Question 1

Events found on the SRRS that can produce stress include which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A)  trouble with in-laws 
B)  outstanding personal achievement 
C)  marriage 
D)  All of these are on the SRRS. 
A)  trouble with in-laws 
B)  outstanding personal achievement 
C)  marriage 
D)  All of these are on the SRRS.

Question 2

Jill insists over and over that she loves her mother.However,her mother is a long-time hypochondriac who fakes illness after illness.Currently,her mother's alleged ill health has required Jill to give up an independent social life.Jill might be suspected of displaying the defense mechanism of

Accepted Answer

A)  projection. 
B)  reaction formation. 
C)  sublimation. 
D)  compensation. 
A)  projection. 
B)  reaction formation. 
C)  sublimation. 
D)  compensation.

Question 3

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 4

Larry has been asking Sara out on a date for the last year but has been rejected each time.Sara has just become engaged to Danny.Regarding this frustrating situation of dating Sara,Larry is encountering

Accepted Answer

A)  reaction formation. 
B)  compensation. 
C)  a real barrier. 
D)  an imagined barrier. 
A)  reaction formation. 
B)  compensation. 
C)  a real barrier. 
D)  an imagined barrier.

Question 5

Which of the following responses to frustration is most similar to scapegoating?

Accepted Answer

A)  leaving the field 
B)  displaced aggression 
C)  circumvention 
D)  reaction formation 
A)  leaving the field 
B)  displaced aggression 
C)  circumvention 
D)  reaction formation

Question 6

Lindsey is a "stay-at-home" mother who applied for her first job in ten years.The interviewer tells Lindsey that she did not get the job because of her lack of computer skills.Lindsey decides not to apply for anymore business positions,although she could take a computer short-course at the local community college to attain these skills.In regards to attaining a position at a company,Lindsey

Accepted Answer

A)  is exhibiting reaction formation. 
B)  is exhibiting compensation. 
C)  has created a real barrier. 
D)  has created an imagined barrier. 
A)  is exhibiting reaction formation. 
B)  is exhibiting compensation. 
C)  has created a real barrier. 
D)  has created an imagined barrier.

Question 7

Which of the following is a powerful antidote to depression and helplessness and is found by many people through religion,nature,human companionship,and even technology?

Accepted Answer

A)  hope 
B)  intellectualization 
C)  sublimation 
D)  invincibility 
A)  hope 
B)  intellectualization 
C)  sublimation 
D)  invincibility

Question 8

The easiest conflict to resolve is usually a(n)__________ conflict.

Accepted Answer

A)  approach-avoidance 
B)  approach-approach 
C)  avoidance-avoidance 
D)  double approach-avoidance 
A)  approach-avoidance 
B)  approach-approach 
C)  avoidance-avoidance 
D)  double approach-avoidance

Question 9

Joleen loves desserts,but is on a diet.When offered a dessert,she will probably experience a(n)__________ conflict.

Accepted Answer

A)  approach-approach 
B)  approach-avoidance 
C)  avoidance-avoidance 
D)  double appraisal 
A)  approach-approach 
B)  approach-avoidance 
C)  avoidance-avoidance 
D)  double appraisal

Question 10

You are offered two jobs.One has good pay but you have to work on weekends,while the other job has better hours but less pay.You vacillate between the alternatives.You are experiencing a(n)__________ conflict.

Accepted Answer

A)  avoidance-avoidance 
B)  approach-avoidance 
C)  double approach-avoidance 
D)  approach-approach 
A)  avoidance-avoidance 
B)  approach-avoidance 
C)  double approach-avoidance 
D)  approach-approach

Question 11

Regarding defense mechanisms,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Accepted Answer

A)  The use of defense mechanisms prevents us from developing large blind spots in awareness. 
B)  Defense mechanisms often help keep us from being overwhelmed by immediate threats. 
C)  Most of the defense mechanisms were first identified by Jean Piaget. 
D)  After years of research, it has been found that defense mechanisms are almost completely conscious in nature. 
A)  The use of defense mechanisms prevents us from developing large blind spots in awareness. 
B)  Defense mechanisms often help keep us from being overwhelmed by immediate threats. 
C)  Most of the defense mechanisms were first identified by Jean Piaget. 
D)  After years of research, it has been found that defense mechanisms are almost completely conscious in nature.

Question 12

Which of those listed would have the highest LCUs on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale?

Accepted Answer

A)  Christmas 
B)  vacation 
C)  minor violations of the law 
D)  mortgage or loan less than $10,000 
A)  Christmas 
B)  vacation 
C)  minor violations of the law 
D)  mortgage or loan less than $10,000

Question 13

Which of the following appear(s)to be the most easily and widely sublimated?

