Question 1

Smiling when you receive a gift that you do not really like is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A) hostility. 
B) primary appraisal. 
C) secondary appraisal. 
D) emotional inhibition. 
A) hostility. 
B) primary appraisal. 
C) secondary appraisal. 
D) emotional inhibition. D

Question 2

The _____ model suggests that personality influences the degree to which a person perceives and pays attention to bodily sensations and the degree to which the person interprets and labels those sensations as an illness.

Accepted Answer

A) health behavior 
B) interactional 
C) transactional 
D) illness behavior 
A) health behavior 
B) interactional 
C) transactional 
D) illness behavior D

Question 3

Dispositional optimism is defined as:

Accepted Answer

A) the belief that one can do the behaviors necessary to achieve a desired outcome. 
B) a public coping style that includes making attributions that are unstable,temporary,and global. 
C) the expectation that good events will be plentiful and bad events will be rare in the future. 
D) a stage in which a person has higher-than-average self-esteem. 
A) the belief that one can do the behaviors necessary to achieve a desired outcome. 
B) a public coping style that includes making attributions that are unstable,temporary,and global. 
C) the expectation that good events will be plentiful and bad events will be rare in the future. 
D) a stage in which a person has higher-than-average self-esteem. C

Question 4

_____ is a cognitive process whereby a person focuses on the good in what is happening or has happened.

Accepted Answer

A) Problem-focused coping 
B) Positive reappraisal 
C) Creating positive events 
D) Disclosure 
A) Problem-focused coping 
B) Positive reappraisal 
C) Creating positive events 
D) Disclosure

Question 5

Which of the following coping mechanisms uses thoughts and behaviors to manage or solve the underlying cause of stress?

Accepted Answer

A) Problem-focused coping 
B) Defensive pessimism 
C) Primary appraisal 
D) Secondary appraisal 
A) Problem-focused coping 
B) Defensive pessimism 
C) Primary appraisal 
D) Secondary appraisal

Question 6

The reaction of being startled with an increase in blood pressure and other physiological responses is commonly called:

Accepted Answer

A) a stressor. 
B) the fight-or-flight response. 
C) pessimism. 
D) hostility. 
A) a stressor. 
B) the fight-or-flight response. 
C) pessimism. 
D) hostility.

Question 7

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of stressors?

Accepted Answer

A) They produce a state of feeling overwhelmed. 
B) They are major life events. 
C) They often produce opposing tendencies. 
D) They are uncontrollable. 
A) They produce a state of feeling overwhelmed. 
B) They are major life events. 
C) They often produce opposing tendencies. 
D) They are uncontrollable.

Question 8

When people express their feelings to their romantic partners,they are:

Accepted Answer

A) less likely to be effective in communicating with others. 
B) likely to have more problems in relationships. 
C) likely to have fewer problems in relationships. 
D) likely to become effective communicators but have more problems in relationships. 
A) less likely to be effective in communicating with others. 
B) likely to have more problems in relationships. 
C) likely to have fewer problems in relationships. 
D) likely to become effective communicators but have more problems in relationships.

Question 9

Which of the following models of the personality-illness connection suggests that associations exist between personality and illness because of a third variable,which is causing them both?

Accepted Answer

A) The health behavior model 
B) The interactional model 
C) The transactional model 
D) The predisposition model 
A) The health behavior model 
B) The interactional model 
C) The transactional model 
D) The predisposition model

Question 10

In the context of the lethal component of the Type A behavior pattern,people in hostility are _____.

Accepted Answer

A) necessarily violent 
B) outwardly aggressive 
C) likely to react disagreeably to disappointments 
D) highly likely to be assertive and demanding of others 
A) necessarily violent 
B) outwardly aggressive 
C) likely to react disagreeably to disappointments 
D) highly likely to be assertive and demanding of others

Question 11

Which of the following is a subtrait of Type A personality?

Accepted Answer

A) Self-handicapping 
B) Rationalization 
C) Defensive pessimism 
D) Time urgency 
A) Self-handicapping 
B) Rationalization 
C) Defensive pessimism 
D) Time urgency

Question 12

In the transactional model,personality can influence:

Accepted Answer

A) coping. 
B) how a person appraises an event. 
C) an event. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) coping. 
B) how a person appraises an event. 
C) an event. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 13

Research suggests that disclosing traumatic events:

Accepted Answer

A) increases physiological arousal during disclosure. 
B) improves physical health. 
C) reduces the likelihood of depression. 
D) All of the answers are correct. 
A) increases physiological arousal during disclosure. 
B) improves physical health. 
C) reduces the likelihood of depression. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 14

According to Hans Selye,people are most susceptible to illness in the _____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS)model.

Accepted Answer

A) appraisal 
B) alarm 
C) resistance 
D) exhaustion 
A) appraisal 
B) alarm 
C) resistance 
D) exhaustion

Question 15

Research suggests that inhibiting the expression of negative emotions:

Accepted Answer

A) makes people feel better. 
B) makes people feel worse. 
C) leads to heightened physiological activity. 
D) leads to reduced physiological activity. 
A) makes people feel better. 
B) makes people feel worse. 
C) leads to heightened physiological activity. 
D) leads to reduced physiological activity.

Question 16

According to psychologist Richard Lazarus (1991),primary appraisal best refers to a cognitive event in which a person _____.

