Question 1

Which of the following is not a coping mechanism to handle stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  Social Regulation 
B)  Attitude Adjustment 
C)  Lifestyle Adjustment 
D)  Emotional Regulation 
A)  Social Regulation 
B)  Attitude Adjustment 
C)  Lifestyle Adjustment 
D)  Emotional Regulation A

Question 2

Which of the following is not a direct negative consequence of stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  Lower productivity 
B)  Compromised effectiveness 
C)  Deadened creativity 
D)  Delays in project time-lines 
A)  Lower productivity 
B)  Compromised effectiveness 
C)  Deadened creativity 
D)  Delays in project time-lines D

Question 3

During midlife years, employees may be focused on the search for meaning and ego integrity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 4

Allowing people to participate in the decisions affecting their work:

Accepted Answer

A)  Gives them a greater sense of control. 
B)  Increases their stress levels. 
C)  Helps cultivate a stress free organization. 
D)  Increases likelihood of errors due to inexperience and therefore increases stress. 
A)  Gives them a greater sense of control. 
B)  Increases their stress levels. 
C)  Helps cultivate a stress free organization. 
D)  Increases likelihood of errors due to inexperience and therefore increases stress.

Question 5

Which of the following is not a stage in the General Adaptation Syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)  Resistance 
B)  Recognition 
C)  Alarm 
D)  Countershock 
A)  Resistance 
B)  Recognition 
C)  Alarm 
D)  Countershock

Question 6

When a person is stressed, the hypothalamus sets off a type of alarm to the nervous and endocrine (hormonal) systems. This often is called the:

Accepted Answer

A)  The strictus 
B)  The "stress trigger" response 
C)  The "flight or fight" response 
D)  The "countershock" phase 
A)  The strictus 
B)  The "stress trigger" response 
C)  The "flight or fight" response 
D)  The "countershock" phase

Question 7

Which of the following may be considered an attempt to cope with physical symptoms of stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eating healthy 
B)  Problem solving 
C)  Sleeping less to work more 
D)  Confronting those responsible 
A)  Eating healthy 
B)  Problem solving 
C)  Sleeping less to work more 
D)  Confronting those responsible

Question 8

Which of the following is not a source of stress on the job?

Accepted Answer

A)  Organizational Justice 
B)  Organizational Environment 
C)  Intrinsic nature of work 
D)  Extrinsic nature of work 
A)  Organizational Justice 
B)  Organizational Environment 
C)  Intrinsic nature of work 
D)  Extrinsic nature of work

Question 9

There are four stages in the General Adaptation Syndrome

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Among the following life events, pick the one, which is least stressful?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marriage 
B)  Retirement 
C)  Pregnancy 
D)  Trouble with boss 
A)  Marriage 
B)  Retirement 
C)  Pregnancy 
D)  Trouble with boss

Question 11

As a life event, "Trouble with boss" is considered less stressful than "marital reconciliation."

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The word stress is derived from Latin word strictus.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Stress can decrease our reaction time and attention and also can distort cognitive processes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Yerkes-Dodson law suggests that when:

Accepted Answer

A)  Stress levels are too high, performance will suffer. 
B)  Stress levels are too low, performance will suffer. 
C)  Stress levels are too high, performance will increase. 
D)  Stress levels are too low, performance will increase. 
A)  Stress levels are too high, performance will suffer. 
B)  Stress levels are too low, performance will suffer. 
C)  Stress levels are too high, performance will increase. 
D)  Stress levels are too low, performance will increase.

Question 15

Only women appear to have a broader repertoire of responses to stress, including affiliative, protective, and caretaking behaviors.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following may be considered primarily emotional coping strategies?

Accepted Answer

A)  Withdrawing from others 
B)  Spending less time with family 
C)  Sleeping less to work more 
D)  Setting priorities 
A)  Withdrawing from others 
B)  Spending less time with family 
C)  Sleeping less to work more 
D)  Setting priorities

Question 17

Ignoring the symptoms of stress overload is one of the ways of coping with and managing stress effectively.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

"Stress can be beneficial." Do you agree or disagree? Please justify your position, providing relevant examples where appropriate.

