Question 1

The principal cognitive benefit of opening up and sharing stressful experiences with others is known as

Accepted Answer

A)  venting. 
B)  insight. 
C)  self-focus. 
D)  discharge. 
A)  venting. 
B)  insight. 
C)  self-focus. 
D)  discharge.

Question 2

Sanchez is very driven, competitive, and seems to lack patience when things are not going his way. His is a behavior pattern that is

Accepted Answer

A)  depressive explanatory. 
B)  compulsive. 
C)  coronary-prone. 
D)  sociopathic. 
A)  depressive explanatory. 
B)  compulsive. 
C)  coronary-prone. 
D)  sociopathic.

Question 3

Upfront efforts to ward off or modify the onset of a stressful event are referred to _____ coping.

Accepted Answer

A)  problem-focused 
B)  emotion-focused 
C)  proactive 
D)  active 
A)  problem-focused 
B)  emotion-focused 
C)  proactive 
D)  active

Question 4

In the Pennebaker (1997) experiments on the effects of disclosing secret feelings and thoughts, it was found that the participants'

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A)  diastolic blood pressure levels dipped during the disclosures but then later rose above their preexperiment levels. 
B)  diastolic blood pressure levels rose during the disclosures and tended to stay at the elevated levels for a long period after the experiment. 
C)  systolic blood pressure levels rose during the disclosures but then later dipped below their preexperiment levels. 
D)  systolic blood pressure levels dipped during the disclosures and tended to stay at the lowered levels for a long period after the experiment. 
A)  diastolic blood pressure levels dipped during the disclosures but then later rose above their preexperiment levels. 
B)  diastolic blood pressure levels rose during the disclosures and tended to stay at the elevated levels for a long period after the experiment. 
C)  systolic blood pressure levels rose during the disclosures but then later dipped below their preexperiment levels. 
D)  systolic blood pressure levels dipped during the disclosures and tended to stay at the lowered levels for a long period after the experiment.

Question 5

High levels of hostility have been found to predict

Accepted Answer

A)  extreme forms of health-conscious behaviors. 
B)  greater use of emotion-focused coping. 
C)  more intense cardiovascular responses to events. 
D)  lowered blood pressure in intense social situations. 
A)  extreme forms of health-conscious behaviors. 
B)  greater use of emotion-focused coping. 
C)  more intense cardiovascular responses to events. 
D)  lowered blood pressure in intense social situations.

Question 6

Which of the following statements concerning the link between stress and illness is true ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Stress can increase vulnerability to short-term illnesses, like colds, but does not affect the course of more serious long-term diseases such as cancer. 
B)  Stress can influence whether or not a person contracts a particular illness, but not the duration or outcome of that illness. 
C)  Stress increases susceptibility to coronary heart disease and cancer, but not colds and other minor infections. 
D)  Stress can influence both short-term and long-term illnesses, including colds, coronary heart disease, and cancer. 
A)  Stress can increase vulnerability to short-term illnesses, like colds, but does not affect the course of more serious long-term diseases such as cancer. 
B)  Stress can influence whether or not a person contracts a particular illness, but not the duration or outcome of that illness. 
C)  Stress increases susceptibility to coronary heart disease and cancer, but not colds and other minor infections. 
D)  Stress can influence both short-term and long-term illnesses, including colds, coronary heart disease, and cancer.

Question 7

Javier has just gotten a job with a new company as Assistant Chief Information Officer (CIO). He is terribly excited about this opportunity and he cannot wait to get started. After two weeks, his wife notices that he isn't as excited and has already started talking about how he wants to be the CIO. Javier's adjustment of his standard for what makes him happy is called ____ adaptation.

Accepted Answer

A)  situational 
B)  hedonic 
C)  characterological 
D)  dispositional 
A)  situational 
B)  hedonic 
C)  characterological 
D)  dispositional

Question 8

Hardy people have the following characteristics except

Accepted Answer

A)  commitment. 
B)  concentration. 
C)  control. 
D)  challenge. 
A)  commitment. 
B)  concentration. 
C)  control. 
D)  challenge.

Question 9

What is the social readjustment rating scale? What hypothesis did Holmes and Rahe propose in 1967?

Accepted Answer

To measure life stress, Holmes and Rahe

Question 10

Selye's (1936) general adaptation syndrome includes all of the following stages except

Accepted Answer

A)  alarm. 
B)  exhaustion. 
C)  recovery. 
D)  resistance. 
A)  alarm. 
B)  exhaustion. 
C)  recovery. 
D)  resistance.

