Question 1

When a person's spouse quits smoking, that person will be what percent more likely to quit smoking?

Accepted Answer

A)  95 percent 
B)  80 percent 
C)  67 percent 
D)  36 percent 
A)  95 percent 
B)  80 percent 
C)  67 percent 
D)  36 percent

Question 2

Any return to earlier, less demanding situations or habits is the defense mechanism known as

Accepted Answer

A)  denial. 
B)  repression. 
C)  regression. 
D)  reaction formation. 
A)  denial. 
B)  repression. 
C)  regression. 
D)  reaction formation.

Question 3

If you are forced to choose between taking bad-tasting medicine or being sick, you may experience a(n)__________conflict.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 4

Zack is less likely to be stopped by temporary setbacks and more likely to deal with problems head-on.He tends to be less anxious and stressed and takes better care of himself because he believes that his efforts to stay healthy will succeed.Zack would best be described as a(n)

Accepted Answer

A)  Type A personality. 
B)  optimist. 
C)  realistic pessimist. 
D)  a person who overuses the defense mechanism of displacement. 
A)  Type A personality. 
B)  optimist. 
C)  realistic pessimist. 
D)  a person who overuses the defense mechanism of displacement.

Question 5

The technique of stress inoculation was popularized by

Accepted Answer

A)  Hans Selye. 
B)  Martin Seligman. 
C)  Redford Williams. 
D)  Donald Meichenbaum. 
A)  Hans Selye. 
B)  Martin Seligman. 
C)  Redford Williams. 
D)  Donald Meichenbaum.

Question 6

Jerrod is in a traffic jam and needs to be at a very important meeting in less than 20 minutes.He tries to call the office from his cell phone, but his phone battery is down, and he does not have his charger.As the minutes tick by, we can expect which of the following to increase for Jerrod?

Accepted Answer

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

Question 7

If Arnold is a "manly man," we can predict that Arnold will

Accepted Answer

A)  not ask for help from his friends and family when stressed. 
B)  readily share positive events with family and friends. 
C)  be able to reduce his body's arousal when stressed, thus, limiting stress-related damage. 
D)  show all of these characteristics. 
A)  not ask for help from his friends and family when stressed. 
B)  readily share positive events with family and friends. 
C)  be able to reduce his body's arousal when stressed, thus, limiting stress-related damage. 
D)  show all of these characteristics.

Question 8

After looking over the requirements for her term paper, Janie realizes that she must integrate the information from two more sources in the term paper that is due in two days.Janie realizes that in order to study for the two tests and complete the term paper, she will have to spend every waking moment in the library, writing, or studying in order to meet these deadlines and make good grades.Janie is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  pressure. 
B)  burnout. 
C)  conflict. 
D)  eustress. 
A)  pressure. 
B)  burnout. 
C)  conflict. 
D)  eustress.

Question 9

Your friend Jason is undecided about which college to attend.What would you advise him to do?

Accepted Answer

A)  Do not be hasty when making this important decision. 
B)  Spend a few days at the different colleges. 
C)  Ask some of your teachers or the school counselor about the different colleges. 
D)  All of these are helpful suggestions. 
A)  Do not be hasty when making this important decision. 
B)  Spend a few days at the different colleges. 
C)  Ask some of your teachers or the school counselor about the different colleges. 
D)  All of these are helpful suggestions.

Question 10

Major behavioral risk factors include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  inadequate exercise 
B)  reckless driving 
C)  excess sun exposure 
D)  all of these 
A)  inadequate exercise 
B)  reckless driving 
C)  excess sun exposure 
D)  all of these

Question 11

Regarding reactions to frustration, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Aggression is one of the most frequent responses to frustration. 
B)  Aggression is almost always the first reaction to frustration. 
C)  Frustration is most commonly met first with persistence. 
D)  Frustration may be dealt with through more vigorous efforts and more variable responses. 
A)  Aggression is one of the most frequent responses to frustration. 
B)  Aggression is almost always the first reaction to frustration. 
C)  Frustration is most commonly met first with persistence. 
D)  Frustration may be dealt with through more vigorous efforts and more variable responses.

