Question 1

Psychosomatic disorders are those in which

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A)  symptoms are imaginary. 
B)  individuals have physiological symptoms, but no underlying physiological cause. 
C)  symptoms are especially vague and diffuse. 
D)  physiological damage is caused by psychological stress. 
A)  symptoms are imaginary. 
B)  individuals have physiological symptoms, but no underlying physiological cause. 
C)  symptoms are especially vague and diffuse. 
D)  physiological damage is caused by psychological stress.

Question 2

A perceived lack of control is just as important as an actual lack of control in causing us to feel threatened.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Regarding acculturative stress,which of the following statements is TRUE?

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A)  Acculturative stress occurs during times of traumatic stress. 
B)  Acculturative stress occurs when a person experiences burnout in their job. 
C)  Acculturative stress is a period of culture shock caused by adapting to a foreign culture. 
D)  Acculturative stress is the cause of many hypochondrial disorders. 
A)  Acculturative stress occurs during times of traumatic stress. 
B)  Acculturative stress occurs when a person experiences burnout in their job. 
C)  Acculturative stress is a period of culture shock caused by adapting to a foreign culture. 
D)  Acculturative stress is the cause of many hypochondrial disorders.

Question 4

Regarding stress management,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Humor reduces stress by helping to put things into perspective. 
B)  Writing about your feelings tends to leave your mind clearer and also helps reduce stress. 
C)  Stress can be reduced by deliberately doing things at a slower pace. 
D)  Stress inoculation involves visualizing calm, relaxing, peaceful images in order to distract one from upsetting thoughts. 
A)  Humor reduces stress by helping to put things into perspective. 
B)  Writing about your feelings tends to leave your mind clearer and also helps reduce stress. 
C)  Stress can be reduced by deliberately doing things at a slower pace. 
D)  Stress inoculation involves visualizing calm, relaxing, peaceful images in order to distract one from upsetting thoughts.

Question 5

After coming to the U.S.,Jorge learned English and became involved with American life,while still maintaining ties and friendships with his friends and relatives,who had also immigrated from Mexico.Jorge's pattern of acculturation would be classified as

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A)  integration. 
B)  separation. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  marginalization. 
A)  integration. 
B)  separation. 
C)  assimilation. 
D)  marginalization.

Question 6

Regarding social support,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Sharing positive events with others tends to amplify these emotions and increase social support. 
B)  Support from family and friends serves as a buffer to cushion the impact of stressful events. 
C)  People with close, supportive relationships have better immune responses and better health. 
D)  Men are just as likely as women to seek support when stressed and to nurture others. 
A)  Sharing positive events with others tends to amplify these emotions and increase social support. 
B)  Support from family and friends serves as a buffer to cushion the impact of stressful events. 
C)  People with close, supportive relationships have better immune responses and better health. 
D)  Men are just as likely as women to seek support when stressed and to nurture others.

Question 7

LaTonya always seems to find ways of turning whatever job she is assigned into something interesting and important.No matter what events occur,LaTonya does not see herself as a victim of circumstances,and sees life as a series of challenges that will help her to grow.LaTonya is an example of a

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A)  Type A personality that will be susceptible to burnout. 
B)  hardy personality. 
C)  Type C personality. 
D)  person who is keeps her anger "bottled up" and does not express it outwardly. 
A)  Type A personality that will be susceptible to burnout. 
B)  hardy personality. 
C)  Type C personality. 
D)  person who is keeps her anger "bottled up" and does not express it outwardly.

Question 8

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

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A)  hypochondriac perspective. 
B)  mind-body perspective. 
C)  medical model. 
D)  biopsychosocial model. 
A)  hypochondriac perspective. 
B)  mind-body perspective. 
C)  medical model. 
D)  biopsychosocial model.

Question 9

In adapting to a new culture,the pattern that involves adopting the new culture as your own and having frequent contact with its members is known as

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A)  assimilation. 
B)  marginalization. 
C)  integration. 
D)  separation. 
A)  assimilation. 
B)  marginalization. 
C)  integration. 
D)  separation.

Question 10

According to health psychologists,because Margo is often so depressed that she eats and sleeps poorly,rarely exercises,and has been smoking more,she would be described as having a disease-prone personality.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Discuss how the "college blues," or mild depression affects college students,the reasons many college students suffer from this mild depression,how to distinguish the "college blues" from a more serious type of depression,and ways to combat the "college blues."

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Answer will include that during the scho

Question 12

The qualities found in people with a hardy personality include

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A)  a sense that things in life are determined by external forces. 
B)  a lack of control over their lives and work. 
C)  a tendency to see life as a series of challenges. 
D)  a tendency to avoid extra responsibilities. 
A)  a sense that things in life are determined by external forces. 
B)  a lack of control over their lives and work. 
C)  a tendency to see life as a series of challenges. 
D)  a tendency to avoid extra responsibilities.

Question 13

Exercise,meditation,and relaxation are important factors in stress management because they

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A)  remove the actual source of stress. 
B)  relieve the physical tension of stress. 
C)  distract attention from stressful situations. 
D)  reinforce the fight-or-flight response. 
A)  remove the actual source of stress. 
B)  relieve the physical tension of stress. 
C)  distract attention from stressful situations. 
D)  reinforce the fight-or-flight response.

Question 14

Regarding daily hassles and major life events,which of the following statements is FALSE?