Question 11

Katarina is on a plane that has been hijacked. Assuming she will be in this situation for an extended period of time, which of the following coping strategies to alleviate her stress would probably be least effective?

Accepted Answer

A)  Distracting herself 
B)  Helping other passengers 
C)  Deep breathing exercises 
D)  Chanting a scriptural verse 
A)  Distracting herself 
B)  Helping other passengers 
C)  Deep breathing exercises 
D)  Chanting a scriptural verse

Question 12

Hamrick et al. (2002) examined the relationship between stress and social contact when it comes to developing infectious illnesses. They found that for people under low stress, ____, whereas for people under high stress, ____.

Accepted Answer

A)  social contact did not matter; high levels of social contact led to increases in illness 
B)  social contact did not matter; high levels of social contact led to decreases in illness 
C)  high levels of social contact led to increases in illness; social contact did not matter 
D)  high levels of social contact led to decreases in illness; social contact did not matter 
A)  social contact did not matter; high levels of social contact led to increases in illness 
B)  social contact did not matter; high levels of social contact led to decreases in illness 
C)  high levels of social contact led to increases in illness; social contact did not matter 
D)  high levels of social contact led to decreases in illness; social contact did not matter

Question 13

What did Norman Cousins (1989) describe as the "biology of hope"?

Accepted Answer

A)  Positive expectations can be self-fulfilling. 
B)  Positive expectations lead to optimism. 
C)  Negative expectations are inevitable. 
D)  When there's hope, there's life. 
A)  Positive expectations can be self-fulfilling. 
B)  Positive expectations lead to optimism. 
C)  Negative expectations are inevitable. 
D)  When there's hope, there's life.

Question 14

Sean believes that he has a high sense of control over his own health, so when his kidney transplant unexpectedly fails, he is likely to

Accepted Answer

A)  look at the bright side of life. 
B)  feel particularly depressed. 
C)  seek out the company of pessimistic patients. 
D)  exhibit a particularly strong immune response. 
A)  look at the bright side of life. 
B)  feel particularly depressed. 
C)  seek out the company of pessimistic patients. 
D)  exhibit a particularly strong immune response.

Question 15

Although Heloise would like to quit smoking, she is convinced that she is addicted and will never be able to stop. With respect to smoking, Heloise

Accepted Answer

A)  will benefit from emotion-focused coping. 
B)  is low in self-efficacy. 
C)  thinks like Pollyanna, the heroine created by writer Eleanor Porter. 
D)  prefers to engage in problem-focused coping. 
A)  will benefit from emotion-focused coping. 
B)  is low in self-efficacy. 
C)  thinks like Pollyanna, the heroine created by writer Eleanor Porter. 
D)  prefers to engage in problem-focused coping.

Question 16

Getting married, surviving a tornado, and dealing with a long, congested commute to work are all

Accepted Answer

A)  major life events. 
B)  catastrophes. 
C)  daily hassles. 
D)  stressors. 
A)  major life events. 
B)  catastrophes. 
C)  daily hassles. 
D)  stressors.

Question 17

Neal knows that the Thanksgiving dinner with his in-laws, who do not particularly like him, will be stressful. He and Nicki, his wife, decide that there are certain topics they will just bluntly change should they be raised by the in-laws. They also decide that Nicki will, should her parents persist, state that family gatherings should be pleasant and pursuing certain issues will create such unpleasantness that she and Neal will leave. Neal and Nicki are best described as engaging in ____ coping.

Accepted Answer

A)  problem-focused 
B)  emotion-focused 
C)  proactive 
D)  restraint 
A)  problem-focused 
B)  emotion-focused 
C)  proactive 
D)  restraint

Question 18

The APA conducted a nationwide survey in 2017 that asked men and women to indicate the sources of stress in their lives. Which stressor was cited by 51 percent of the respondents?

Accepted Answer

A)  Work-related issues 
B)  Health concerns 
C)  Violence and crime 
D)  Current political climate 
A)  Work-related issues 
B)  Health concerns 
C)  Violence and crime 
D)  Current political climate

Question 19

A 2001 study of 1,306 adult men from the Boston area found that ten years later optimism was ________ correlated with ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  positively; emotion-focused coping. 
B)  positively; problem-focused coping. 
C)  negatively; coronary heart disease. 
D)  negatively; self-serving appraisal styles. 
A)  positively; emotion-focused coping. 
B)  positively; problem-focused coping. 
C)  negatively; coronary heart disease. 
D)  negatively; self-serving appraisal styles.