Question 12

Regarding traumatic and stressor-related disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stressor disorders can leave victims emotionally numb or with crippling anxiety for months or years after a disaster. 
B)  Children are more resilient than adults and usually "bounce back" from traumatic stress more quickly than adults and with fewer lasting effects. 
C)  Getting support from others is a major element in recovery from all traumatic events. 
D)  Individuals with stressor disorders often can't stop thinking about the disturbing event, and anxiously avoid anything associated with the event. 
A)  Stressor disorders can leave victims emotionally numb or with crippling anxiety for months or years after a disaster. 
B)  Children are more resilient than adults and usually "bounce back" from traumatic stress more quickly than adults and with fewer lasting effects. 
C)  Getting support from others is a major element in recovery from all traumatic events. 
D)  Individuals with stressor disorders often can't stop thinking about the disturbing event, and anxiously avoid anything associated with the event.

Question 13

Physical symptoms and a tendency to make poor decisions are increased by

Accepted Answer

A)  being unrealistically optimistic about situations. 
B)  negative thoughts and negative "self-talk." 
C)  not focusing intently on your goals. 
D)  being too relaxed in stressful situations. 
A)  being unrealistically optimistic about situations. 
B)  negative thoughts and negative "self-talk." 
C)  not focusing intently on your goals. 
D)  being too relaxed in stressful situations.

Question 14

People with long daily commutes are more likely to display "road rage" (angry, aggressive driving), which illustrates how frustration can be increased due to

Accepted Answer

A)  its strength. 
B)  its repetition. 
C)  its urgency. 
D)  the emotion it precipitates. 
A)  its strength. 
B)  its repetition. 
C)  its urgency. 
D)  the emotion it precipitates.

Question 15

Kennan is standing at the top of a very steep ski run.Feeling momentary fear, Kennan undergoes a rapid surge in his heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, muscle tension, and other autonomic nervous system responses.Kennan is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  sports pressure. 
B)  a peak experience. 
C)  a stress reaction. 
D)  emotional exhaustion. 
A)  sports pressure. 
B)  a peak experience. 
C)  a stress reaction. 
D)  emotional exhaustion.

Question 16

You go to the on-line grade book to check out your grade on the last test.The grade is a 60.You tell yourself this has to be a mistake.The teacher must have recorded someone else's grade or graded your test with the wrong answer key.Which defense mechanism are you using?

Accepted Answer

A)  reaction formation 
B)  repression 
C)  denial 
D)  projection 
A)  reaction formation 
B)  repression 
C)  denial 
D)  projection

Question 17

A Type A personality exhibits all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  time urgency. 
B)  believing that they can overcome any obstacle. 
C)  a poor attention span. 
D)  being achievement-oriented. 
A)  time urgency. 
B)  believing that they can overcome any obstacle. 
C)  a poor attention span. 
D)  being achievement-oriented.

Question 18

Which of the following is a psychological state that occurs when events appear to be uncontrollable?

Accepted Answer

A)  learned helplessness 
B)  reaction formation 
C)  passive aggressiveness 
D)  avoidance-avoidance conflict 
A)  learned helplessness 
B)  reaction formation 
C)  passive aggressiveness 
D)  avoidance-avoidance conflict

Question 19

Which defense mechanism involves separating contradictory thoughts or feelings into "logic-tight" mental compartments so that they do not come into conflict?

Accepted Answer

A)  compensation 
B)  isolation 
C)  intellectualization 
D)  identification 
A)  compensation 
B)  isolation 
C)  intellectualization 
D)  identification

Question 20

May does not want to go to college nor does she want to get a job, but she has got to do one or the other, according to her parents.She is experiencing which type of conflict?

Accepted Answer

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

When a person's spouse quits smoking, that person will be what percent more likely to quit smoking?

