widow would be an example of

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A)  fight-or-flight. 
B)  cortical emotion. 
C)  primary appraisal. 
D)  secondary appraisal. 
A)  fight-or-flight. 
B)  cortical emotion. 
C)  primary appraisal. 
D)  secondary appraisal.

Question 8

After dating for two years, Chuck asks Detra to marry him, but she rejects his marriage proposal.Chuck has experienced a(n)

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A)  external frustration. 
B)  personal frustration. 
C)  internal frustration. 
D)  conflict. 
A)  external frustration. 
B)  personal frustration. 
C)  internal frustration. 
D)  conflict.

Question 9

You would like to be a math teacher, but your parents would like you to use your math skills and get an MBA and work in a corporation or open your own business.There are advantages and disadvantages to all of these occupations.Explain what type of conflict you are experiencing, the common reactions to this type of conflict, and describe four ways of handling this conflict.

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Answer will include that this is a multi

Question 10

After a minor irritation, you lash out at a friend or relative who was not the real cause of this annoyance.This illustrates __________ aggression.

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A)  repressed 
B)  projected 
C)  sublimated 
D)  displaced 
A)  repressed 
B)  projected 
C)  sublimated 
D)  displaced

Question 11

Victims of traumatic stresses often

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A)  become workaholics. 
B)  become Type B personalities. 
C)  feel that they are losing control of their lives. 
D)  feel invincible having survived where others did not. 
A)  become workaholics. 
B)  become Type B personalities. 
C)  feel that they are losing control of their lives. 
D)  feel invincible having survived where others did not.

Question 12

Too many things to do, not enough money for housing, fear of losing valuables, and parents' expectations are faced by almost every college student and are common examples of

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A)  burnouts. 
B)  conflicts. 
C)  hassles. 
D)  major life changes. 
A)  burnouts. 
B)  conflicts. 
C)  hassles. 
D)  major life changes.

Question 13

The typical signs or symptoms of impending exhaustion include

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A)  ​emotional signs, such as anxiety, apathy, irritability, and mental fatigue. 
B)  behavioral signs, such as avoidance of responsibilities and relationships, extreme or self-destructive behavior, self-neglect, and poor judgment. 
C)  physical signs, such as excessive worry about illness, frequent illness, exhaustion, overuse of medicines, and physical ailments and complaints. 
D)  ​all of these. 
A)  ​emotional signs, such as anxiety, apathy, irritability, and mental fatigue. 
B)  behavioral signs, such as avoidance of responsibilities and relationships, extreme or self-destructive behavior, self-neglect, and poor judgment. 
C)  physical signs, such as excessive worry about illness, frequent illness, exhaustion, overuse of medicines, and physical ailments and complaints. 
D)  ​all of these.

Question 14

Clancy just made a very low score on her first psychology test.Clancy is more likely to develop learned helplessness from this experience if she attributes her failure in psychology to

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A)  the type of test questions the psychology instructor uses. 
B)  her lack of interest in psychology. 
C)  her lack of preparation for this particular test. 
D)  her general lack of preparation for college. 
A)  the type of test questions the psychology instructor uses. 
B)  her lack of interest in psychology. 
C)  her lack of preparation for this particular test. 
D)  her general lack of preparation for college.

Question 15

The devastating effects of learned helplessness point out the importance of which of the following in defending against psychological problems?

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A)  hope 
B)  trust 
C)  sublimation 
D)  primary appraisals 
A)  hope 
B)  trust 
C)  sublimation 
D)  primary appraisals

Question 16

In the learned helplessness experiments, dogs learned to passively submit to shocks through a procedure in which the experimenters

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A)  flashed a signal light before each shock so the dog freezes with fear. 
B)  forcibly dragged the dog to the shock department. 
C)  administered several shocks while preventing escape. 
D)  placed a barrier so the dog must leap to escape the shocks. 
A)  flashed a signal light before each shock so the dog freezes with fear. 
B)  forcibly dragged the dog to the shock department. 
C)  administered several shocks while preventing escape. 
D)  placed a barrier so the dog must leap to escape the shocks.

Question 17

According to your text, which of the following is NOT a common response to frustration?

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A)  aggression 
B)  atonement 
C)  persistence 
D)  escape 
A)  aggression 
B)  atonement 
C)  persistence 
D)  escape

Question 18

Which of the following involves the use of cognitive and behavioral strategies to reduce stress and improve coping skills?

