Question 1

When emotional "shocks" are predictable and controllable, stress is magnified and damage is likely to result.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Raining on the day of your outdoor wedding would be classified as frustration that is both

Accepted Answer

A) external and social. 
B) external and nonsocial. 
C) internal and social. 
D) external and personal. 
A) external and social. 
B) external and nonsocial. 
C) internal and social. 
D) external and personal.

Question 3

Brian has seriously dated two girls in high school and is feeling pressure from both to make a commitment. Brian is so stressed by having to choose between these two girls that he goes to his grandparents for a visit the day after graduation and then decides to stay and attend both summer sessions at the small college in his grandparents' hometown. Brian is dealing with his conflict

Accepted Answer

A) using a partial approach. 
B) through ambivalence. 
C) by freezing. 
D) by leaving the field. 
A) using a partial approach. 
B) through ambivalence. 
C) by freezing. 
D) by leaving the field.

Question 4

Justifying one's behavior by offering self-serving untruths that sound reasonable is a basic feature of

Accepted Answer

A) compensation. 
B) sublimation. 
C) intellectualization. 
D) rationalization. 
A) compensation. 
B) sublimation. 
C) intellectualization. 
D) rationalization.

Question 5

A negative emotional state that occurs when one is prevented from reaching a goal is called __________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A negative emotional state that occurs when...

Question 6

An especially strong stress reaction follows whenever a stressor

Accepted Answer

A) is controllable. 
B) is manageable. 
C) is appraised as a threat. 
D) becomes externalized. 
A) is controllable. 
B) is manageable. 
C) is appraised as a threat. 
D) becomes externalized.

Question 7

Padra is faced with the stressor of having made low grades on her first two Algebra tests. Since tutors are available in the math lab as well as math help available online, the best course of action for Padra in dealing with her stress would be

Accepted Answer

A) emotion-focused coping. 
B) problem-focused coping. 
C) rationalization. 
D) reaction formation. 
A) emotion-focused coping. 
B) problem-focused coping. 
C) rationalization. 
D) reaction formation.

Question 8

Upsetting thoughts and emotions may have a negative influence on health through their link with the

Accepted Answer

A) sensory and psychomotor systems. 
B) thalamic stress projection system. 
C) brain and immune system. 
D) stage of alarm and resistance. 
A) sensory and psychomotor systems. 
B) thalamic stress projection system. 
C) brain and immune system. 
D) stage of alarm and resistance.

Question 9

Discuss how the "college blues," or mild depression, affects college students, four reasons many college students suffer from this mild depression, and two ways to combat the "college blues."

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that during the scho

Question 10

List and describe the two defense mechanisms that tend to have more beneficial outcomes and provide two examples of each of these positive defense mechanisms.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that the defense mec

Question 11

According to psychologists, happiness is related to all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) learning to ignore and deny major problems in one's life. 
B) being a hardy personality. 
C) finding humor in disappointments. 
D) seeing setbacks as challenges and being strengthened by losses. 
A) learning to ignore and deny major problems in one's life. 
B) being a hardy personality. 
C) finding humor in disappointments. 
D) seeing setbacks as challenges and being strengthened by losses.

Question 12

Seventy percent of all medical costs are related to the six factors of smoking, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, poor diet, insufficient exercise, and risky sexual practices.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

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 14

During the alarm reaction of the general adaptation syndrome, all of the following occur EXCEPT for the

Accepted Answer

A) hormone output from the adrenal glands decreasing. 
B) body mobilizing its defenses against stress. 
C) symptoms such as headache, fever, aching muscles and joints, and lack of energy. 
D) body responding automatically. 
A) hormone output from the adrenal glands decreasing. 
B) body mobilizing its defenses against stress. 
C) symptoms such as headache, fever, aching muscles and joints, and lack of energy. 
D) body responding automatically.

Question 15

Roughly two-thirds of all American adults are overweight with what proportion of these people being extremely overweight, or obese?

Accepted Answer

A) one-fourth 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) three-fourths 
A) one-fourth 
B) one-third 
C) one-half 
D) three-fourths

Question 16

Regarding subjective well-being, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) A positive state of subjective well-being can be simply defined as the absence of disease. 
B) If you have a positive state of subjective well-being, you can bounce back emotionally from adversity. 
C) People who enjoy a sense of well-being have supportive relationships with others. 
D) People who enjoy a sense of well-being do meaningful work and live in a clean environment. 
A) A positive state of subjective well-being can be simply defined as the absence of disease. 
B) If you have a positive state of subjective well-being, you can bounce back emotionally from adversity. 
C) People who enjoy a sense of well-being have supportive relationships with others. 
D) People who enjoy a sense of well-being do meaningful work and live in a clean environment.

