Question 1

An extremely strong belief and an exaggerated public protestation that pornographic literature should be censored, may in some cases be ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  projection 
B)  denial 
C)  a reaction formation 
D)  sublimation

Question 2

The old saying "damned if you do and damned if you don't" most resembles a(n) ________ conflict.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 3

Each of the following is probably true of lower-class members except they ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  have fewer people and fewer community resources they can turn to for help during hard times 
B)  have an internal locus of control 
C)  do not cope with their difficulties as well as those in the upper classes 
D)  have to deal with more stressors than people who are financially secure.

Question 4

When you are faced with a dangerous or threatening situation, your adrenal glands release stress hormones such as adrenaline into the bloodstream. Subsequently, there are increases in your blood pressure, heart rate, respiration, and perspiration. This reaction is known as the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Stockholm Syndrome 
B)  Peter principle 
C)  fight-or-flight response 
D)  Phi phenomenon

Question 5

Identify and briefly describe the elements of a healthy lifestyle. Briefly explain how each of these helps improve one's quality (and perhaps quantity) of life.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Identify and briefly describe the elements of...

Question 6

When individuals realize their adversary is more powerful than they are, a positive and realistic adjustment is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  withdrawal 
B)  aggression 
C)  regression 
D)  denial

Question 7

Selye observed that the body reacts to stress in three stages he has called the ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  general adaptation syndrome 
B)  Universal Stress Response 
C)  A-R-E Syndrome 
D)  Stockholm Syndrome

Question 8

Summarize the research on the relationship between stress and coronary heart disease.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Summarize the research on the relationship between...

Question 9

People usually try to escape the situation altogether when caught in a(n) ________ conflict.

Accepted Answer

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

Question 10

The shifting of repressed motives and emotions from an original object to a substitute object is known as ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  denial 
B)  aggression 
C)  projection 
D)  displacement

Question 11

Mark has just broken up with his girlfriend. He finds he is much more tense than normal. He has annoying headaches and feels fatigued. At work he has difficulty concentrating. He is in which stage of the general adaptation syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)  initial response 
B)  resistance 
C)  alarm reaction 
D)  exhaustion

Question 12

Planning a picnic with some special friends and having it rain that day would likely lead to________.

Accepted Answer

A)  conflict 
B)  internal dissonance 
C)  anxiety 
D)  frustration

Question 13

According to Wortman and colleagues, each of the following is a myth about bereavement except that people ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  who find meaning in the death cope better than those who do not 
B)  need to work through their grief 
C)  who need support the most may hide their feelings because they don't want to make others uncomfortable 
D)  should be intensely distressed when a loved one dies

Question 14

________ heart rate and ________ blood pressure are known to contribute to coronary heart disease.

Accepted Answer

A)  Low; low 
B)  High; high 
C)  High; low 
D)  Low; high

Question 15

Conflict was described in terms of its two opposite tendencies of approach and avoidance by ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Coleman 
B)  Freud 
C)  Lewin 
D)  Epstein

Question 16

Your text describes a ________-stage psychological reaction common to survivors of natural and man-made catastrophes.

Accepted Answer

A)  five 
B)  three 
C)  four 
D)  two

Question 17

Gail feels she must be loved by everyone for everything she does. Since this is impossible, she feels worthless as a human being. Her psychologist says her problem arises from several irrational beliefs. This psychologist's theory most closely supports the ideas of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  Ellis and Harper 
B)  Cattell 
C)  Lewin 
D)  Rogers

Question 18

Weeks after his home was destroyed by a hurricane, Jeremy is doing much better. Most of the sadness is gone and he rarely cries anymore, but he still has occasional bouts of anxiety feels the need to repeatedly recount his experiences to anyone who will listen. His behavior is similar to that of someone in the ________ stage of reaction to a catastrophe.

Accepted Answer

A)  despair 
B)  recovery 
C)  shock 
D)  suggestible

Question 19

The leading cause of death and disability in the United States is ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  coronary heart disease 
B)  accidents 
C)  cancer 
D)  AIDS

Question 20

In a contract negotiation, union leaders initially demand a $2 per hour raise. Management does not want to give workers a raise at all. Eventually, both sides agree to a $1 per hour raise. This is an example of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)  compromise 
B)  sublimation 
C)  confrontation 
D)  displacement

Exam 11: Stress and Health Psychology