Question 20

Research on religion and coping reveals that religion

Accepted Answer

A)  fills people with an increasing sense of false optimism. 
B)  causes improvements in coping skills by influencing healthier life choices. 
C)  is associated with better coping, but the causal relation is not established. 
D)  attracts people who make healthy choices and are naturally optimistic. 
A)  fills people with an increasing sense of false optimism. 
B)  causes improvements in coping skills by influencing healthier life choices. 
C)  is associated with better coping, but the causal relation is not established. 
D)  attracts people who make healthy choices and are naturally optimistic.

The principal cognitive benefit of opening up and sharing stressful experiences with others is known as

Sanchez is very driven, competitive, and seems to lack patience when things are not going his way. His is a behavior pattern that is

Upfront efforts to ward off or modify the onset of a stressful event are referred to _____ coping.

In the Pennebaker (1997) experiments on the effects of disclosing secret feelings and thoughts, it was found that the participants'

High levels of hostility have been found to predict

Which of the following statements concerning the link between stress and illness is true ?

Hardy people have the following characteristics except

What is the social readjustment rating scale? What hypothesis did Holmes and Rahe propose in 1967?

Selye's (1936) general adaptation syndrome includes all of the following stages except

Katarina is on a plane that has been hijacked. Assuming she will be in this situation for an extended period of time, which of the following coping strategies to alleviate her stress would probably be least effective?

Hamrick et al. (2002) examined the relationship between stress and social contact when it comes to developing infectious illnesses. They found that for people under low stress, , whereas for people under high stress, .

What did Norman Cousins (1989) describe as the "biology of hope"?

Sean believes that he has a high sense of control over his own health, so when his kidney transplant unexpectedly fails, he is likely to

Although Heloise would like to quit smoking, she is convinced that she is addicted and will never be able to stop. With respect to smoking, Heloise

Getting married, surviving a tornado, and dealing with a long, congested commute to work are all

The APA conducted a nationwide survey in 2017 that asked men and women to indicate the sources of stress in their lives. Which stressor was cited by 51 percent of the respondents?

A 2001 study of 1,306 adult men from the Boston area found that ten years later optimism was correlated with .

Research on religion and coping reveals that religion

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The principal cognitive benefit of opening up and sharing stressful experiences with others is known as

Sanchez is very driven, competitive, and seems to lack patience when things are not going his way. His is a behavior pattern that is

Upfront efforts to ward off or modify the onset of a stressful event are referred to _____ coping.

In the Pennebaker (1997) experiments on the effects of disclosing secret feelings and thoughts, it was found that the participants'

High levels of hostility have been found to predict

Which of the following statements concerning the link between stress and illness is true ?

Hardy people have the following characteristics except

What is the social readjustment rating scale? What hypothesis did Holmes and Rahe propose in 1967?

Selye's (1936) general adaptation syndrome includes all of the following stages except

Katarina is on a plane that has been hijacked. Assuming she will be in this situation for an extended period of time, which of the following coping strategies to alleviate her stress would probably be least effective?

Hamrick et al. (2002) examined the relationship between stress and social contact when it comes to developing infectious illnesses. They found that for people under low stress, ____, whereas for people under high stress, ____.

What did Norman Cousins (1989) describe as the "biology of hope"?

Sean believes that he has a high sense of control over his own health, so when his kidney transplant unexpectedly fails, he is likely to

Although Heloise would like to quit smoking, she is convinced that she is addicted and will never be able to stop. With respect to smoking, Heloise

Getting married, surviving a tornado, and dealing with a long, congested commute to work are all

The APA conducted a nationwide survey in 2017 that asked men and women to indicate the sources of stress in their lives. Which stressor was cited by 51 percent of the respondents?

A 2001 study of 1,306 adult men from the Boston area found that ten years later optimism was ________ correlated with ________.

Research on religion and coping reveals that religion

What Is Social Psychology

Doing Social Psychology Research

The Social Self

Perceiving Persons

Stereotypes, Prejudice, and Discrimination

Attitudes

Conformity

Group Processes

Attraction and Close Relationships

Helping Others

Aggression

Law

Business

Filters

Hamrick et al. (2002) examined the relationship between stress and social contact when it comes to developing infectious illnesses. They found that for people under low stress, , whereas for people under high stress, .

A 2001 study of 1,306 adult men from the Boston area found that ten years later optimism was correlated with .