Accepted Answer

I agree that stress can be beneficial in

Question 19

Women are more likely to engage in "tend and befriend" as the dominant behavioral response to stress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

What is stress and why does it need to be managed?

Accepted Answer

Stress is a natural response to the dema

Which of the following is not a coping mechanism to handle stress?

Which of the following is not a direct negative consequence of stress?

During midlife years, employees may be focused on the search for meaning and ego integrity.

Allowing people to participate in the decisions affecting their work:

Which of the following is not a stage in the General Adaptation Syndrome?

When a person is stressed, the hypothalamus sets off a type of alarm to the nervous and endocrine (hormonal) systems. This often is called the:

Which of the following may be considered an attempt to cope with physical symptoms of stress?

Which of the following is not a source of stress on the job?

There are four stages in the General Adaptation Syndrome

Among the following life events, pick the one, which is least stressful?

As a life event, "Trouble with boss" is considered less stressful than "marital reconciliation."

The word stress is derived from Latin word strictus.

Stress can decrease our reaction time and attention and also can distort cognitive processes.

The Yerkes-Dodson law suggests that when:

Only women appear to have a broader repertoire of responses to stress, including affiliative, protective, and caretaking behaviors.

Which of the following may be considered primarily emotional coping strategies?

Ignoring the symptoms of stress overload is one of the ways of coping with and managing stress effectively.

"Stress can be beneficial." Do you agree or disagree? Please justify your position, providing relevant examples where appropriate.

Women are more likely to engage in "tend and befriend" as the dominant behavioral response to stress.

What is stress and why does it need to be managed?

Organizational Behavior As a Way of Thinking and Acting

Knowing and Managing Yourself

Fostering Creativity

Decision Making

Motivating Self and Others

Leadership in Public Organizations

Power and Organizational Politics

Communicating Effectively With Others

Working in Groups and Teams

Managing Conflict

Organizational Change

Representing the Organization on the Outside

Managing Behavior in the Public Interest

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Exam 4: Managing Stress

Which of the following is not a coping mechanism to handle stress?

Which of the following is not a direct negative consequence of stress?

During midlife years, employees may be focused on the search for meaning and ego integrity.

Allowing people to participate in the decisions affecting their work:

Which of the following is not a stage in the General Adaptation Syndrome?

When a person is stressed, the hypothalamus sets off a type of alarm to the nervous and endocrine (hormonal) systems. This often is called the:

Which of the following may be considered an attempt to cope with physical symptoms of stress?

Which of the following is not a source of stress on the job?

There are four stages in the General Adaptation Syndrome

Among the following life events, pick the one, which is least stressful?

As a life event, "Trouble with boss" is considered less stressful than "marital reconciliation."

The word stress is derived from Latin word strictus.

Stress can decrease our reaction time and attention and also can distort cognitive processes.

The Yerkes-Dodson law suggests that when:

Only women appear to have a broader repertoire of responses to stress, including affiliative, protective, and caretaking behaviors.

Which of the following may be considered primarily emotional coping strategies?

Ignoring the symptoms of stress overload is one of the ways of coping with and managing stress effectively.

"Stress can be beneficial." Do you agree or disagree? Please justify your position, providing relevant examples where appropriate.

Women are more likely to engage in "tend and befriend" as the dominant behavioral response to stress.

What is stress and why does it need to be managed?

Organizational Behavior As a Way of Thinking and Acting

Knowing and Managing Yourself

Fostering Creativity

Decision Making

Motivating Self and Others

Leadership in Public Organizations

Power and Organizational Politics

Communicating Effectively With Others

Working in Groups and Teams

Managing Conflict

Organizational Change

Representing the Organization on the Outside

Managing Behavior in the Public Interest

Filters