Multiple Choice Questions

Which of the following is an example of a stressor?
  • Women report experiencing more stress than men.
  • training for a marathon
  • being in car accident
  • Humphrey judges the man with the gun to be a moderate threat.
Hans Selye's definition of stress is considered a response-based definition because it conceptualizes stress chiefly in terms of the ________.
  • The word "lengthening" should be changed to the word "shortening."
  • body's physiological reaction to any demand that is placed on it
  • The phrase "but not" should be changed to the word "and."
  • adrenal enlargement, thymus and lymph node shrinkage, and stomach ulceration
Who defined stress as, "the response of the body to any demand, whether it is caused by, or results in, pleasant or unpleasant conditions"?
  • Hans Selye
  • demanding or threatening event or situation
  • Bruce experiences stress because his heart rate increased when he noticed Jack had a knife.
  • Berkley believes she can end an argument with her wife by apologizing or buying her wife a gift. She decides apologizing is more effective.
A stressor would be appraised as a ________ if someone anticipates that it could lead to some kind of harm, loss, or other negative consequence; however, if someone believes that it carries the potential for gain or personal growth, it would be appraised as a ________.
  • challenge; threat
  • threat; challenge
  • emotion focused
  • social support
What do studies show about the relationship between stress and memory?
  • anticipates that it could lead to some kind of harm, loss, or other negative consequence
  • Humphrey judges the man with the gun to be a moderate threat.
  • They tend to believe they can personally control and manage their reaction to life's stressors.
  • Moderate stress can enhance both immediate and delayed recall of educational material.
The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds conducts rigorous academic research on ________.
  • As stress levels increase from low to moderate, performance also increases.
  • They tend to believe they can personally control and manage their reaction to life's stressors.
  • anticipates that it could lead to some kind of harm, loss, or other negative consequence
  • healthy aspects of the mind, such as kindness, forgiveness, compassion, and mindfulness
Noticing that you have difficulty concentrating during and after periods of prolonged stress exemplifies how stress can have a negative ________ impact.
  • primary
  • physiological
  • cognitive
  • positive psychology
Rush hour traffic, lost keys, obnoxious coworkers, and inclement weather are all examples of a(n) ________.
  • Latricia has been lost in the woods for days. After such a long period of anxiety and fear, Latricia collapses by a tree.
  • depression
  • daily hassle
  • distress
Developing stomach ulcers during a prolonged period of stress exemplifies how stress can have a negative ________ impact.
  • positive psychology
  • daily hassle
  • physiological
  • social support
Factory worker, supermarket cashier, and short-order cook are all examples of occupations with high levels of ________.
  • job strain
  • daily hassle
  • distress
  • cognitive
What should be changed to make the following sentence true? In high-stress humans, exercise has been shown to prevent telomere lengthening.
  • The phrase "but not" should be changed to the word "and."
  • The word "lengthening" should be changed to the word "shortening."
  • positive psychology
  • They tend to believe they can personally control and manage their reaction to life's stressors.
Oleksiy is an adjunct professor in the Department of Fine Arts. He applied for a full-time job recently, which he did not get. He tries to put this situation in a positive light, reminding himself that he will have more time to produce artwork if he is not working a full-time job. He also reminds himself that some of his friends from grad school can't find work related to art in any way. Which type of coping approach is Oleksiy using?
  • physiological
  • emotion focused
  • challenge; threat
  • biofeedback
Which of the following is an example of eustress?
  • They tend to believe they can personally control and manage their reaction to life's stressors.
  • training for a marathon
  • As stress levels increase from low to moderate, performance also increases.
  • Humphrey judges the man with the gun to be a moderate threat.
Which of the following is a good example of a response-based definition of stress?
  • Berkley believes she can end an argument with her wife by apologizing or buying her wife a gift. She decides apologizing is more effective.
  • The immune system is weakened.
  • Bruce experiences stress because his heart rate increased when he noticed Jack had a knife.
  • Hans Selye
Which of the following is a negative effect of extended cortisol release caused by chronic or prolonged stress?
  • The immune system is weakened.
  • Latricia has been lost in the woods for days. After such a long period of anxiety and fear, Latricia collapses by a tree.
  • positive psychology
  • Caroline experiences stress because she is home alone and hears unusual noises outside.
Which type of appraisal involves judgment about the degree of potential harm or threat to well-being that a stressor might entail?
  • depression
  • cognitive
  • primary
  • distress
What should be changed to make the following statement true? In the general adaptation syndrome, the fight-or-flight reaction describes the body's immediate reaction upon facing a threatening situation or emergency.
  • job burn out
  • exhaustion
  • he phrase "fight-or-flight" should be changed to the word "alarm."
