Question 1

An emotion-focused coping strategy is one that

Accepted Answer

A) almost completely eliminates the source of the stress. 
B) doesn't alter emotion but changes the stressor. 
C) alters feelings but does not change the source of stress. 
D) identifies and then modifies the source of the stress. 
A) almost completely eliminates the source of the stress. 
B) doesn't alter emotion but changes the stressor. 
C) alters feelings but does not change the source of stress. 
D) identifies and then modifies the source of the stress.

Question 2

Hardiness is closely associated with which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) High levels of stress 
B) Low levels of anxiety-proneness 
C) Increased risk of developing coronary heart disease 
D) Decreased risk of cancer 
A) High levels of stress 
B) Low levels of anxiety-proneness 
C) Increased risk of developing coronary heart disease 
D) Decreased risk of cancer

Question 3

People living under stressful conditions tend to get sick more often than they would otherwise.How do researchers in psychoneuroimmunology explain this phenomenon?

Accepted Answer

A) The stress response reduces immune system functioning,thus making us more vulnerable to diseases. 
B) The stress response in the long run leads to a lowering of the heart rate,which makes the heart inefficient. 
C) The stress response makes muscles stronger,which places a greater burden on the heart and respiratory systems. 
D) The body tends to adapt to the constant call for the stress response and,thus,future responses are not as strong as before. 
A) The stress response reduces immune system functioning,thus making us more vulnerable to diseases. 
B) The stress response in the long run leads to a lowering of the heart rate,which makes the heart inefficient. 
C) The stress response makes muscles stronger,which places a greater burden on the heart and respiratory systems. 
D) The body tends to adapt to the constant call for the stress response and,thus,future responses are not as strong as before.

Question 4

A peptic ulcer is

Accepted Answer

A) an enlarged esophagus due to excessive eating. 
B) an enlarged small intestines due to eating hot foods. 
C) an inflamed lung that can cause difficulty breathing. 
D) an inflamed area in the stomach lining that can cause pain,nausea,and loss of appetite. 
A) an enlarged esophagus due to excessive eating. 
B) an enlarged small intestines due to eating hot foods. 
C) an inflamed lung that can cause difficulty breathing. 
D) an inflamed area in the stomach lining that can cause pain,nausea,and loss of appetite.

Question 5

Jessica begins to pray daily following the loss of her close friend,Tom,and praying helps her feel better.Praying is an example of ________ coping.

Accepted Answer

A) stress-centred 
B) rationally focused 
C) problem-focused 
D) emotion-focused 
A) stress-centred 
B) rationally focused 
C) problem-focused 
D) emotion-focused

Question 6

Behavioural medicine and health psychology both emphasize

Accepted Answer

A) diagnosing illness. 
B) diagnosing and treating illness. 
C) treating illness. 
D) the prevention of illness. 
A) diagnosing illness. 
B) diagnosing and treating illness. 
C) treating illness. 
D) the prevention of illness.

Question 7

Serena is a psychologist who helps people develop and implement strategies for managing their daily life and coping with stress following a diagnosis of terminal cancer.What type of psychologist is Serena?

Accepted Answer

A) Behavioural psychologist 
B) Psychoneuroimmunologist 
C) Health psychologist 
D) Clinical psychologist 
A) Behavioural psychologist 
B) Psychoneuroimmunologist 
C) Health psychologist 
D) Clinical psychologist

Question 8

________ consist(s)of the tension,discomfort,or physical symptoms that arise when a situation strains our ability to cope effectively.

Accepted Answer

A) Anxiety 
B) Stimuli 
C) Stress 
D) Trauma 
A) Anxiety 
B) Stimuli 
C) Stress 
D) Trauma

Question 9

________ medicine is health care practices and products that are used in place of conventional medicine.

Accepted Answer

A) Conventional 
B) Complementary 
C) Integrative 
D) Alternative 
A) Conventional 
B) Complementary 
C) Integrative 
D) Alternative

Question 10

Helen is dreading taking a statistics class that is required for her psychology degree.There are two sections of the course offered,so she seeks out information from friends and reads teaching reviews about the professors teaching the class.In making her choice of classes,Helen is engaging in

Accepted Answer

A) decisional control. 
B) emotional control. 
C) behavioural control. 
D) informational control. 
A) decisional control. 
B) emotional control. 
C) behavioural control. 
D) informational control.