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A)  Daily hassles were better predictors of day-to-day health than major life events. 
B)  Daily hassles are better predictors of long-term health than major life events. 
C)  Daily hassles are also called microstressors. 
D)  Major life events spawn countless daily frustrations and irritants. 
A)  Daily hassles were better predictors of day-to-day health than major life events. 
B)  Daily hassles are better predictors of long-term health than major life events. 
C)  Daily hassles are also called microstressors. 
D)  Major life events spawn countless daily frustrations and irritants.

Question 15

Biofeedback has shown success with all of the following EXCEPT

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A)  in relieving chronic pain. 
B)  in lowering blood pressure. 
C)  with insomnia. 
D)  with sleep apnea. 
A)  in relieving chronic pain. 
B)  in lowering blood pressure. 
C)  with insomnia. 
D)  with sleep apnea.

Question 16

You are taking a test and suddenly realize that you are running out of time.Your best course of action is to

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A)  use negative "self-talk" to speed up your work. 
B)  do five-minutes of guided imagery. 
C)  avoid upsetting thoughts and take one question at a time. 
D)  stop working on the test and say, "Oh, well.There will be other tests.I'll make it up on the next one." 
A)  use negative "self-talk" to speed up your work. 
B)  do five-minutes of guided imagery. 
C)  avoid upsetting thoughts and take one question at a time. 
D)  stop working on the test and say, "Oh, well.There will be other tests.I'll make it up on the next one."

Question 17

According to Friedman and Rosenman,which of the following believe that with enough effort they can overcome any obstacle,and they "push" themselves accordingly?

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A)  Type A personalities 
B)  Type B personalities 
C)  individuals with acculturative stress 
D)  individuals with hypochondria 
A)  Type A personalities 
B)  Type B personalities 
C)  individuals with acculturative stress 
D)  individuals with hypochondria

Question 18

When you are feeling excessively hassled from the ordinary stresses of life,it is a good idea to

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A)  drink moderate amounts of alcohol or get a prescription for tranquilizers. 
B)  throw yourself into work and keep very busy. 
C)  pretend like you are really not stressed. 
D)  use stress management techniques. 
A)  drink moderate amounts of alcohol or get a prescription for tranquilizers. 
B)  throw yourself into work and keep very busy. 
C)  pretend like you are really not stressed. 
D)  use stress management techniques.

Question 19

Define frustration,compare the two sources of frustration,and list five common reactions to frustration.

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Answer will include that frustration is

Question 20

Jen talks,walks,and eats rapidly.She often agrees to do more things than she has time for because she believes that with enough effort she can overcome any obstacle.Jen would probably be classified as

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A)  a Type A personality. 
B)  a Type B personality. 
C)  a low sensation seeker. 
D)  experiencing a life crisis. 
A)  a Type A personality. 
B)  a Type B personality. 
C)  a low sensation seeker. 
D)  experiencing a life crisis.

Exam 13: C: Health,stress,and Coping

Psychosomatic disorders are those in which

A perceived lack of control is just as important as an actual lack of control in causing us to feel threatened.

Regarding acculturative stress,which of the following statements is TRUE?

Regarding stress management,which of the following statements is FALSE?

After coming to the U.S.,Jorge learned English and became involved with American life,while still maintaining ties and friendships with his friends and relatives,who had also immigrated from Mexico.Jorge's pattern of acculturation would be classified as

Regarding social support,which of the following statements is FALSE?

LaTonya always seems to find ways of turning whatever job she is assigned into something interesting and important.No matter what events occur,LaTonya does not see herself as a victim of circumstances,and sees life as a series of challenges that will help her to grow.LaTonya is an example of a

In adapting to a new culture,the pattern that involves adopting the new culture as your own and having frequent contact with its members is known as

According to health psychologists,because Margo is often so depressed that she eats and sleeps poorly,rarely exercises,and has been smoking more,she would be described as having a disease-prone personality.

Discuss how the "college blues," or mild depression affects college students,the reasons many college students suffer from this mild depression,how to distinguish the "college blues" from a more serious type of depression,and ways to combat the "college blues."

The qualities found in people with a hardy personality include

Exercise,meditation,and relaxation are important factors in stress management because they

Regarding daily hassles and major life events,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Biofeedback has shown success with all of the following EXCEPT

You are taking a test and suddenly realize that you are running out of time.Your best course of action is to

According to Friedman and Rosenman,which of the following believe that with enough effort they can overcome any obstacle,and they "push" themselves accordingly?

When you are feeling excessively hassled from the ordinary stresses of life,it is a good idea to

Define frustration,compare the two sources of frustration,and list five common reactions to frustration.

Jen talks,walks,and eats rapidly.She often agrees to do more things than she has time for because she believes that with enough effort she can overcome any obstacle.Jen would probably be classified as

A: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

B: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

C: Introduction to Psychology and Research Methods

A: Brain and Behavior

C: Brain and Behavior

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: States of Consciousness

B: States of Consciousness

C: States of Consciousness

D: States of Consciousness

A: Conditioning and Learning

B: Conditioning and Learning

C: Conditioning and Learning

D: Conditioning and Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

A: Cognition,language,and Creativity

B: Cognition,language,and Creativity

C: Cognition,language,and Creativity

A: Intelligence

B: Intelligence

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A: Motivation and Emotion

B: Motivation and Emotion

C: Motivation and Emotion

D: Motivation and Emotion

A: Gender and Sexuality

B: Gender and Sexuality

C: Gender and Sexuality

D: Gender and Sexuality Completion

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Health,stress,and Coping

B: Health,stress,and Coping

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Therapies

B: Therapies

C: Therapies

D: Therapies

A: Social Thinking and Social Influence

B: Social Thinking and Social Influence

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A: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

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C: Prosocial and Antisocial Behavior

A: Applied Psychology

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