Deck 5: Intervention

Question 1

Which of the following is an unhealthy roadblock?

A) Tranquilizers
B) Illicit drugs
C) Depressants
D) All of these

Answer 1

D

Question 2

According to Robert Epstein, which of the following is the most effective trainable competency for effective stress management?

A) Source management
B) Prevention
C) Interpersonal intervention
D) Relaxation

Answer 2

B

Question 3

Which of the following is NOT an example of eustress?

A) Brandon works hard for a presentation because he is stressed that he has to present it in front of a group of people.
B) Leela does not get enough sleep because of staying up late to study for a test the night before.
C) Monica has her loving mother tell her the things she dislikes about Monica and uses that information to make herself a better person.
D) Rose is stressed about asking her friend out on a date and rehearses a better way of doing it.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

In the context of stress management, which of the following is an example of taking control of oneself?

A) Being in charge of one's behavior
B) Seeking a solution to a problem one has created
C) Practicing relaxation techniques
D) All of these

Question 5

Which of the following is NOT one of Robert Epstein's four trainable competencies for effective stress management?

A) Source management
B) Relaxation
C) Interpersonal intervention
D) Thought management

Question 6

In the context of Lazarus's model of appraisal, which of the following defines the term reappraisal?

A) Engaging in a behavior or thought to respond to a demand
B) Judging how much of a threat is involved, and how important is the outcome
C) Evaluation of whether the response made to a demand or threat was effective
D) Determining whether resources needed to meet a demand are available

Question 7

Outcome efficacy as a form of self-efficacy involves:

A) one's own ability.
B) the ability of others.
C) the efficiency of a chosen technique.
D) the consequence of a chosen technique.

Question 8

The Yerkes-Dodson Curve shows that as stress increases, task performance decreases.

Question 9

A trainable skill or competency for effective stress management is source management, which refers to:

A) techniques such as meditation or diaphragmatic breathing.
B) reinterpreting stressful thoughts to be less stressful.
C) reducing or eliminating the source of stress.
D) planning to avoid stressors.

Question 10

The goal of stress management is to eliminate all of your stress.

Question 11

Activities to prevent a stressor from resulting in negative consequences are known as:

A) appraisals.
B) interventions.
C) arousals.
D) consequences.

Question 12

Which of the following is an appropriate way of making a commitment to stress management?

A) Making a contract of commitments with rewards for oneself in order to commit to many large changes at once
B) Making a contract of commitments consisting of punishments for oneself for not living up to the contract
C) Completing a contract of commitments consisting of both rewards and punishments with oneself
D) Planning to make a contract of commitments with oneself in the future

Question 13

Which of the following is an example of eustress?

A) Lee over prepares for a presentation before speaking publicly.
B) Anita rehearses a better way of asking someone out on a date.
C) Raul practices hard for an exceptional athletic performance in a big game.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 14

In the stress model, emotional arousal leads to:

A) interventions.
B) cognitive appraisal.
C) consequences.
D) physiological arousal.

Question 15

Incomplete stress management programs teach participants only one or just a few stress management techniques.

Question 16

Stress that results in negative consequences such as decreased performance growth is called:

A) allostatic load.
B) distress.
C) eustress.
D) trophotropic response.

Question 17

Interpretation of a stressor is known as:

A) cognitive appraisal.
B) intervention.
C) emotional arousal.
D) physiological arousal.

Question 18

In the context of the model of stress, what occurs immediately after a life situation is perceived as stressful?

A) Cognitive appraisal
B) Intervention
C) Emotional arousal
D) Physiological arousal

Question 19

All of the following are examples of physiological arousal EXCEPT:

A) increased heart rate.
B) feeling overwhelmed.
C) muscle tension.
D) indigestion.

Question 20

Which of the following defines the term stress?

A) A method of coping with anxiety that involves examining irrational beliefs
B) The result of a demand that exceeds resources available to meet that demand
C) The confidence in the ability to manage a demand or threat
D) A form of systematic desensitization in which the stimulus is imagined

Question 21

Richard Lazarus's idea of task-oriented coping and emotion-focused coping does not require an appraisal of demand.

Question 22

Sharon takes notes from a reference book to prepare for an exam. She believes that this is a better way to learn the material and earn a good grade on the exam. This is an example of emotion-focused coping.

Question 23

Primary appraisal is the determination of resources available to manage a stressor or threat.

Question 24

In reality, the stress model consists of a single feedback loop.

Question 25

Comprehensive stress management should be used to free up, rather than clutter up, one's day.

Question 26

Intervention entails setting up roadblocks at various points on the stress theory model.

Question 27

Trying very hard to control stress will create stress.

Question 28

You are in much greater control over yourself than you may realize.

Question 29

To believe it is worth the effort to attempt to manage a demand or threat, one must believe not only that there is a strategy that can be effective but that one can successfully employ that strategy.

Question 30

Coping is a necessary function of managing demands.

Question 31

Managing stress is more about giving up control to others or to one's environment than it is about exercising that control.

Question 32

Complete, comprehensive stress management includes intervention at all phases of the stress theory model and several means of intervening at each of these locations.

Question 33

Both distress and eustress can be defined as stress that encourages optimum performance.