Any return to earlier, less demanding situations or habits is the defense mechanism known as

If you are forced to choose between taking bad-tasting medicine or being sick, you may experience a(n)__________conflict.

Zack is less likely to be stopped by temporary setbacks and more likely to deal with problems head-on.He tends to be less anxious and stressed and takes better care of himself because he believes that his efforts to stay healthy will succeed.Zack would best be described as a(n)

The technique of stress inoculation was popularized by

Jerrod is in a traffic jam and needs to be at a very important meeting in less than 20 minutes.He tries to call the office from his cell phone, but his phone battery is down, and he does not have his charger.As the minutes tick by, we can expect which of the following to increase for Jerrod?

If Arnold is a "manly man," we can predict that Arnold will

Your friend Jason is undecided about which college to attend.What would you advise him to do?

Major behavioral risk factors include which of the following?

Regarding reactions to frustration, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding traumatic and stressor-related disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Physical symptoms and a tendency to make poor decisions are increased by

People with long daily commutes are more likely to display "road rage" (angry, aggressive driving), which illustrates how frustration can be increased due to

Kennan is standing at the top of a very steep ski run.Feeling momentary fear, Kennan undergoes a rapid surge in his heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, muscle tension, and other autonomic nervous system responses.Kennan is experiencing

You go to the on-line grade book to check out your grade on the last test.The grade is a 60.You tell yourself this has to be a mistake.The teacher must have recorded someone else's grade or graded your test with the wrong answer key.Which defense mechanism are you using?

A Type A personality exhibits all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

Which of the following is a psychological state that occurs when events appear to be uncontrollable?

Which defense mechanism involves separating contradictory thoughts or feelings into "logic-tight" mental compartments so that they do not come into conflict?

May does not want to go to college nor does she want to get a job, but she has got to do one or the other, according to her parents.She is experiencing which type of conflict?

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When a person's spouse quits smoking, that person will be what percent more likely to quit smoking?

Any return to earlier, less demanding situations or habits is the defense mechanism known as

If you are forced to choose between taking bad-tasting medicine or being sick, you may experience a(n)__________conflict.

Zack is less likely to be stopped by temporary setbacks and more likely to deal with problems head-on.He tends to be less anxious and stressed and takes better care of himself because he believes that his efforts to stay healthy will succeed.Zack would best be described as a(n)

The technique of stress inoculation was popularized by

Jerrod is in a traffic jam and needs to be at a very important meeting in less than 20 minutes.He tries to call the office from his cell phone, but his phone battery is down, and he does not have his charger.As the minutes tick by, we can expect which of the following to increase for Jerrod?

If Arnold is a "manly man," we can predict that Arnold will

Your friend Jason is undecided about which college to attend.What would you advise him to do?

Major behavioral risk factors include which of the following?

Regarding reactions to frustration, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding traumatic and stressor-related disorders, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Physical symptoms and a tendency to make poor decisions are increased by

People with long daily commutes are more likely to display "road rage" (angry, aggressive driving), which illustrates how frustration can be increased due to

Kennan is standing at the top of a very steep ski run.Feeling momentary fear, Kennan undergoes a rapid surge in his heart rate, blood pressure, respiration, muscle tension, and other autonomic nervous system responses.Kennan is experiencing

You go to the on-line grade book to check out your grade on the last test.The grade is a 60.You tell yourself this has to be a mistake.The teacher must have recorded someone else's grade or graded your test with the wrong answer key.Which defense mechanism are you using?

A Type A personality exhibits all of the following characteristics EXCEPT

Which of the following is a psychological state that occurs when events appear to be uncontrollable?

Which defense mechanism involves separating contradictory thoughts or feelings into "logic-tight" mental compartments so that they do not come into conflict?

May does not want to go to college nor does she want to get a job, but she has got to do one or the other, according to her parents.She is experiencing which type of conflict?

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Memory.

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Intelligence.

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