Question 11

Which psychologist(s)is (are)credited with proposing the general adaptation syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A) Lazarus 
B) Holmes and Rahe 
C) Selye 
D) Berkowitz 
A) Lazarus 
B) Holmes and Rahe 
C) Selye 
D) Berkowitz

Question 12

Which of the following events produce the highest percentage of people who will develop acute stress disorder?

Accepted Answer

A) Violent assault 
B) Vehicle accident 
C) Mass shooting 
D) Typhoon 
A) Violent assault 
B) Vehicle accident 
C) Mass shooting 
D) Typhoon

Question 13

Mary just received a traffic ticket but decided it is not worth being upset about.Mary just made a

Accepted Answer

A) primary appraisal. 
B) secondary appraisal. 
C) stress-related decision. 
D) hassle-related decision. 
A) primary appraisal. 
B) secondary appraisal. 
C) stress-related decision. 
D) hassle-related decision.

Question 14

For the past six months,Dahlia's job has been extremely stressful,but she doesn't feel that she can quit because she needs the money for tuition.Dahlia has been having chronic headaches and is behind in all of her classes.According to Hans Selye,Dahlia is in the ______ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 15

Julia signed up for an online dating website in order to meet potential partners she may be interested in going out with.She tends to ask a lot of questions before agreeing to meet someone for a date so that she can get a sense of the person's personality,values,and likes/dislikes.What type of control is Julia engaging in?

Accepted Answer

A) Decisional control 
B) Emotional control 
C) Behavioural control 
D) Informational control 
A) Decisional control 
B) Emotional control 
C) Behavioural control 
D) Informational control

Question 16

Which of the following are the three terms used to describe the way in which hardy people differ from many other Type A people and others who suffer more ill effects due to stress?

Accepted Answer

A) Compassion,challenge,commitment 
B) Competitiveness,control,compassion 
C) Commitment,control,challenge 
D) Commitment,control,competitiveness 
A) Compassion,challenge,commitment 
B) Competitiveness,control,compassion 
C) Commitment,control,challenge 
D) Commitment,control,competitiveness

Question 17

When looking at a glass that is neither completely full nor completely empty,a(n)__________ might say "that glass is half full," while a(n)____________ might say "no,that glass is half empty!"

Accepted Answer

A) optimist;realist 
B) realist;pessimist 
C) optimist;pessimist 
D) pessimist;optimist 
A) optimist;realist 
B) realist;pessimist 
C) optimist;pessimist 
D) pessimist;optimist

Question 18

A coping strategy that helps people tolerate a stressor without doing anything to change it is a(n)__________ strategy;one that identifies specific steps to take to identify the stressor,choose strategies to deal with it,and implement and evaluate those strategies is a(n)__________ strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) task-oriented;defence-oriented 
B) psychoanalytic;behavioural 
C) behavioural;psychoanalytic 
D) emotion-focused;problem-focused 
A) task-oriented;defence-oriented 
B) psychoanalytic;behavioural 
C) behavioural;psychoanalytic 
D) emotion-focused;problem-focused

Question 19

Which of the following is one of the reasons for obesity (apart from diet and lack of exercise)?

Accepted Answer

A) An overabundance of sleep. 
B) Increase in mothers who give birth at younger ages 
C) Tendency to marry someone with a heavier body type than you 
D) Comfortable temperatures decrease calories burned 
A) An overabundance of sleep. 
B) Increase in mothers who give birth at younger ages 
C) Tendency to marry someone with a heavier body type than you 
D) Comfortable temperatures decrease calories burned

Question 20

Research suggests that when natural disasters cause collective trauma to a community,stressful circumstances can

Accepted Answer

A) increase social awareness and cement interpersonal bonds. 
B) lead to decreased social bonds and increased isolation. 
C) cause increased rates of depression and suicide. 
D) lead to increased interpersonal stress but decreased social stress. 
A) increase social awareness and cement interpersonal bonds. 
B) lead to decreased social bonds and increased isolation. 
C) cause increased rates of depression and suicide. 
D) lead to increased interpersonal stress but decreased social stress.