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A)  psychodynamics 
B)  stress management 
C)  transcendental meditation 
D)  behavioral coping 
A)  psychodynamics 
B)  stress management 
C)  transcendental meditation 
D)  behavioral coping

Question 19

The term disease-prone personality refers to a person who

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A)  engages constantly in cigarette smoking. 
B)  drives at excessive speeds. 
C)  has persistent negative emotions associated with poor health. 
D)  is uncontrollably violent. 
A)  engages constantly in cigarette smoking. 
B)  drives at excessive speeds. 
C)  has persistent negative emotions associated with poor health. 
D)  is uncontrollably violent.

Question 20

Those who are compassionate, resourceful, optimistic, and non-hostile tend to have

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A)  good health. 
B)  more money. 
C)  more sexual partners. 
D)  more depression. 
A)  good health. 
B)  more money. 
C)  more sexual partners. 
D)  more depression.

Eustress is usually provoked by activities that

A stressful condition that occurs when a person must respond at or near maximum capacity for long time periods is known as

Hans Selye noticed that the body initially reacts the same way to a steamy romance, starting a new job, or having trouble at school as it does to which of the following?

Sarah goes into her final exams feeling like she doesn't know anything, that she is dumb, and that she is going to fail every exam.She will probably have a more intense reaction to stress than other people because

A person trapped in a hotel fire 20 stories from the ground has the choice of jumping from the window to a sure death or dashing through the flames and almost surely dying of smoke inhalation and burns.This person

Deciding that the spider on your arm is a black widow would be an example of

After dating for two years, Chuck asks Detra to marry him, but she rejects his marriage proposal.Chuck has experienced a(n)

After a minor irritation, you lash out at a friend or relative who was not the real cause of this annoyance.This illustrates __________ aggression.

Victims of traumatic stresses often

Too many things to do, not enough money for housing, fear of losing valuables, and parents' expectations are faced by almost every college student and are common examples of

The typical signs or symptoms of impending exhaustion include

Clancy just made a very low score on her first psychology test.Clancy is more likely to develop learned helplessness from this experience if she attributes her failure in psychology to

The devastating effects of learned helplessness point out the importance of which of the following in defending against psychological problems?

In the learned helplessness experiments, dogs learned to passively submit to shocks through a procedure in which the experimenters

According to your text, which of the following is NOT a common response to frustration?

Which of the following involves the use of cognitive and behavioral strategies to reduce stress and improve coping skills?

The term disease-prone personality refers to a person who

Those who are compassionate, resourceful, optimistic, and non-hostile tend to have

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Eustress is usually provoked by activities that

A stressful condition that occurs when a person must respond at or near maximum capacity for long time periods is known as

Hans Selye noticed that the body initially reacts the same way to a steamy romance, starting a new job, or having trouble at school as it does to which of the following?

Sarah goes into her final exams feeling like she doesn't know anything, that she is dumb, and that she is going to fail every exam.She will probably have a more intense reaction to stress than other people because

A person trapped in a hotel fire 20 stories from the ground has the choice of jumping from the window to a sure death or dashing through the flames and almost surely dying of smoke inhalation and burns.This person

Deciding that the spider on your arm is a black widow would be an example of

After dating for two years, Chuck asks Detra to marry him, but she rejects his marriage proposal.Chuck has experienced a(n)

After a minor irritation, you lash out at a friend or relative who was not the real cause of this annoyance.This illustrates __________ aggression.

Victims of traumatic stresses often

Too many things to do, not enough money for housing, fear of losing valuables, and parents' expectations are faced by almost every college student and are common examples of

The typical signs or symptoms of impending exhaustion include

Clancy just made a very low score on her first psychology test.Clancy is more likely to develop learned helplessness from this experience if she attributes her failure in psychology to

The devastating effects of learned helplessness point out the importance of which of the following in defending against psychological problems?

In the learned helplessness experiments, dogs learned to passively submit to shocks through a procedure in which the experimenters

According to your text, which of the following is NOT a common response to frustration?

Which of the following involves the use of cognitive and behavioral strategies to reduce stress and improve coping skills?

The term disease-prone personality refers to a person who

Those who are compassionate, resourceful, optimistic, and non-hostile tend to have

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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