Question 1

Stress causes the body to release substances that increase inflammation, which can prolong infections and delay healing.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Hilda is a resident at a nursing home. Although the staff would be receptive to Hilda's requests, Hilda feels that she has to go along with the foods they put on her plate and that she must participate in every activity whether she enjoys it or not. Hilda often feels stressed and even threatened by the staff because of her

Accepted Answer

A)  perceived lack of control. 
B)  perceived conflict with the activities. 
C)  perceived pressure to continue living at the nursing home. 
D)  extreme burnout. 
A)  perceived lack of control. 
B)  perceived conflict with the activities. 
C)  perceived pressure to continue living at the nursing home. 
D)  extreme burnout.

Question 3

Stress will be magnified and damage is likely to result when emotional "shocks" are

Accepted Answer

A)  predictable. 
B)  controllable. 
C)  linked to pressure. 
D)  characterized by all of these. 
A)  predictable. 
B)  controllable. 
C)  linked to pressure. 
D)  characterized by all of these.

Question 4

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)  psychosomatic perspective. 
C)  medical model. 
D)  biopsychosocial model. 
A)  hypochondriac perspective. 
B)  psychosomatic perspective. 
C)  medical model. 
D)  biopsychosocial model.

Question 5

When we manage our stress, we

Accepted Answer

A)  cause the body to release substances that increase inflammation. 
B)  can reduce the severity of cold and flu symptoms. 
C)  tend to prolong infections and delay healing. 
D)  actually put a strain on our immune system. 
A)  cause the body to release substances that increase inflammation. 
B)  can reduce the severity of cold and flu symptoms. 
C)  tend to prolong infections and delay healing. 
D)  actually put a strain on our immune system.

Question 6

School-based smoking prevention programs have used

Accepted Answer

A)  anti-smoking art contests. 
B)  poster and T-shirt giveaways. 
C)  questions for students to ask their parents. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  anti-smoking art contests. 
B)  poster and T-shirt giveaways. 
C)  questions for students to ask their parents. 
D)  all of these.

Question 7

It has been found that the best way to prevent people from smoking is to stop the behavior before it begins. A type of program that teaches youth to resist pressures from peers or adults to smoke is called

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidance therapy. 
B)  refusal skills training. 
C)  desensitization training. 
D)  eradication therapy. 
A)  avoidance therapy. 
B)  refusal skills training. 
C)  desensitization training. 
D)  eradication therapy.

Question 8

Which of the following would NOT be classified as an external, social frustration?

Accepted Answer

A)  My sister wore one of my dresses, when I wanted to wear it. 
B)  My goal is to go to medical school, but I have earned only D's. 
C)  My supervisor was unfair to the staff when he promoted his friend rather than making the promotion based on seniority and productivity. 
D)  My history professor requires twice as many written reports as the other history professors. 
A)  My sister wore one of my dresses, when I wanted to wear it. 
B)  My goal is to go to medical school, but I have earned only D's. 
C)  My supervisor was unfair to the staff when he promoted his friend rather than making the promotion based on seniority and productivity. 
D)  My history professor requires twice as many written reports as the other history professors.

Question 9

Scapegoating refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  the use of apathy as a means of dealing with conflict. 
B)  the habitual redirection of aggression to some person or group. 
C)  a tendency to blindly repeat an unsuccessful response. 
D)  the act of attributing personal frustration to external causes. 
A)  the use of apathy as a means of dealing with conflict. 
B)  the habitual redirection of aggression to some person or group. 
C)  a tendency to blindly repeat an unsuccessful response. 
D)  the act of attributing personal frustration to external causes.

Question 10

Setting realistic goals, ordering your priorities, and slowing down are ways of dealing with which of the following aspects of stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  bodily effects 
B)  upsetting thoughts 
C)  ineffective behaviors 
D)  emotional response 
A)  bodily effects 
B)  upsetting thoughts 
C)  ineffective behaviors 
D)  emotional response

Question 11

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 12

Displaced aggression is said to occur

Accepted Answer

A)  when aggression is directed at a target other than the source of frustration. 
B)  whenever stress is channeled into aggressive activities. 
C)  whenever stress is channeled into socially acceptable activities. 
D)  when a person watches an aggressive sporting event. 
A)  when aggression is directed at a target other than the source of frustration. 
B)  whenever stress is channeled into aggressive activities. 
C)  whenever stress is channeled into socially acceptable activities. 
D)  when a person watches an aggressive sporting event.

Question 13

Due to the continued stress of caring for her sick mother, Artie's friends say that Artie has recently become very disorganized and indecisive and has avoided spending time with her friends. These observations describe which element often triggered by stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  upsetting thoughts 
B)  ineffective behavior 
C)  bodily effects 
D)  all-or-nothing thinking 
A)  upsetting thoughts 
B)  ineffective behavior 
C)  bodily effects 
D)  all-or-nothing thinking

Question 14

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 15

Each evening before going to bed, Michelle tightens all the muscles in her feet, then voluntarily relaxes them. Then she tightens all the muscles in her legs, then voluntarily relaxes them. She does this all the way to her head. Michelle is practicing the technique of __________.