  • fight-or-flight
Lamont cares for his aging father, who suffers from dementia. This is an example of a(n) ________ stressor.`
  • chronic
  • job burn out
  • less stress than someone who has no effective options
  • posttraumatic stress disorder
Keegan is a police officer. She was recently placed on administrative leave because she was shot during an armed robbery. Since the shooting, she can't stop thinking about how it felt to be shot, she is often angry with her husband, she jumps when she hears a loud noise, and she takes a 15 minute detour when driving home to avoid the neighborhood where it happened. Keegan probably suffers from ________.
  • distress
  • he phrase "fight-or-flight" should be changed to the word "alarm."
  • job burn out
  • posttraumatic stress disorder
________ is the kind of stress that exceeds the optimal level, is no longer a positive force, and becomes excessive and debilitating.
  • primary
  • distress
  • biofeedback
  • health
Angela transfers to a new high school for gifted children and has trouble making friends. She expected this and plans to change it by joining more after school clubs and sitting next to different people at lunch. She believes she has effective options for dealing with the stressor of having no friends; therefore, she experiences ________.
  • job burn out
  • less stress than someone who has no effective options
  • posttraumatic stress disorder
  • he phrase "fight-or-flight" should be changed to the word "alarm."
A stressor is likely to be appraised as a threat when someone ________.
  • anticipates that it could lead to some kind of harm, loss, or other negative consequence
  • Some research shows anger suppression is more effective while other research shows anger expression is more effective.
  • Moderate stress can enhance both immediate and delayed recall of educational material.
  • healthy aspects of the mind, such as kindness, forgiveness, compassion, and mindfulness
What should be changed to make the following sentence true? It is well established that long (aerobic) but not short (anaerobic) duration exercise is beneficial for both physical and mental health.
  • The word "nonexistent" should be changed to the word "real."
  • They tend to believe they can personally control and manage their reaction to life's stressors.
  • As stress levels increase from low to moderate, performance also increases.
  • The phrase "but not" should be changed to the word "and."
Which of the following is an example of a secondary appraisal of a stressor?
  • significantly elevated rates of heart disease
  • stressor
  • Berkley believes she can end an argument with her wife by apologizing or buying her wife a gift. She decides apologizing is more effective.
  • Stress weakens the immune system, so people with high stress levels should be more likely to get sick.
________ is stress-reduction technique whereby electronic equipment measuring a person's involuntary (neuromuscular and autonomic) activity helps him gain a level of voluntary control over these processes.
  • cognitive
  • challenge; threat
  • biofeedback
  • asthma
Paolo is a writer and when he sits down in front of his computer he can write for hours, forgetting to eat and ignoring his phone because he is intensely engaged in writing. While he is writing, Paolo is experiencing ________.
  • flow
  • health
  • asthma
  • acute
Which of the following do not contribute to tension headaches?
  • depression
  • As stress levels increase from low to moderate, performance also increases.
  • Women report experiencing more stress than men.
  • Latricia has been lost in the woods for days. After such a long period of anxiety and fear, Latricia collapses by a tree.
Which of the following is a reason that depression is associated with heart disease?
  • Humphrey judges the man with the gun to be a moderate threat.
  • Depression may increase the likelihood of living an unhealthy lifestyle, which increases the risk of heart disease.
  • As stress levels increase from low to moderate, performance also increases.
  • Latricia has been lost in the woods for days. After such a long period of anxiety and fear, Latricia collapses by a tree.
Researchers who studied people injured in the 9/11 attacks found that the injured later suffered from ________. These results demonstrate how stress is linked to the development and progression of a variety of physical illnesses and diseases.
  • significantly elevated rates of heart disease
  • he phrase "fight-or-flight" should be changed to the word "alarm."
  • fight-or-flight
  • posttraumatic stress disorder
A ________ psychologist might investigate why people continue to smoke or eat high fat and processed food despite knowing the potential adverse health implications of such behaviors.
  • Type B
  • cognitive
  • flow
  • health
Heather considers taking a new job. She focuses on the increased opportunities for promotion and the higher salary rather than her increased responsibilities; therefore, she views the new position as a ________ rather than a ________.
  • threat; challenge
  • biofeedback
  • emotion focused
  • challenge; threat
Taylor is a social worker. He is overworked, his caseload is overwhelming, and he no longer believes that what he does on a day-to-day basis has any real impact or improves anyone's life. Taylor is probably suffering from ________.
  • less stress than someone who has no effective options
  • flow
  • significantly elevated rates of heart disease
  • job burn out
Which of the following is an example of a primary appraisal of a stressor?
  • Humphrey judges the man with the gun to be a moderate threat.
  • As stress levels increase from low to moderate, performance also increases.
  • training for a marathon
  • depression
Optimism is a tendency toward a(n) ________.
  • how a threat is perceived
  • positive psychology
  • training for a marathon
  • positive outlook and positive expectations
________ is a state of intense engagement in an activity; it is usually experienced while participating in creative work and leisure endeavors.
  • exhaustion
  • flow
  • forces the heart to pump harder, which puts more physical strain on the heart
  • significantly elevated rates of heart disease
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