Question 1

Regarding traumatic stresses,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 2

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 3

Which of the following is associated with research on stress and described the general adaptation syndrome (G.A.S.)?

Accepted Answer

A)  Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 
B)  Albert Bandura 
C)  Hans Selye 
D)  Leon Festinger 
A)  Elisabeth Kübler-Ross 
B)  Albert Bandura 
C)  Hans Selye 
D)  Leon Festinger

Question 4

In order to cope with traumatic events,psychologists recommend that you do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  identify what you are feeling and talk to others about your fears and concerns. 
B)  continue to do the things that you enjoy and that make life meaningful. 
C)  think about the skills that have helped you overcome adversity in the past and apply them to the present situation. 
D)  leave the physical area where the event occurred immediately and, if possible, do not
Return for at least three years. 
A)  identify what you are feeling and talk to others about your fears and concerns. 
B)  continue to do the things that you enjoy and that make life meaningful. 
C)  think about the skills that have helped you overcome adversity in the past and apply them to the present situation. 
D)  leave the physical area where the event occurred immediately and, if possible, do not
Return for at least three years.

Question 5

Morgan finds riding rollercoasters thrilling and fun,while her friend Abby finds this activity distressing and terrifying.Thus,to know if an activity causes a person eustress or distress depends on

Accepted Answer

A)  whether the somatic or autonomic nervous system is involved. 
B)  what meaning the person places on events. 
C)  how each person's limbic system interprets the situation. 
D)  whether the person has a Type A or Type B personality. 
A)  whether the somatic or autonomic nervous system is involved. 
B)  what meaning the person places on events. 
C)  how each person's limbic system interprets the situation. 
D)  whether the person has a Type A or Type B personality.

Question 6

According to your textbook,refusal skills type training programs have been used to prevent all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  smoking and other drug use. 
B)  sexually transmitted diseases. 
C)  teen pregnancy. 
D)  anorexia and bulimia. 
A)  smoking and other drug use. 
B)  sexually transmitted diseases. 
C)  teen pregnancy. 
D)  anorexia and bulimia.

Question 7

Unfair treatment associated with racial or ethnic prejudice is a major source of frustration and stress in the lives of many minority group members because

Accepted Answer

A)  humans are highly sensitive to social sources of frustration. 
B)  the approach-avoidance conflict creates intense frustration. 
C)  pressure precipitates the activation of the autonomic nervous system. 
D)  humans have an innate sense of justice. 
A)  humans are highly sensitive to social sources of frustration. 
B)  the approach-avoidance conflict creates intense frustration. 
C)  pressure precipitates the activation of the autonomic nervous system. 
D)  humans have an innate sense of justice.

Question 8

Regarding lifestyle diseases and behavioral risk factors,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Approximately 443,000 people die every year from smoking-related diseases. 
B)  Alcohol abuse is currently the main cause of preventable deaths in the United States. 
C)  Seventy percent of all medical costs are related to just six of the major behavioral risk factors. 
D)  Roughly 65 percent of all Americans adults are overweight with half of these being obese. 
A)  Approximately 443,000 people die every year from smoking-related diseases. 
B)  Alcohol abuse is currently the main cause of preventable deaths in the United States. 
C)  Seventy percent of all medical costs are related to just six of the major behavioral risk factors. 
D)  Roughly 65 percent of all Americans adults are overweight with half of these being obese.

Question 9

Megan is often so depressed that she eats and sleeps poorly,rarely exercises,and has been smoking more.According to health psychologists,Megan is exhibiting a

Accepted Answer

A)  disease-prone personality. 
B)  Type B personality. 
C)  behavioral risk personality. 
D)  stress-prone personality. 
A)  disease-prone personality. 
B)  Type B personality. 
C)  behavioral risk personality. 
D)  stress-prone personality.

Question 10

People who smoke are also more likely to drink excessively,and people who overeat usually do not get enough exercise.These observations illustrate that

Accepted Answer

A)  many people have a disease-prone personality. 
B)  genetics plays a strong role in one's addictions. 
C)  unhealthy lifestyles almost always create multiple risks. 
D)  the causes of poor health are coincidental and unpredictable. 
A)  many people have a disease-prone personality. 
B)  genetics plays a strong role in one's addictions. 
C)  unhealthy lifestyles almost always create multiple risks. 
D)  the causes of poor health are coincidental and unpredictable.

Question 11

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 12

According to a recent study,the healthiest people eat a diet high in fruit,vegetables,and fish,and low in red meat and dairy products.This diet is called the __________ diet.