Question 17

The most passionate and caring workers are the ones who tend to experience burnout.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following would you recommend to an individual who would like to learn to lower his or her high blood pressure?

Accepted Answer

A) alpha brainwave control 
B) computer assisted instruction 
C) "mental practice" 
D) biofeedback 
A) alpha brainwave control 
B) computer assisted instruction 
C) "mental practice" 
D) biofeedback

Question 19

Mark repeatedly failed at school and was retained twice. He began to believe that nothing he did would improve his grades, so he gave up easily on assignments and tests and eventually dropped out of school in the tenth grade. Mark's school experience illustrates the concept of

Accepted Answer

A) learned helplessness. 
B) sublimation. 
C) compensation. 
D) the resistance stage. 
A) learned helplessness. 
B) sublimation. 
C) compensation. 
D) the resistance stage.

Question 20

During times of economic hardship, there is an increase in hostility toward illegal immigrants. Psychologists would consider this situation to be an example of

Accepted Answer

A) scapegoating. 
B) reaction formation. 
C) sublimated aggression. 
D) circumvention. 
A) scapegoating. 
B) reaction formation. 
C) sublimated aggression. 
D) circumvention.

When emotional "shocks" are predictable and controllable, stress is magnified and damage is likely to result.

Raining on the day of your outdoor wedding would be classified as frustration that is both

Justifying one's behavior by offering self-serving untruths that sound reasonable is a basic feature of

A negative emotional state that occurs when one is prevented from reaching a goal is called __________.

An especially strong stress reaction follows whenever a stressor

Padra is faced with the stressor of having made low grades on her first two Algebra tests. Since tutors are available in the math lab as well as math help available online, the best course of action for Padra in dealing with her stress would be

Upsetting thoughts and emotions may have a negative influence on health through their link with the

Discuss how the "college blues," or mild depression, affects college students, four reasons many college students suffer from this mild depression, and two ways to combat the "college blues."

List and describe the two defense mechanisms that tend to have more beneficial outcomes and provide two examples of each of these positive defense mechanisms.

According to psychologists, happiness is related to all of the following EXCEPT

Seventy percent of all medical costs are related to the six factors of smoking, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, poor diet, insufficient exercise, and risky sexual practices.

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

During the alarm reaction of the general adaptation syndrome, all of the following occur EXCEPT for the

Roughly two-thirds of all American adults are overweight with what proportion of these people being extremely overweight, or obese?

Regarding subjective well-being, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The most passionate and caring workers are the ones who tend to experience burnout.

Which of the following would you recommend to an individual who would like to learn to lower his or her high blood pressure?

Mark repeatedly failed at school and was retained twice. He began to believe that nothing he did would improve his grades, so he gave up easily on assignments and tests and eventually dropped out of school in the tenth grade. Mark's school experience illustrates the concept of

During times of economic hardship, there is an increase in hostility toward illegal immigrants. Psychologists would consider this situation to be an example of

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Exam 13: Health, Stress, and Coping

When emotional "shocks" are predictable and controllable, stress is magnified and damage is likely to result.

Raining on the day of your outdoor wedding would be classified as frustration that is both

Justifying one's behavior by offering self-serving untruths that sound reasonable is a basic feature of

A negative emotional state that occurs when one is prevented from reaching a goal is called __________.

An especially strong stress reaction follows whenever a stressor

Padra is faced with the stressor of having made low grades on her first two Algebra tests. Since tutors are available in the math lab as well as math help available online, the best course of action for Padra in dealing with her stress would be

Upsetting thoughts and emotions may have a negative influence on health through their link with the

Discuss how the "college blues," or mild depression, affects college students, four reasons many college students suffer from this mild depression, and two ways to combat the "college blues."

List and describe the two defense mechanisms that tend to have more beneficial outcomes and provide two examples of each of these positive defense mechanisms.

According to psychologists, happiness is related to all of the following EXCEPT

Seventy percent of all medical costs are related to the six factors of smoking, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, poor diet, insufficient exercise, and risky sexual practices.

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

During the alarm reaction of the general adaptation syndrome, all of the following occur EXCEPT for the

Roughly two-thirds of all American adults are overweight with what proportion of these people being extremely overweight, or obese?

Regarding subjective well-being, which of the following statements is FALSE?

The most passionate and caring workers are the ones who tend to experience burnout.

Which of the following would you recommend to an individual who would like to learn to lower his or her high blood pressure?

Mark repeatedly failed at school and was retained twice. He began to believe that nothing he did would improve his grades, so he gave up easily on assignments and tests and eventually dropped out of school in the tenth grade. Mark's school experience illustrates the concept of

During times of economic hardship, there is an increase in hostility toward illegal immigrants. Psychologists would consider this situation to be an example of

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

Maximizing Learning through Reflective Processing and Active Thinking

Applied Psychology

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