Chapter 13 QuizChapter 13 Quiz

Stress, Coping, and HealthStress, Coping, and Health

Don’t forget to write your answers on a Don’t forget to write your answers on a separate piece of paper to grade when you’re separate piece of paper to grade when you’re

done!done!1. The number one tennis player on last year’s 1. The number one tennis player on last year’s

squad does not find her name on the list of squad does not find her name on the list of students who made this year’s team. Which students who made this year’s team. Which stage of Selye’s general adaptation syndrome stage of Selye’s general adaptation syndrome is she most likely experiencing?is she most likely experiencing?

a) alarma) alarmb) resistanceb) resistancec) denialc) deniald) competenced) competence

2. Which of the following characteristics of the 2. Which of the following characteristics of the Type A personality is most positively Type A personality is most positively correlated with having a heart attack?correlated with having a heart attack?

a) competitivea) competitive

b) eating quicklyb) eating quickly

c) impatientc) impatient

d) hostiled) hostile

3. According to Albert Ellis, the key to making 3. According to Albert Ellis, the key to making realistic appraisals of stress is torealistic appraisals of stress is to

a) ignore your feelingsa) ignore your feelings

b) focus on what you should be doingb) focus on what you should be doing

c) avoid examining your self-talk too c) avoid examining your self-talk too closely closely

d) dispute irrational assumptions d) dispute irrational assumptions

4. The fact that stress lies in the eye of the 4. The fact that stress lies in the eye of the beholder illustrates the theme ofbeholder illustrates the theme of

a) multifactorial causationa) multifactorial causation

b) empiricismb) empiricism

c) psychology in a sociohistorical contextc) psychology in a sociohistorical context

d) the subjectivity of experienced) the subjectivity of experience

5. One personality characteristic correlated with 5. One personality characteristic correlated with good physical health isgood physical health is

a) agreeablenessa) agreeableness

b) opennessb) openness

c) conscientiousnessc) conscientiousness

d) extraversiond) extraversion

6. In dealing with stress, coping responses6. In dealing with stress, coping responses

a) are always adaptivea) are always adaptive

b) are always maladaptiveb) are always maladaptive

c) may be adaptive or maladaptivec) may be adaptive or maladaptive

d) are not “coping” unless they are d) are not “coping” unless they are adaptiveadaptive

7. Disturbed behavior that occurs after a major 7. Disturbed behavior that occurs after a major stressful event is referred to asstressful event is referred to as

a) burnouta) burnout

b) a psychosomatic conditionb) a psychosomatic condition

c) hypochondriasisc) hypochondriasis

d) posttraumatic stress disorderd) posttraumatic stress disorder

8. In a stress reaction, the pituitary gland 8. In a stress reaction, the pituitary gland releases the hormone ACTH, which stimulatesreleases the hormone ACTH, which stimulates

a) the gonadsa) the gonads

b) the adrenal cortexb) the adrenal cortex

c) the hypothalamusc) the hypothalamus

d) the medullad) the medulla

9. Cannon’s fight-or-flight reaction is mediated 9. Cannon’s fight-or-flight reaction is mediated by theby the

a) skeletal nervous systema) skeletal nervous system

b) sympathetic nervous systemb) sympathetic nervous system

c) parasympathetic nervous systemc) parasympathetic nervous system

d) peripheral nervous systemd) peripheral nervous system

10. The optimal level of arousal for task performance10. The optimal level of arousal for task performance

a) is about the same from one task to anothera) is about the same from one task to another

b) increases as the tasks become more complexb) increases as the tasks become more complex

c) decreases as the tasks become more complexc) decreases as the tasks become more complex

d) relates more to personal makeup than to the d) relates more to personal makeup than to the task task

11. Demands or expectations to behave in a 11. Demands or expectations to behave in a certain way define the notion of certain way define the notion of

a) stressa) stress

b) conflictb) conflict

c) frustrationc) frustration

d) pressured) pressure

12. Your text defined stress as12. Your text defined stress as

a) any unpleasant eventa) any unpleasant event

b) the responses we make to unpleasant b) the responses we make to unpleasant events events

c) illness-inducing behaviorc) illness-inducing behavior

d) circumstances that are perceived as d) circumstances that are perceived as threatening threatening

13. Selye believed that the body’s reactions to 13. Selye believed that the body’s reactions to stressful situationsstressful situations

a) are nonspecific-that is, the same to a) are nonspecific-that is, the same to different stressors different stressors

b) vary as a function of the individualb) vary as a function of the individual

c) are specific to the type of stressor c) are specific to the type of stressor involved involved

d) cannot be generalized across individualsd) cannot be generalized across individuals

14. Defense mechanisms are both conscious and 14. Defense mechanisms are both conscious and unconscious attempts tounconscious attempts to

a) work through problemsa) work through problems

b) deceive oneselfb) deceive oneself

c) enhance self-insightc) enhance self-insight

d) constructively cope with stressd) constructively cope with stress

15. When you tell yourself that you will never 15. When you tell yourself that you will never be happy again now that your significant other be happy again now that your significant other has ended the relationship, you are engaging in has ended the relationship, you are engaging in what Albert Ellis callswhat Albert Ellis calls

a) catharsisa) catharsis

b) catastrophic thinkingb) catastrophic thinking

c) calamitous thinkingc) calamitous thinking

d) primary appraisald) primary appraisal

Chapter 13 Answer KeyChapter 13 Answer Key

1. A1. A

2. D2. D

3. D3. D

4. D4. D

5. C5. C

6. C6. C

7. D7. D

8. B8. B

9. B9. B

10. C10. C

11. D11. D

12. D12. D

13. A13. A

14. B14. B

15. B15. B

Essay Question Possibilities!!Essay Question Possibilities!!

One of the following essay questions will One of the following essay questions will appear on your test, be familiar with all of appear on your test, be familiar with all of them!!them!!

Essay Question # 1Essay Question # 1

Describe several recent occasions when Describe several recent occasions when you’ve experienced stress. For each case you’ve experienced stress. For each case identify the type(s) of stress you experienced identify the type(s) of stress you experienced and whatever emotional, physiological, and/or and whatever emotional, physiological, and/or behavioral responses to stress you made.behavioral responses to stress you made.

Essay Question # 2Essay Question # 2

Why do you think posttraumatic stress Why do you think posttraumatic stress disorder is more prevalent in women than in disorder is more prevalent in women than in men? Is it due to different learning histories, men? Is it due to different learning histories, or are the sexes genetically different in the or are the sexes genetically different in the ability to deal with stressors?ability to deal with stressors?

Essay Question # 3Essay Question # 3

Do you have any favorite or habitual Do you have any favorite or habitual techniques for coping with stress? Explain techniques for coping with stress? Explain how your techniques are examples of the how your techniques are examples of the categories of coping from this chapter’s categories of coping from this chapter’s Application (reappraisal, humor, emotional Application (reappraisal, humor, emotional release, relaxation, lessening physiological release, relaxation, lessening physiological vulnerability). Do you use any methods that vulnerability). Do you use any methods that don’t seem to fit into any of these categories?don’t seem to fit into any of these categories?

Essay Question # 4Essay Question # 4

Many people believe that suicide represents Many people believe that suicide represents the ultimate failure to cope with life’s stresses. the ultimate failure to cope with life’s stresses. Others feel that suicide is, itself, a coping Others feel that suicide is, itself, a coping response. What do you think? Is one type of response. What do you think? Is one type of stress more likely to lead to suicide than stress more likely to lead to suicide than others?others?

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