Question 1

Mindfulness training seems to increase activity in the:

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamus. 
B)  pituitary gland. 
C)  prefrontal cortex. 
D)  amygdala. 
A)  hypothalamus. 
B)  pituitary gland. 
C)  prefrontal cortex. 
D)  amygdala. C

Question 2

While men display greater increases in ____________ in response to stress,women exhibit an increase in ____________ in response to stress.

Accepted Answer

A)  cortisol;noradrenaline 
B)  catecholamines;glucocorticoids 
C)  glucocorticoids;catecholamines 
D)  adrenaline;noradrenaline 
A)  cortisol;noradrenaline 
B)  catecholamines;glucocorticoids 
C)  glucocorticoids;catecholamines 
D)  adrenaline;noradrenaline B

Question 3

____________ is the belief that we make our own decisions and determine what we do or what others do to us.

Accepted Answer

A)  Regulatory control 
B)  Learned helplessness 
C)  Personal control 
D)  Optimism 
A)  Regulatory control 
B)  Learned helplessness 
C)  Personal control 
D)  Optimism C

Question 4

In _______ coping,people use behavioral and cognitive strategies to manage their emotional reactions to stress.

Accepted Answer

A)  emotion-focused 
B)  proactive 
C)  combative 
D)  problem-focused 
A)  emotion-focused 
B)  proactive 
C)  combative 
D)  problem-focused

Question 5

Psychiatrist Steven Wolin formulated his concept of resilience from interviews with:

Accepted Answer

A)  children whose parents were divorced. 
B)  children who had been abandoned by their parents. 
C)  children of alcoholics. 
D)  black,lower socioeconomic class children. 
A)  children whose parents were divorced. 
B)  children who had been abandoned by their parents. 
C)  children of alcoholics. 
D)  black,lower socioeconomic class children.

Question 6

According to the _________ hypothesis,social support mitigates stress indirectly by providing resources to help the individual cope more effectively.

Accepted Answer

A)  direct effect 
B)  optimum level of arousal 
C)  social arousal 
D)  buffering 
A)  direct effect 
B)  optimum level of arousal 
C)  social arousal 
D)  buffering

Question 7

Research studies have linked threat appraisals with:

Accepted Answer

A)  enhanced vascular responses. 
B)  increased cardiac output. 
C)  increased myocardial reactivity. 
D)  increased heart rate. 
A)  enhanced vascular responses. 
B)  increased cardiac output. 
C)  increased myocardial reactivity. 
D)  increased heart rate.

Question 8

Rumination refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)  the ability to control emotions and behaviors. 
B)  being overly dependent on others. 
C)  thinking obsessively about stressful experiences. 
D)  believing that you have no control over a stressful situation. 
A)  the ability to control emotions and behaviors. 
B)  being overly dependent on others. 
C)  thinking obsessively about stressful experiences. 
D)  believing that you have no control over a stressful situation.

Question 9

The personality style that is associated with viewing the everyday demands of life as challenges rather than as threats is known as:

Accepted Answer

A)  optimism. 
B)  rationality. 
C)  hardiness. 
D)  resilience. 
A)  optimism. 
B)  rationality. 
C)  hardiness. 
D)  resilience.

Question 10

Which is NOT one of the mechanisms by which pessimism might shorten life?

Accepted Answer

A)  Pessimists experience more unpleasant events. 
B)  Pessimists are less likely to comply with medical regimens. 
C)  Pessimists are more likely to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder. 
D)  Pessimists have a weaker immune system. 
A)  Pessimists experience more unpleasant events. 
B)  Pessimists are less likely to comply with medical regimens. 
C)  Pessimists are more likely to be diagnosed with bipolar disorder. 
D)  Pessimists have a weaker immune system.

Question 11

When confronted with stressful situations,hardy people are:

Accepted Answer

A)  less likely to view themselves as choosing to live challenging lives. 
B)  less likely to see stressful events as enriching their lives. 
C)  more likely to reappraise negative conditions as positive ones. 
D)  strive to solve their problems with avoidant strategies. 
A)  less likely to view themselves as choosing to live challenging lives. 
B)  less likely to see stressful events as enriching their lives. 
C)  more likely to reappraise negative conditions as positive ones. 
D)  strive to solve their problems with avoidant strategies.