Exam 12: D: Stress,coping,and Health

An emotion-focused coping strategy is one that

Hardiness is closely associated with which of the following?

People living under stressful conditions tend to get sick more often than they would otherwise.How do researchers in psychoneuroimmunology explain this phenomenon?

A peptic ulcer is

Jessica begins to pray daily following the loss of her close friend,Tom,and praying helps her feel better.Praying is an example of ________ coping.

Behavioural medicine and health psychology both emphasize

Serena is a psychologist who helps people develop and implement strategies for managing their daily life and coping with stress following a diagnosis of terminal cancer.What type of psychologist is Serena?

________ consist(s)of the tension,discomfort,or physical symptoms that arise when a situation strains our ability to cope effectively.

________ medicine is health care practices and products that are used in place of conventional medicine.

Helen is dreading taking a statistics class that is required for her psychology degree.There are two sections of the course offered,so she seeks out information from friends and reads teaching reviews about the professors teaching the class.In making her choice of classes,Helen is engaging in

Which psychologist(s)is (are)credited with proposing the general adaptation syndrome?

Which of the following events produce the highest percentage of people who will develop acute stress disorder?

Mary just received a traffic ticket but decided it is not worth being upset about.Mary just made a

Which of the following are the three terms used to describe the way in which hardy people differ from many other Type A people and others who suffer more ill effects due to stress?

When looking at a glass that is neither completely full nor completely empty,a(n)__________ might say "that glass is half full," while a(n)____________ might say "no,that glass is half empty!"

A coping strategy that helps people tolerate a stressor without doing anything to change it is a(n)__________ strategy;one that identifies specific steps to take to identify the stressor,choose strategies to deal with it,and implement and evaluate those strategies is a(n)__________ strategy.

Which of the following is one of the reasons for obesity (apart from diet and lack of exercise)?

Research suggests that when natural disasters cause collective trauma to a community,stressful circumstances can

A: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

B: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

C: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

D: Psychology and Scientific Thinking

A: Research Methods

B: Research Methods

C: Research Methods

D: Research Methods

A: Biological Psychology

B: Biological Psychology

C: Biological Psychology

D: Biological Psychology

A: Sensation and Perception

B: Sensation and Perception

C: Sensation and Perception

D: Sensation and Perception

A: Consciousness

B: Consciousness

C: Consciousness

D: Consciousness

A: Learning

B: Learning

C: Learning

D: Learning

A: Memory

B: Memory

C: Memory

D: Memory

A: Thinking,reasoning,and Language

B: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

C: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

D: Language,thinking,and Reasoning

A: Intelligence and Iq Testing

B: Intelligence and Iq Testing

C: Intelligence and Iq Testing

D: Intelligence and Iq Testing

A: Human Development

B: Human Development

C: Human Development

D: Human Development

A: Emotion and Motivation

B: Emotion and Motivation

C: Emotion and Motivation

D: Emotion and Motivation

A: Stress,coping,and Health

B: Stress,coping,and Health

C: Stress,coping,and Health

A: Social Psychology

B: Social Psychology

C: Social Psychology

D: Social Psychology

A: Personality

B: Personality

C: Personality

D: Personality

A: Psychological Disorders

B: Psychological Disorders

C: Psychological Disorders

D: Psychological Disorders

A: Psychological and Biological Treatments

B: Psychological and Biological Treatments

When looking at a glass that is neither completely full nor completely empty,a(n) might say "that glass is half full," while a(n)__ might say "no,that glass is half empty!"

A coping strategy that helps people tolerate a stressor without doing anything to change it is a(n) strategy;one that identifies specific steps to take to identify the stressor,choose strategies to deal with it,and implement and evaluate those strategies is a(n) strategy.