Accepted Answer

A)  greed 
B)  sexual motives 
C)  anger 
D)  avoidance of pain 
A)  greed 
B)  sexual motives 
C)  anger 
D)  avoidance of pain

Question 14

In order to prevent the spread of learned helplessness,an individual should learn to attribute failure to

Accepted Answer

A)  enduring fate. 
B)  specific factors in the original situation. 
C)  lasting, general factors. 
D)  the inability to develop emotion-focused coping attempts. 
A)  enduring fate. 
B)  specific factors in the original situation. 
C)  lasting, general factors. 
D)  the inability to develop emotion-focused coping attempts.

Question 15

According to the text,conditions that indicate a depression include

Accepted Answer

A)  a reduction in the use of defense mechanisms. 
B)  difficulty concentrating, remembering details, and making decisions. 
C)  increased increase in hobbies and activities to the exclusion of one's studies. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  a reduction in the use of defense mechanisms. 
B)  difficulty concentrating, remembering details, and making decisions. 
C)  increased increase in hobbies and activities to the exclusion of one's studies. 
D)  all of these.

Question 16

If you are forced to choose between taking bad-tasting medicine or being sick,you may experience a(n)__________conflict.

Accepted Answer

A)  double approach-avoidance 
B)  approach-avoidance 
C)  avoidance-avoidance 
D)  approach-approach 
A)  double approach-avoidance 
B)  approach-avoidance 
C)  avoidance-avoidance 
D)  approach-approach

Question 17

A person's overall well-being is closely related to

Accepted Answer

A)  the individual's ability to compartmentalize. 
B)  the individual's ability to use sublimation and compensation. 
C)  hope, optimism, and a sense of meaning and control. 
D)  all of these. 
A)  the individual's ability to compartmentalize. 
B)  the individual's ability to use sublimation and compensation. 
C)  hope, optimism, and a sense of meaning and control. 
D)  all of these.

Question 18

According to Holmes,there is a high chance of illness when your LCU total exceeds __________ points.

Accepted Answer

A)  150 
B)  200 
C)  250 
D)  300 
A)  150 
B)  200 
C)  250 
D)  300

Question 19

Regarding defense mechanisms,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A)  Defense mechanisms keep us from being overwhelmed by immediate threats. 
B)  Defense mechanisms can provide time for a person to learn to cope in a more effective and problem-focused manner. 
C)  The use of defense mechanisms consumes a great deal of emotional energy, as people try to maintain an unrealistic self-image. 
D)  The overuse of defense mechanisms causes people to become more adaptable. 
A)  Defense mechanisms keep us from being overwhelmed by immediate threats. 
B)  Defense mechanisms can provide time for a person to learn to cope in a more effective and problem-focused manner. 
C)  The use of defense mechanisms consumes a great deal of emotional energy, as people try to maintain an unrealistic self-image. 
D)  The overuse of defense mechanisms causes people to become more adaptable.

Question 20

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.

Exam 13: B: Health,stress,and Coping

Events found on the SRRS that can produce stress include which of the following?

Jill insists over and over that she loves her mother.However,her mother is a long-time hypochondriac who fakes illness after illness.Currently,her mother's alleged ill health has required Jill to give up an independent social life.Jill might be suspected of displaying the defense mechanism of

Scapegoating refers to

Larry has been asking Sara out on a date for the last year but has been rejected each time.Sara has just become engaged to Danny.Regarding this frustrating situation of dating Sara,Larry is encountering

Which of the following responses to frustration is most similar to scapegoating?

Which of the following is a powerful antidote to depression and helplessness and is found by many people through religion,nature,human companionship,and even technology?

The easiest conflict to resolve is usually a(n)__________ conflict.

Joleen loves desserts,but is on a diet.When offered a dessert,she will probably experience a(n)__________ conflict.

You are offered two jobs.One has good pay but you have to work on weekends,while the other job has better hours but less pay.You vacillate between the alternatives.You are experiencing a(n)__________ conflict.

Regarding defense mechanisms,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Which of those listed would have the highest LCUs on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale?

Which of the following appear(s)to be the most easily and widely sublimated?

In order to prevent the spread of learned helplessness,an individual should learn to attribute failure to

According to the text,conditions that indicate a depression include

If you are forced to choose between taking bad-tasting medicine or being sick,you may experience a(n)__________conflict.

A person's overall well-being is closely related to

According to Holmes,there is a high chance of illness when your LCU total exceeds __________ points.

Regarding defense mechanisms,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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

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