Question 12

Blaming others instead of yourself for a failed project would be indicative of your:

Accepted Answer

A)  coping style. 
B)  cognitive style. 
C)  defense mechanisms. 
D)  explanatory style. 
A)  coping style. 
B)  cognitive style. 
C)  defense mechanisms. 
D)  explanatory style.

Question 13

An intervention that aims at replacing maladaptive,self-defeating thoughts with healthier adaptive thinking is called:

Accepted Answer

A)  stress inoculation training. 
B)  systematic desensitization. 
C)  cognitive restructuring. 
D)  reconceptualization. 
A)  stress inoculation training. 
B)  systematic desensitization. 
C)  cognitive restructuring. 
D)  reconceptualization.

Question 14

Zach attributes the cause of his failure in his psychology course as being due to himself,that he will fail in other areas of his life,and that failure in other areas will be a life-long occurrence.Thomas evidently has:

Accepted Answer

A)  a negative explanatory style. 
B)  developed learned helplessness. 
C)  biological resilience. 
D)  a self-handicapping personality. 
A)  a negative explanatory style. 
B)  developed learned helplessness. 
C)  biological resilience. 
D)  a self-handicapping personality.

Question 15

Janine has failed the nursing exam three times and feels like there is nothing she can do to pass it.Some would say that Janine has learned to be:

Accepted Answer

A)  hardy. 
B)  helpless. 
C)  realistic. 
D)  pessimistic. 
A)  hardy. 
B)  helpless. 
C)  realistic. 
D)  pessimistic.

Exam 5: A: Coping With Stress

Mindfulness training seems to increase activity in the:

While men display greater increases in ____________ in response to stress,women exhibit an increase in ____________ in response to stress.

____________ is the belief that we make our own decisions and determine what we do or what others do to us.

In _______ coping,people use behavioral and cognitive strategies to manage their emotional reactions to stress.

Psychiatrist Steven Wolin formulated his concept of resilience from interviews with:

According to the _________ hypothesis,social support mitigates stress indirectly by providing resources to help the individual cope more effectively.

Research studies have linked threat appraisals with:

Rumination refers to:

The personality style that is associated with viewing the everyday demands of life as challenges rather than as threats is known as:

Which is NOT one of the mechanisms by which pessimism might shorten life?

When confronted with stressful situations,hardy people are:

Blaming others instead of yourself for a failed project would be indicative of your:

An intervention that aims at replacing maladaptive,self-defeating thoughts with healthier adaptive thinking is called:

Zach attributes the cause of his failure in his psychology course as being due to himself,that he will fail in other areas of his life,and that failure in other areas will be a life-long occurrence.Thomas evidently has:

Janine has failed the nursing exam three times and feels like there is nothing she can do to pass it.Some would say that Janine has learned to be:

A: Introducing Health Psychology

B: Introducing Health Psychology

C: Introducing Health Psychology

A: Research in Health Psychology

B: Research in Health Psychology

C: Research in Health Psychology

A: Biological Foundations of Health and Illness

B: Biological Foundations of Health and Illness

C: Biological Foundations of Health and Illness

A: Stress

B: Stress

C: Stress

B: Coping With Stress

C: Coping With Stress

A: Staying Healthy: Primary Prevention and Positive Psychology

B: Staying Healthy: Primary Prevention and Positive Psychology

C: Staying Healthy: Primary Prevention and Positive Psychology

A: Exercise, Sleep, and Injury Control

B: Exercise, Sleep, and Injury Control

C: Exercise, Sleep, and Injury Control

A: Nutrition, Obesity, and Eating Disorders

B: Nutrition, Obesity, and Eating Disorders

C: Nutrition, Obesity, and Eating Disorders

A: Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction

B: Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction

C: Substance Use, Abuse, and Addiction

A: Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes

B: Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes

C: Cardiovascular Disease and Diabetes

A: Cancer

B: Cancer

C: Cancer

A: Hiv/Aids and Other Communicable Diseases

B: Hiv/Aids and Other Communicable Diseases

C: Hiv/Aids and Other Communicable Diseases

A: The Role of Health Psychology in Seeking and Obtaining Health Care

B: The Role of Health Psychology in Seeking and Obtaining Health Care

C: The Role of Health Psychology in Seeking and Obtaining Health Care

A: Managing Pain

B: Managing Pain

C: Managing Pain

A: Complementary and Alternative Medicine

B: Complementary and Alternative Medicine

C: Complementary and Alternative Medicine

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