Question 1

If you are overweight or need to quit smoking, you should do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) isolate yourself from your friends until you completely change your unhealthy behavior. 
B) develop friends in a healthier crowd. 
C) decide to start healthier habits and get your friends to join you. 
D) learn refusal skills.

Question 2

The first rating scale developed by Holmes and Rahe to estimate the health hazards we face when stresses add up was called the __________.

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The answer of The first rating scale developed by Holmes...

Question 3

You are hiking through a national forest when something moves under the leaves ahead and to your left. Deciding whether it is a snake, frog, or something else is known as __________.

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The answer of You are hiking through a national forest...

Question 4

If you try to deal with frustration by engaging in persistent but inflexible responding, these responses may become

Accepted Answer

A) stereotyped behaviors. 
B) imagined barriers. 
C) negative self-statements. 
D) sublimated and depersonalized.

Question 5

You had planned to go on a two-week vacation. Because of problems at work, you will only be able to take off a couple of days now and then during the summer. So, you search the Internet for interesting places to visit within short driving distances. You are dealing with this situation by using __________coping.

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The answer of You had planned to go on a...

Question 6

Fiona has been experiencing a great deal of stress at her job. She is experiencing neckaches, headaches, indigestion, and insomnia. When she goes to her doctor, she finds that her blood pressure is also elevated. Fiona has

Accepted Answer

A) hypochondriasis. 
B) a conversion disorder. 
C) a somatic symptom disorder. 
D) a psychosomatic disorder.

Question 7

Imagining that a supportive friend or a loving pet is nearby can reduce tension and anxiety.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Thuy, who is a freshman in college, found that she started gaining weight after spending a lot of her time with her roommate Gayle, who is overweight. Thuy's weight gain is best explained by

Accepted Answer

A) a lack of motivation that occurs when first starting to college. 
B) a lower metabolism that occurs in late adolescence. 
C) the adoption of her roommate's eating habits. 
D) the minor depression or "college blues" that set in upon leaving home.

Question 9

Feigned apathy and drug use are examples of the reaction to frustration known as psychological ___________.

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The answer of Feigned apathy and drug use are examples...

Question 10

You are making a cake and have already put in all of the ingredients except the eggs. You go to the refrigerator and find that there are no eggs, which results in the condition known as

Accepted Answer

A) learned helplessness. 
B) conflict. 
C) burnout. 
D) frustration.

Question 11

The physical response to both pleasant and unpleasant stress, consisting of bodily changes related to autonomic nervous system arousal, is termed

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A) a stress reaction. 
B) burnout. 
C) emotional exuberance. 
D) emotional exhaustion.

Question 12

Sharing negative events with others tends to amplify these emotions and decrease social support.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Tom's friends are very worried about him because he is engaging in the single most lethal behavioral risk factor and the largest preventable cause of death. Tom's lethal habit is

Accepted Answer

A) smoking. 
B) reckless driving. 
C) alcohol abuse. 
D) obesity.

Question 14

You have agreed to give a speech before a large crowd. You will most likely experience a better performance if you perceive the speech as a

Accepted Answer

A) challenge. 
B) threat. 
C) primary appraisal. 
D) secondary appraisal.

Question 15

According to a recent study, the healthiest people eat a diet high in fruit, vegetables, and fish and low in red meat and dairy products. This diet is known as the __________ diet.

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The answer of According to a recent study, the healthiest...

Question 16

The study of the ways in which cognitive and behavioral principles can be used to prevent illness and promote health is called __________ psychology.

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The answer of The study of the ways in which...

Question 17

In order not to feel poor, Jermaine has committed himself to changing his circumstances through education and hard work. Jermaine is utilizing

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A) emotion-focused coping. 
B) problem-focused coping. 
C) primary appraisal. 
D) reaction formation.

Question 18

Which defense mechanism involves fulfilling unmet desires in imagined achievements or activities?

Accepted Answer

A) compensation 
B) rationalization 
C) intellectualization 
D) fantasy

Question 19

Mild college-related depression can be helped by doing all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) learning to manage one's college work. 
B) challenging self-critical thinking. 
C) making a daily schedule for yourself and filling up every hour of the day with something to do. 
D) getting more than nine hours of sleep as well as taking an afternoon nap to increase your energy.

Question 20

If the cost of direct aggression is too high, the aggression may be redirected toward whomever or whatever is available. This type of response is known as

Accepted Answer

A) repressed aggression. 
B) displaced aggression. 
C) withdrawal. 
D) circumvention.

Exam 13: Health, Stress, and Coping