Question 1

Which of the following coping mechanisms can generate positive emotions during 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 2

_____ is the subjective experience when you are blocked from achieving a goal.

Accepted Answer

A) Stress 
B) Frustration 
C) Primary appraisal 
D) Secondary appraisal 
A) Stress 
B) Frustration 
C) Primary appraisal 
D) Secondary appraisal

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) making attributions that are unstable, temporary, and global. 
C) the expectation that good events will be plentiful, and bad events will be rare. 
D) having higher than average self-esteem. 
A) the belief that one can do the behaviors necessary to achieve a desired outcome. 
B) making attributions that are unstable, temporary, and global. 
C) the expectation that good events will be plentiful, and bad events will be rare. 
D) having higher than average self-esteem.

Question 4

Which of the following is NOT a model of the links between behavior and health?

Accepted Answer

A) Circumplex model 
B) Interactional model 
C) Transactional model 
D) Predisposition model 
A) Circumplex model 
B) Interactional model 
C) Transactional model 
D) Predisposition model

Question 5

Research suggests that emotional expressiveness is associated with

Accepted Answer

A) better health. 
B) better relationships. 
C) more physiological reactivity. 
D) better health and better relationships. 
A) better health. 
B) better relationships. 
C) more physiological reactivity. 
D) better health and better relationships.

Question 6

Stressful life events

Accepted Answer

A) are always objectively negative. 
B) are always objectively positive. 
C) are always objectively neutral. 
D) can be objectively positive, negative, or neutral. 
A) are always objectively negative. 
B) are always objectively positive. 
C) are always objectively neutral. 
D) can be objectively positive, negative, or neutral.

Question 7

In the general adaptation syndrome, the stage of resistance is characterized by

Accepted Answer

A) the fight-or-flight response. 
B) exhaustion. 
C) increased physiological energy. 
D) arteriosclerosis. 
A) the fight-or-flight response. 
B) exhaustion. 
C) increased physiological energy. 
D) arteriosclerosis.

Question 8

A problem for the _____ model was that psychologists had difficulty identifying coping strategies that were consistently adaptive or maladaptive.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 9

In a study by James Gross and Robert Levenson, participants who were instructed to inhibit their emotional expressions

Accepted Answer

A) showed less outward expression. 
B) showed more outward expression. 
C) showed decreased physiological activity. 
D) Both A and C. 
A) showed less outward expression. 
B) showed more outward expression. 
C) showed decreased physiological activity. 
D) Both A and C.

Question 10

In the _____ model, personality has its effect on people's ability to cope with events.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 11

Hostile Type A behavior is thought to lead to heart disease through

Accepted Answer

A) primary appraisals. 
B) secondary appraisals. 
C) the general adaptation syndrome. 
D) arteriosclerosis. 
A) primary appraisals. 
B) secondary appraisals. 
C) the general adaptation syndrome. 
D) arteriosclerosis.

Question 12

In the transactional model, personality has the effect of influencing

Accepted Answer

A) coping. 
B) appraisals. 
C) stressful events. 
D) all of these 
A) coping. 
B) appraisals. 
C) stressful events. 
D) all of these

Question 13

The _____ technique for measuring attributional style was developed by Peterson and his colleagues.

Accepted Answer

A) Content Analysis of Verbatim Explanations (CAV
E)  
B) Attributional Analysis (A
A)  
C) Attribution Vocabulary (AV) 
D) Peterson Attributional Analysis of Vocabulary (PAAV) 
A) Content Analysis of Verbatim Explanations (CAV
E)  
B) Attributional Analysis (A
A)  
C) Attribution Vocabulary (AV) 
D) Peterson Attributional Analysis of Vocabulary (PAAV)

Question 14

The _____ model emphasizes how personality influences the degree to which people pay attention to bodily sensations that can indicate illness.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

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.

Question 16

According to Lazarus, what must be present for an event to be stressful?

Accepted Answer

A) The fight-or-flight response. 
B) Primary appraisal. 
C) Secondary appraisal. 
D) Primary and secondary appraisal. 
A) The fight-or-flight response. 
B) Primary appraisal. 
C) Secondary appraisal. 
D) Primary and secondary appraisal.

Question 17

The "broaden and build" model addresses

Accepted Answer

A) how positive emotions can buffer against stress. 
B) the optimistic bias. 
C) the fight-or-flight response. 
D) how frustration leads to stress. 
A) how positive emotions can buffer against stress. 
B) the optimistic bias. 
C) the fight-or-flight response. 
D) how frustration leads to stress.

Question 18

Research suggests that inhibiting the expression negative emotions

Accepted Answer

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

Question 19

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

Question 20

Early questionnaire measures of Type A personality, compared to structured interviews,

Accepted Answer

A) found more effects on heart disease. 
B) found fewer effects on heart disease. 
C) are less reliable measures. 
D) Both B And C. 
A) found more effects on heart disease. 
B) found fewer effects on heart disease. 
C) are less reliable measures. 
D) Both B And C.

Which of the following coping mechanisms can generate positive emotions during stress?

_____ is the subjective experience when you are blocked from achieving a goal.

Dispositional optimism is defined as

Which of the following is NOT a model of the links between behavior and health?

Research suggests that emotional expressiveness is associated with

Stressful life events

In the general adaptation syndrome, the stage of resistance is characterized by

A problem for the _____ model was that psychologists had difficulty identifying coping strategies that were consistently adaptive or maladaptive.

In a study by James Gross and Robert Levenson, participants who were instructed to inhibit their emotional expressions

In the _____ model, personality has its effect on people's ability to cope with events.

Hostile Type A behavior is thought to lead to heart disease through

In the transactional model, personality has the effect of influencing

The _____ technique for measuring attributional style was developed by Peterson and his colleagues.

The _____ model emphasizes how personality influences the degree to which people pay attention to bodily sensations that can indicate illness.

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

According to Lazarus, what must be present for an event to be stressful?

The "broaden and build" model addresses

Research suggests that inhibiting the expression negative emotions

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of stressors?

Early questionnaire measures of Type A personality, compared to structured interviews,

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Personality Dispositions Over Time: Stability, Coherence, and Change

Genetics and Personality

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Evolutionary Perspectives on Personality

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Psychoanalytic Approaches: Contemporary Issues

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Exam 18: Stress, Coping, Adjustment, and Health

Which of the following coping mechanisms can generate positive emotions during stress?

_____ is the subjective experience when you are blocked from achieving a goal.

Dispositional optimism is defined as

Which of the following is NOT a model of the links between behavior and health?

Research suggests that emotional expressiveness is associated with

Stressful life events

In the general adaptation syndrome, the stage of resistance is characterized by

A problem for the _____ model was that psychologists had difficulty identifying coping strategies that were consistently adaptive or maladaptive.

In a study by James Gross and Robert Levenson, participants who were instructed to inhibit their emotional expressions

In the _____ model, personality has its effect on people's ability to cope with events.

Hostile Type A behavior is thought to lead to heart disease through

In the transactional model, personality has the effect of influencing

The _____ technique for measuring attributional style was developed by Peterson and his colleagues.

The _____ model emphasizes how personality influences the degree to which people pay attention to bodily sensations that can indicate illness.

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

According to Lazarus, what must be present for an event to be stressful?

The "broaden and build" model addresses

Research suggests that inhibiting the expression negative emotions

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of stressors?

Early questionnaire measures of Type A personality, compared to structured interviews,

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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