Accepted Answer

A)  American 
B)  Mediterranean 
C)  Asian 
D)  Hawaiian 
A)  American 
B)  Mediterranean 
C)  Asian 
D)  Hawaiian

Question 13

The impact of long-term stresses can be understood by examining the body's defenses against stress,a pattern known as

Accepted Answer

A)  the mind-body connection. 
B)  one's locus of control. 
C)  the general adaptation syndrome. 
D)  the defense mechanism model. 
A)  the mind-body connection. 
B)  one's locus of control. 
C)  the general adaptation syndrome. 
D)  the defense mechanism model.

Question 14

Of the nine leading causes of death in the United States,how many are directly related to behavioral risk factors?

Accepted Answer

A)  three 
B)  five 
C)  six 
D)  eight 
A)  three 
B)  five 
C)  six 
D)  eight

Question 15

Which of the following was NOT suggested as a solution to the problem of "burnout?"

Accepted Answer

A)  redesigning requirements, workloads, and responsibilities required on the job 
B)  building a social support system among the employees 
C)  motivational seminars that encourage workers to double their efforts 
D)  increasing the amount of control people have in their jobs 
A)  redesigning requirements, workloads, and responsibilities required on the job 
B)  building a social support system among the employees 
C)  motivational seminars that encourage workers to double their efforts 
D)  increasing the amount of control people have in their jobs

Question 16

A stressful sense of threat is likely to occur when people not only perceive that they lack control over the situation but also have a perceived

Accepted Answer

A)  sense of displacement. 
B)  state of sublimation. 
C)  need to change secondary risk factors. 
D)  lack of competence. 
A)  sense of displacement. 
B)  state of sublimation. 
C)  need to change secondary risk factors. 
D)  lack of competence.

Question 17

Burnout is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A)  a feeling of reduced personal accomplishment. 
B)  a detachment from others. 
C)  emotional exhaustion. 
D)  a dependence on co-workers. 
A)  a feeling of reduced personal accomplishment. 
B)  a detachment from others. 
C)  emotional exhaustion. 
D)  a dependence on co-workers.

Question 18

Regarding social factors that promote unhealthy behaviors,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  A study found that people were 97 percent more likely to become obese if they had a friend who became fat first. 
B)  If one smoker in a group of smokers quits, others are more likely to follow suit. 
C)  Spending time with drinkers tends to increase one's alcohol consumption. 
D)  We tend to flock together with like-minded people and adopt many of their habits. 
A)  A study found that people were 97 percent more likely to become obese if they had a friend who became fat first. 
B)  If one smoker in a group of smokers quits, others are more likely to follow suit. 
C)  Spending time with drinkers tends to increase one's alcohol consumption. 
D)  We tend to flock together with like-minded people and adopt many of their habits.

Question 19

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 20

Aaron has an important meeting,so he leaves for work 20 minutes earlier than normal but because of a car stalled on the highway that slows traffic to a crawl,Aaron may be late for his meeting.Aaron is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  external frustration. 
B)  personal frustration. 
C)  external conflict. 
D)  internal conflict. 
A)  external frustration. 
B)  personal frustration. 
C)  external conflict. 
D)  internal conflict.

Exam 13: A: Health,stress,and Coping

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

Major behavioral risk factors include which of the following?

Which of the following is associated with research on stress and described the general adaptation syndrome (G.A.S.)?

In order to cope with traumatic events,psychologists recommend that you do all of the following EXCEPT

Morgan finds riding rollercoasters thrilling and fun,while her friend Abby finds this activity distressing and terrifying.Thus,to know if an activity causes a person eustress or distress depends on

According to your textbook,refusal skills type training programs have been used to prevent all of the following EXCEPT

Unfair treatment associated with racial or ethnic prejudice is a major source of frustration and stress in the lives of many minority group members because

Regarding lifestyle diseases and behavioral risk factors,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Megan is often so depressed that she eats and sleeps poorly,rarely exercises,and has been smoking more.According to health psychologists,Megan is exhibiting a

People who smoke are also more likely to drink excessively,and people who overeat usually do not get enough exercise.These observations illustrate that

An especially strong stress reaction follows whenever a stressor

According to a recent study,the healthiest people eat a diet high in fruit,vegetables,and fish,and low in red meat and dairy products.This diet is called the __________ diet.

The impact of long-term stresses can be understood by examining the body's defenses against stress,a pattern known as

Of the nine leading causes of death in the United States,how many are directly related to behavioral risk factors?

Which of the following was NOT suggested as a solution to the problem of "burnout?"

A stressful sense of threat is likely to occur when people not only perceive that they lack control over the situation but also have a perceived

Burnout is characterized by all of the following EXCEPT

Regarding social factors that promote unhealthy behaviors,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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

Aaron has an important meeting,so he leaves for work 20 minutes earlier than normal but because of a car stalled on the highway that slows traffic to a crawl,Aaron may be late for his meeting.Aaron is experiencing

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