Question 1

Match the following with the descriptions in questions
-An electronic/mechanical measure of physiological changes.

Accepted Answer

A) Polygraph 
B) Social Readjustment Scale 
C) Corticosteroids and catecholamines 
D) Daily Hassles scale 
E) Uplifts scale 
A) Polygraph 
B) Social Readjustment Scale 
C) Corticosteroids and catecholamines 
D) Daily Hassles scale 
E) Uplifts scale

Question 2

Krystal has learned that she has a carcinoma that is best treated by a radical surgery that involves removal of her right eye and cheekbone, which
Would be quite disfiguring.However, if she doesn't undergo surgery, her
Chances of survival are quite poor.Krystal is experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  an approach/approach conflict. 
B)  an approach/avoidance conflict. 
C)  an avoidance/avoidance conflict. 
D)  harm ambiguity. 
A)  an approach/approach conflict. 
B)  an approach/avoidance conflict. 
C)  an avoidance/avoidance conflict. 
D)  harm ambiguity.

Question 3

Match the following with the descriptions in questions
-Provide the relative weighting of the stressfulness of different life changes.

Accepted Answer

A) Polygraph 
B) Social Readjustment Scale 
C) Corticosteroids and catecholamines 
D) Daily Hassles scale 
E) Uplifts scale 
A) Polygraph 
B) Social Readjustment Scale 
C) Corticosteroids and catecholamines 
D) Daily Hassles scale 
E) Uplifts scale

Question 4

According to the research by Frankenhaeuser and her colleagues, increased catecholamine secretion only may be associated with experiences involving

Accepted Answer

A)  effort with distress. 
B)  effort without distress. 
C)  distress without effort. 
D)  both effort and distress. 
A)  effort with distress. 
B)  effort without distress. 
C)  distress without effort. 
D)  both effort and distress.

Question 5

Children under five tend to grieve less over the loss of a parent than an
adolescent.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Which of the following statements regarding bereavement is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Young children grieve longer and more intensely than older children. 
B)  Parents with more children grieve the loss of a child more than parents with a single child who can regain their pre-parenting freedoms. 
C)  Older couples grieve spousal loss more than younger couples because they have lived with each other longer. 
D)  None of these statements is supported by the research in the text. 
A)  Young children grieve longer and more intensely than older children. 
B)  Parents with more children grieve the loss of a child more than parents with a single child who can regain their pre-parenting freedoms. 
C)  Older couples grieve spousal loss more than younger couples because they have lived with each other longer. 
D)  None of these statements is supported by the research in the text.

Question 7

A person's psychological and physiological response to a stressor is called

Accepted Answer

A)  a transaction. 
B)  discrepant behaviour. 
C)  strain. 
D)  avoidance 
A)  a transaction. 
B)  discrepant behaviour. 
C)  strain. 
D)  avoidance

Question 8

Mason's work with stressors and hormones showing the sensitivity of hormonal secretions to psychological influences is evidence against Selye's
Notion of

Accepted Answer

A)  the general adaptation syndrome. 
B)  the alarm stage. 
C)  the nonspecificity of the GAS. 
D)  the resistance stage. 
A)  the general adaptation syndrome. 
B)  the alarm stage. 
C)  the nonspecificity of the GAS. 
D)  the resistance stage.

Question 9

Alice is a highly skilled computer specialist but spends the majority of her time conducting minor systems checks. The resulting boredom she
Experiences is stressful because

Accepted Answer

A)  it creates an overutilization of available resources. 
B)  it creates an underutilization of available resources. 
C)  a lack of activity always creates stress. 
D)  she will soon forget about her available resources. 
A)  it creates an overutilization of available resources. 
B)  it creates an underutilization of available resources. 
C)  a lack of activity always creates stress. 
D)  she will soon forget about her available resources.

Question 10

As you drive to school, the radio informs you that there is a traffic accident on an expressway near you.You determine that you will not be affected since you will exit well before any traffic jam will occur.The thought process in which you are engaging is called

Accepted Answer

A)  primary appraisal. 
B)  secondary appraisal. 
C)  final appraisal. 
D)  a and c only 
A)  primary appraisal. 
B)  secondary appraisal. 
C)  final appraisal. 
D)  a and c only

Question 11

Match the following people with the descriptions in one through
-Related stress to cognitive appraisal.