Accepted Answer

A) creates a mental image or fantasy of a desired object or person to satisfy his or her needs 
B) develops and devises strategies for problem solving and obtaining satisfaction 
C) perceives that an event is a threat to his or her personal goals 
D) concludes that he or she lacks the resources to cope with the demands of a threatening event 
A) creates a mental image or fantasy of a desired object or person to satisfy his or her needs 
B) develops and devises strategies for problem solving and obtaining satisfaction 
C) perceives that an event is a threat to his or her personal goals 
D) concludes that he or she lacks the resources to cope with the demands of a threatening event

Question 17

Going to a doctor,taking a day off from work,or complaining to others about one's symptoms are all examples of:

Accepted Answer

A) appraisals. 
B) self-efficacy. 
C) illness behaviors. 
D) health behaviors. 
A) appraisals. 
B) self-efficacy. 
C) illness behaviors. 
D) health behaviors.

Question 18

The _____ model is most likely to guide investigators interested in the genetic basis of illnesses.

Accepted Answer

A) health behavior 
B) interactional 
C) transactional 
D) predisposition 
A) health behavior 
B) interactional 
C) transactional 
D) predisposition

Question 19

Telling others about a private aspect of oneself is known as:

Accepted Answer

A) disclosure. 
B) problem-focused coping. 
C) self-efficacy. 
D) the general adaptive syndrome. 
A) disclosure. 
B) problem-focused coping. 
C) self-efficacy. 
D) the general adaptive syndrome.

Question 20

Stress is thought to lower the functional ability of the _____ system.

Accepted Answer

A) circulatory 
B) cardiovascular 
C) reproductive 
D) immune 
A) circulatory 
B) cardiovascular 
C) reproductive 
D) immune

Smiling when you receive a gift that you do not really like is an example of:

The _____ model suggests that personality influences the degree to which a person perceives and pays attention to bodily sensations and the degree to which the person interprets and labels those sensations as an illness.

Dispositional optimism is defined as:

_____ is a cognitive process whereby a person focuses on the good in what is happening or has happened.

Which of the following coping mechanisms uses thoughts and behaviors to manage or solve the underlying cause of stress?

The reaction of being startled with an increase in blood pressure and other physiological responses is commonly called:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of stressors?

When people express their feelings to their romantic partners,they are:

Which of the following models of the personality-illness connection suggests that associations exist between personality and illness because of a third variable,which is causing them both?

In the context of the lethal component of the Type A behavior pattern,people in hostility are _____.

Which of the following is a subtrait of Type A personality?

In the transactional model,personality can influence:

Research suggests that disclosing traumatic events:

According to Hans Selye,people are most susceptible to illness in the _____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS)model.

Research suggests that inhibiting the expression of negative emotions:

According to psychologist Richard Lazarus (1991),primary appraisal best refers to a cognitive event in which a person _____.

Going to a doctor,taking a day off from work,or complaining to others about one's symptoms are all examples of:

The _____ model is most likely to guide investigators interested in the genetic basis of illnesses.

Telling others about a private aspect of oneself is known as:

Stress is thought to lower the functional ability of the _____ system.

Introduction to Personality Psychology

Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Genetics and Personality

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Motives and Personality

Cognitive Topics in Personality

Emotion and Personality

Approaches to the Self

Personality and Social Interaction

Sex,Gender,and Personality

Culture and Personality

Disorders of Personality

Summary and Future Directions

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Exam 18: Stress,Coping,Adjustment,and Health

Smiling when you receive a gift that you do not really like is an example of:

The _____ model suggests that personality influences the degree to which a person perceives and pays attention to bodily sensations and the degree to which the person interprets and labels those sensations as an illness.

Dispositional optimism is defined as:

_____ is a cognitive process whereby a person focuses on the good in what is happening or has happened.

Which of the following coping mechanisms uses thoughts and behaviors to manage or solve the underlying cause of stress?

The reaction of being startled with an increase in blood pressure and other physiological responses is commonly called:

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of stressors?

When people express their feelings to their romantic partners,they are:

Which of the following models of the personality-illness connection suggests that associations exist between personality and illness because of a third variable,which is causing them both?

In the context of the lethal component of the Type A behavior pattern,people in hostility are _____.

Which of the following is a subtrait of Type A personality?

In the transactional model,personality can influence:

Research suggests that disclosing traumatic events:

According to Hans Selye,people are most susceptible to illness in the _____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS)model.

Research suggests that inhibiting the expression of negative emotions:

According to psychologist Richard Lazarus (1991),primary appraisal best refers to a cognitive event in which a person _____.

Going to a doctor,taking a day off from work,or complaining to others about one's symptoms are all examples of:

The _____ model is most likely to guide investigators interested in the genetic basis of illnesses.

Telling others about a private aspect of oneself is known as:

Stress is thought to lower the functional ability of the _____ system.

Introduction to Personality Psychology

Personality Assessment, Measurement, and Research Design

Traits and Trait Taxonomies

Theoretical and Measurement Issues in Trait Psychology

Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Genetics and Personality

Physiological Approaches to Personality

Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches to Personality

Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

Motives and Personality

Cognitive Topics in Personality

Emotion and Personality

Approaches to the Self

Personality and Social Interaction

Sex,Gender,and Personality

Culture and Personality

Disorders of Personality

Summary and Future Directions

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