Accepted Answer

progressiv

Question 16

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.

Accepted Answer

Answer will include that this is a multi

Question 17

If you dropped a class because you failed a couple of tests, you would be exhibiting the response to frustration called

Accepted Answer

A)  escape. 
B)  displacement. 
C)  persistence. 
D)  scapegoating. 
A)  escape. 
B)  displacement. 
C)  persistence. 
D)  scapegoating.

Question 18

Regarding traumatic stressors, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Twenty percent of the people who lived close to Ground Zero in New York suffered serious stress disorders. 
B)  Forty-four percent of U.S. adults who only saw the September 11th terrorist attacks on television had at least some stress symptoms. 
C)  Since victims realize that disaster could strike again without warning, many victims feel that they are losing control of their lives. 
D)  Persons who develop the most severe anxiety exhibit schizophrenic-like symptoms that require antipsychotic medication. 
A)  Twenty percent of the people who lived close to Ground Zero in New York suffered serious stress disorders. 
B)  Forty-four percent of U.S. adults who only saw the September 11th terrorist attacks on television had at least some stress symptoms. 
C)  Since victims realize that disaster could strike again without warning, many victims feel that they are losing control of their lives. 
D)  Persons who develop the most severe anxiety exhibit schizophrenic-like symptoms that require antipsychotic medication.

Question 19

A program that was designed to teach youths how to resist pressures to smoke and has been applied to other drugs and health risks is __________ training.

Accepted Answer

The answer of A program that was designed to teach...

Question 20

Major life events are strongly linked to a person's immediate health and psychological well-being, while daily hassles, or microstressors, tend to predict changes in health one to two years after these annoyances begin.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Stress causes the body to release substances that increase inflammation, which can prolong infections and delay healing.

Stress will be magnified and damage is likely to result when emotional "shocks" are

When we manage our stress, we

School-based smoking prevention programs have used

It has been found that the best way to prevent people from smoking is to stop the behavior before it begins. A type of program that teaches youth to resist pressures from peers or adults to smoke is called

Which of the following would NOT be classified as an external, social frustration?

Scapegoating refers to

Setting realistic goals, ordering your priorities, and slowing down are ways of dealing with which of the following aspects of stress?

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.

Displaced aggression is said to occur

Due to the continued stress of caring for her sick mother, Artie's friends say that Artie has recently become very disorganized and indecisive and has avoided spending time with her friends. These observations describe which element often triggered by stress?

The technique of stress inoculation was popularized by

Each evening before going to bed, Michelle tightens all the muscles in her feet, then voluntarily relaxes them. Then she tightens all the muscles in her legs, then voluntarily relaxes them. She does this all the way to her head. Michelle is practicing the technique of __________.

If you dropped a class because you failed a couple of tests, you would be exhibiting the response to frustration called

Regarding traumatic stressors, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A program that was designed to teach youths how to resist pressures to smoke and has been applied to other drugs and health risks is __________ training.

Major life events are strongly linked to a person's immediate health and psychological well-being, while daily hassles, or microstressors, tend to predict changes in health one to two years after these annoyances begin.

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Exam 12: Health Psychology

Stress causes the body to release substances that increase inflammation, which can prolong infections and delay healing.

Stress will be magnified and damage is likely to result when emotional "shocks" are

When we manage our stress, we

School-based smoking prevention programs have used

It has been found that the best way to prevent people from smoking is to stop the behavior before it begins. A type of program that teaches youth to resist pressures from peers or adults to smoke is called

Which of the following would NOT be classified as an external, social frustration?

Scapegoating refers to

Setting realistic goals, ordering your priorities, and slowing down are ways of dealing with which of the following aspects of stress?

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.

Displaced aggression is said to occur

Due to the continued stress of caring for her sick mother, Artie's friends say that Artie has recently become very disorganized and indecisive and has avoided spending time with her friends. These observations describe which element often triggered by stress?

The technique of stress inoculation was popularized by

Each evening before going to bed, Michelle tightens all the muscles in her feet, then voluntarily relaxes them. Then she tightens all the muscles in her legs, then voluntarily relaxes them. She does this all the way to her head. Michelle is practicing the technique of __________.

If you dropped a class because you failed a couple of tests, you would be exhibiting the response to frustration called

Regarding traumatic stressors, which of the following statements is FALSE?

A program that was designed to teach youths how to resist pressures to smoke and has been applied to other drugs and health risks is __________ training.

Major life events are strongly linked to a person's immediate health and psychological well-being, while daily hassles, or microstressors, tend to predict changes in health one to two years after these annoyances begin.

Introducing Psychology

Brain and Behavior

Human Development

Sensation and Perception

Consciousness

Conditioning and Learning

Memory

Cognition and Intelligence

Motivation and Emotion

Human Sexuality

Personality

Psychological Disorders

Herapies

Social Psychology

Applied Psychology

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