Question 1

Research has shown that which of the following may serve to inoculate an individual against subsequent stressors?

Accepted Answer

A) Mild stressors early in life 
B) Low levels of cortisol 
C) Prolonged elevation of stress hormones 
D) A regular exercise regime

Question 2

What evidence is there that optimism or pessimism affects the response to stress?

Accepted Answer

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Question 3

Research by Eisenberger and colleagues on the neuroscience of social support found that social support contributes to health because those with more social support

Accepted Answer

A) are able to cope and recover from stress more effectively 
B) perceive life as less threatening and therefore are less likely to activate a stress response 
C) perceive life as less threatening and are able to cope more effectively 
D) are just as affected by social stressors as those with low social support but they coped better with physical stressors

Question 4

Poor coping skills and the lack of a social support network are examples of ______________ that can _____________ a person's resistance to stress and the negative effects that stress can cause.

Accepted Answer

A) protective factors; increase 
B) vulnerability factors; decrease 
C) problem-focused coping; increase 
D) emotion-focused coping; decrease

Question 5

All of the following are part of an effective stress-management program EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A) mindfulness training 
B) strong social support networks 
C) problem-focused coping skills 
D) using food or small amounts of alcohol to relax

Question 6

Beatrice experiences high levels of stress when she has to drive on the highway. She notices that when another driver cuts in quickly in front of her, her heart rate increases and her muscles tense. In order to change this, Beatrice teaches herself some relaxation exercises and tells herself that the driver of the other car must be rushing to the hospital or some other emergency. Beatrice has responded with which coping strategy?

Accepted Answer

A) Emotion-focused coping 
B) Problem-focused coping 
C) Solution-focused coping 
D) Denial-focused acceptance

Question 7

You are really stressed about the upcoming final exam in math. Which of the following coping strategies which be the BEST to use?

Accepted Answer

A) Emotion-focused coping 
B) Problem-focused coping 
C) Self-medication 
D) Self-injury 
E) Secondary-focused coping

Question 8

At 50, Keket has a heart attack. Her physician warns her that if she doesn't take a more laid-back approach to life and her work, she will die. Because her recovery takes significantly longer than she told her employer it would, she loses her job. Rather than seeing this as an opportunity to find a job she enjoys, Keket harbours resentment and hostility toward her former coworkers and boss. Based on this information, Keket's heart attack was probably due to

Accepted Answer

A) being low on agreeableness. 
B) being low on openness to experience. 
C) a Type A behaviour pattern. 
D) a Type B behaviour pattern. 
E) a Type C behaviour pattern.

Question 9

A person who is under constant stress has chronically high levels of stress hormones in his body. The fact that these elevated hormone levels may eventually damage his arteries is best considered as an example of how stress can impact health by changing

Accepted Answer

A) the environment 
B) personality 
C) behaviour 
D) physiology

Question 10

Compared with your great-grandparents, your death will more likely be related to your ________.

Accepted Answer

A) access to hospitals 
B) access to drugs 
C) lifestyle 
D) genetics

Question 11

Kelly is a smoker, sees her smoking as a problem, but feels powerless to quit. As a result, Kelly has no interest in trying to quit smoking. In Prochaska and DiClemente's stages of transtheoretical model, Kelly's stage is most closely representative of the

Accepted Answer

A) preparation stage 
B) contemplation stage 
C) recognition stage 
D) precontemplation stage

Question 12

A student is a relaxed and agreeable person, and usually does not have a sense of urgency to complete their tasks. The student has a ___________ personality.

Accepted Answer

A) Type A 
B) Type B 
C) Type AB 
D) Type BA

Question 13

How does relapse prevention treatment try to keep lapses from becoming a relapse? How effective is this approach?

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Question 14

All of the following are considered protective factors against stress EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) control 
B) challenge 
C) social support 
D) hardiness 
E) type A personality

Question 15

Handing out clean needles to drug addicts and giving free condoms to people at risk for sexually transmitted diseases are both examples of interventions that are most consistent with the ____________ approach to prevention.

Accepted Answer

A) harm reduction 
B) consequence reduction 
C) damage control 
D) injury minimization

Question 16

Which of the following is NOT a method used in the multimodal treatment of substance abuse?

Accepted Answer

A) Situational attributions 
B) Aversion therapy 
C) Stress-management training 
D) Social skills training 
E) Positive reinforcement

Question 17

A review by House and his colleagues (1988) of studies conducted with almost 37,000 people living in the United States, Finland, and Sweden found that people with low levels of ______________ were twice as likely to die during the study. The relationship between this variable and health was __________ for men than it was for women.

Accepted Answer

A) personal coping skills; stronger 
B) pessimism; weaker 
C) social support; stronger 
D) optimism; weaker

Question 18

List four research-derived suggestions that may help maintain and enhance personal happiness. Provide a concrete example of how to apply each.

Accepted Answer

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Question 19

If you wanted to determine whether or not a person was experiencing stress, you might look for the presence of a particular chemical in the blood. What would you look for?

Accepted Answer

A) GABA 
B) A neuropeptide 
C) Cortisol 
D) Glutamate 
E) Low levels of epinephrine

Question 20

All of the following are examples of aerobic exercise, EXCEPT ________.

Accepted Answer

A) weight lifting 
B) running 
C) swimming 
D) bicycling

Exam 15: Stress, Coping, and Health