Accepted Answer

A) Walter Cannon 
B) Hans Selye 
C) Holmes and Rahe 
D) Marianne Frankenhaeuser 
E) Richard Lazarus 
A) Walter Cannon 
B) Hans Selye 
C) Holmes and Rahe 
D) Marianne Frankenhaeuser 
E) Richard Lazarus

Question 12

Research on the influence of intelligence on the stress experienced by children taking achievement tests showed

Accepted Answer

A)  it has no effect. 
B)  more intelligent children were more stressed than less intelligent children. 
C)  less intelligent children were more stressed than more intelligent children. 
D)  males were more stressed than females regardless of intelligence. 
A)  it has no effect. 
B)  more intelligent children were more stressed than less intelligent children. 
C)  less intelligent children were more stressed than more intelligent children. 
D)  males were more stressed than females regardless of intelligence.

Question 13

A stressor may be correctly defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  an event that is physically or psychologically challenging. 
B)  a person under stress. 
C)  a medication taken to relieve stress. 
D)  none of the above 
A)  an event that is physically or psychologically challenging. 
B)  a person under stress. 
C)  a medication taken to relieve stress. 
D)  none of the above

Question 14

Match the following people with the descriptions in one through
-Described the General Adaptation Syndrome to chronic stress.

Accepted Answer

A) Walter Cannon 
B) Hans Selye 
C) Holmes and Rahe 
D) Marianne Frankenhaeuser 
E) Richard Lazarus 
A) Walter Cannon 
B) Hans Selye 
C) Holmes and Rahe 
D) Marianne Frankenhaeuser 
E) Richard Lazarus

Question 15

Match the following with the descriptions in questions
-Measures day-to-day unpleasant or potentially harmful events.

Accepted Answer

A) Polygraph 
B) Social Readjustment Scale 
C) Corticosteroids and catecholamines 
D) Daily Hassles scale 
E) Uplifts scale 
A) Polygraph 
B) Social Readjustment Scale 
C) Corticosteroids and catecholamines 
D) Daily Hassles scale 
E) Uplifts scale

Question 16

Richard Lazarus' cognitive appraisal model of stress is important because of its emphasis on

Accepted Answer

A)  changing actual environmental stressors. 
B)  identifying physiological effects of stress. 
C)  the role of perception in stress. 
D)  the role of praise in reducing stress. 
A)  changing actual environmental stressors. 
B)  identifying physiological effects of stress. 
C)  the role of perception in stress. 
D)  the role of praise in reducing stress.

Question 17

David complains that he has "too much to do and not enough time to do it." His experience of stress represents the discrepancy between

Accepted Answer

A)  stressors and strains. 
B)  demands and resources. 
C)  heredity and environment. 
D)  biological and psychological systems. 
A)  stressors and strains. 
B)  demands and resources. 
C)  heredity and environment. 
D)  biological and psychological systems.

Question 18

Which of the following statements about a child's grief at the loss of a loved one is true?

Accepted Answer

A)  Adolescents seem to grieve the least. 
B)  All age levels of children seem to grieve with equal intensity. 
C)  Children under age 5 seem to grieve the least. 
D)  A child's concept of death remains the same from age 4 to 8. 
A)  Adolescents seem to grieve the least. 
B)  All age levels of children seem to grieve with equal intensity. 
C)  Children under age 5 seem to grieve the least. 
D)  A child's concept of death remains the same from age 4 to 8.

Question 19

Match the following people with the descriptions in one through
-In 1929, described the body's reaction to emergencies.

Accepted Answer

A) Walter Cannon 
B) Hans Selye 
C) Holmes and Rahe 
D) Marianne Frankenhaeuser 
E) Richard Lazarus 
A) Walter Cannon 
B) Hans Selye 
C) Holmes and Rahe 
D) Marianne Frankenhaeuser 
E) Richard Lazarus

Question 20

The process approach to stress includes what component in addition to stressors and strains?

Accepted Answer

A)  the environment only 
B)  chronic living circumstances 
C)  the relationship between the person and environment 
D)  major life events 
A)  the environment only 
B)  chronic living circumstances 
C)  the relationship between the person and environment 
D)  major life events

Match the following with the descriptions in questions -An electronic/mechanical measure of physiological changes.

