Question 1

An attempt to deal with threat by managing one's feelings and anxiety is known as

Accepted Answer

A) emotion-focused coping. 
B) problem-focused coping. 
C) focused threat assessment. 
D) primary appraisal.

Question 2

Which of the following would be a good suggestion to help handle conflicts more effectively?

Accepted Answer

A) Make decisions as quickly as possible to prevent prolonged stress. 
B) Try out important decisions partially when possible. 
C) Stick to a decision even if it appears to be wrong to reduce stress. 
D) When all else fails, continue to vacillate over a decision until one alternative becomes clear.

Question 3

Jay's mother is always fussing at him about his messy room, his disorganized study habits, and his tendency to wait until the last minute to complete an assignment. Interestingly, when you observe Jay's mother, she also has these same shortcomings. By focusing on her son's bad habits, Jay's mother does not have to focus on her own bad habits. She is using the defense mechanism known as

Accepted Answer

A) reaction formation. 
B) projection. 
C) compensation. 
D) sublimation.

Question 4

Aaron has an important meeting, so he leaves for work 20 minutes earlier than normal, but because of a car stalled on the highway that slows traffic to a crawl, Aaron may be late for his meeting. Aaron is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A) external frustration. 
B) personal frustration. 
C) external conflict. 
D) internal conflict.

Question 5

Regarding the SRRS, which of the following statements is FALSE?

Accepted Answer

A) Both positive and negative events cause stress. 
B) Improvements in life conditions can be as costly as declines. 
C) Scores on the SRRS are measured in LCUs. 
D) Low scores on the SRRS suggest one is more likely to contract an illness.

Question 6

Nuan tends to be a perfectionist regarding her college work. She also has volunteered many times for campus projects. Toward the end of the semester, Nuan has several tests and term paper deadlines coming up, when club sponsors ask her to volunteer for several new projects. Nuan is feeling very stressed and guilty because she does not have time for these added projects. Which would be the best course of action for Nuan?

Accepted Answer

A) She should set a rigid schedule and finish the term papers as quickly as possible so her stress levels will drop, and she will be able to volunteer. 
B) She should do the volunteer projects in order not to feel guilty and destroy her relationships with these club sponsors, and then work on her term papers. 
C) She should try to set reasonable, less perfectionistic goals, and learn to say "no" to added demands and responsibilities that would cause her stress at this time. 
D) She should stop working on the term papers for a week and go home or on a short trip to get away and relax.

Question 7

According to researchers Christakis and Fowler, which of the following is often a barrier to changing unhealthy behaviors?

Accepted Answer

A) social factors 
B) chronic infectious diseases 
C) a lack of money 
D) a lack of knowledge

Question 8

Which system in the body is regulated, in part, by the brain and mobilizes defenses, such as white blood cells, against invading microbes and other disease agents?

Accepted Answer

A) immune system 
B) cardiovascular system 
C) limbic system 
D) reticular activating system

Question 9

If you are forced to choose between taking bad-tasting medicine or being sick, you may experience a(n)__________conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) multiple approach-avoidance 
B) approach-avoidance 
C) avoidance-avoidance 
D) approach-approach

Question 10

According to your textbook, what percent of American adults still smoke?

Accepted Answer

A) six percent 
B) 15 percent 
C) 29 percent 
D) 37 percent

Question 11

According to Barbara Fredrickson, positive emotions tend to do all of the following EXCEPT

Accepted Answer

A) narrowing our mental focus. 
B) creating an urge to play and to explore. 
C) decreasing the bodily arousal when stressed and limiting stress-related damage. 
D) making it more likely that a person will find a creative solution.

Question 12

One of the most persistent and frequent responses to frustration is

Accepted Answer

A) depression. 
B) regression. 
C) aggression. 
D) inhibition.

Question 13

If you cannot decide whether to order the steak or the Creole shrimp dish because they both are so delicious, you are experiencing a(n)__________ conflict.

Accepted Answer

A) approach-approach 
B) avoidance-avoidance 
C) approach-avoidance 
D) double appraisal

Question 14

A student experiencing burnout in college usually

Accepted Answer

A) spends a good deal of time with his or her friends. 
B) participates in many extracurricular activities. 
C) has a negative attitude toward his or her studies. 
D) exhibits all of these behaviors.

Question 15

After becoming aware that a tornado is coming toward his community, John begins to think about how he will meet this threat, such as moving his family to the basement. John is in which threat management step, according to Lazarus?

Accepted Answer

A) primary appraisal 
B) the adaptation phase 
C) the reactive plan stage 
D) secondary appraisal

Question 16

Today people primarily die from

Accepted Answer

A) infectious diseases. 
B) lifestyle diseases. 
C) accidents. 
D) genetic diseases.

Question 17

Extreme events that cause psychological injury or intense emotion pain are referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) avoidance-avoidance conflict. 
B) external frustration. 
C) traumatic stresses. 
D) burnout.

Question 18

Any response that is made with the intent of harming a person or an object is referred to as

Accepted Answer

A) aggression. 
B) assertion. 
C) circumvention. 
D) sublimation.

Question 19

According to one study, poorer women in California were more likely to die if they lived in better-off neighborhoods than if they lived in poorer neighborhoods because they were constantly reminded that they were relatively poor.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Clayton seems to chafe at the normal pace of events and hurries from one activity to another, racing the clock in self-imposed urgency. He fidgets when waiting in line and impatiently interrupts other people to finish their sentences. Clayton is most likely a

Accepted Answer

A) Type A personality. 
B) Type B personality. 
C) disease-prone personality. 
D) hypochondriac.

Exam 13: Health, Stress, and Coping