Krystal has learned that she has a carcinoma that is best treated by a radical surgery that involves removal of her right eye and cheekbone, which Would be quite disfiguring.However, if she doesn't undergo surgery, her Chances of survival are quite poor.Krystal is experiencing

Match the following with the descriptions in questions -Provide the relative weighting of the stressfulness of different life changes.

According to the research by Frankenhaeuser and her colleagues, increased catecholamine secretion only may be associated with experiences involving

Children under five tend to grieve less over the loss of a parent than an adolescent.

Which of the following statements regarding bereavement is true?

A person's psychological and physiological response to a stressor is called

Mason's work with stressors and hormones showing the sensitivity of hormonal secretions to psychological influences is evidence against Selye's Notion of

Alice is a highly skilled computer specialist but spends the majority of her time conducting minor systems checks. The resulting boredom she Experiences is stressful because

As you drive to school, the radio informs you that there is a traffic accident on an expressway near you.You determine that you will not be affected since you will exit well before any traffic jam will occur.The thought process in which you are engaging is called

Match the following people with the descriptions in one through -Related stress to cognitive appraisal.

Research on the influence of intelligence on the stress experienced by children taking achievement tests showed

A stressor may be correctly defined as

Match the following people with the descriptions in one through -Described the General Adaptation Syndrome to chronic stress.

Match the following with the descriptions in questions -Measures day-to-day unpleasant or potentially harmful events.

Richard Lazarus' cognitive appraisal model of stress is important because of its emphasis on

David complains that he has "too much to do and not enough time to do it." His experience of stress represents the discrepancy between

Which of the following statements about a child's grief at the loss of a loved one is true?

Match the following people with the descriptions in one through -In 1929, described the body's reaction to emergencies.

The process approach to stress includes what component in addition to stressors and strains?

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Exam 3: Stress: Its Meaning, Impact and Sources

Match the following with the descriptions in questions -An electronic/mechanical measure of physiological changes.

Krystal has learned that she has a carcinoma that is best treated by a radical surgery that involves removal of her right eye and cheekbone, which Would be quite disfiguring.However, if she doesn't undergo surgery, her Chances of survival are quite poor.Krystal is experiencing

Match the following with the descriptions in questions -Provide the relative weighting of the stressfulness of different life changes.

According to the research by Frankenhaeuser and her colleagues, increased catecholamine secretion only may be associated with experiences involving

Children under five tend to grieve less over the loss of a parent than an adolescent.

Which of the following statements regarding bereavement is true?

A person's psychological and physiological response to a stressor is called

Mason's work with stressors and hormones showing the sensitivity of hormonal secretions to psychological influences is evidence against Selye's Notion of

Alice is a highly skilled computer specialist but spends the majority of her time conducting minor systems checks. The resulting boredom she Experiences is stressful because

As you drive to school, the radio informs you that there is a traffic accident on an expressway near you.You determine that you will not be affected since you will exit well before any traffic jam will occur.The thought process in which you are engaging is called

Match the following people with the descriptions in one through -Related stress to cognitive appraisal.

Research on the influence of intelligence on the stress experienced by children taking achievement tests showed

A stressor may be correctly defined as

Match the following people with the descriptions in one through -Described the General Adaptation Syndrome to chronic stress.

Match the following with the descriptions in questions -Measures day-to-day unpleasant or potentially harmful events.

Richard Lazarus' cognitive appraisal model of stress is important because of its emphasis on

David complains that he has "too much to do and not enough time to do it." His experience of stress represents the discrepancy between

Which of the following statements about a child's grief at the loss of a loved one is true?

Match the following people with the descriptions in one through -In 1929, described the body's reaction to emergencies.

The process approach to stress includes what component in addition to stressors and strains?

An Overview of Psychology and Health

The Bodys Physical Systems

Stress, Biopsychosocial Factors, and Illness

Coping With and Reducing Stress

Health-Related Beahviour and Health Promotion

Reducing Substance and Abuse

Improving Nutrition, Weight Control and Diet, Exercise and Safety

Using Health Services

In the Hosital: the Setting, Procedures and Effects on Patients

The Nature and Symptoms of Pain

Managing and Controlling Clinical Pain

Serious and Disabling Chronic Health Illnesses: Causes, Management, and Coping

Heart Disease, Stroke, Cancer, and Aids:

Whats Ahead for Health Psychology

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