Deck 3: Emotions, Stress, and Health

Question 1

-----------is the seat of primary emotions

A)Thalamus
B)Adrenal gland
C)Thyroid gland
D)None of these

Answer 1

Thalamus

Question 2

------------is a term used synonymously with the term 'need'

A)Urge
B)Desire
C)Want
D)All

Answer 2

All

Question 3

---------------is a basic emotion of man

A)Anger
B)Fear
C)Love
D)All

Answer 3

All

Question 4

The first one year of life is called ---------------

A)Pre-school age
B)Infancy
C)School age

Question 5

I.Q is related with ..........

A)Intelligence
B)Emotion
C)Folkways
D)Mathematics

Question 6

Important source of Social support for an individual is from...

A)Family
B)Community
C)School
D)None of these

Question 7

The correct order of Hans Seyle's General Adaptation Syndrome are

A)Alarm, resistance, exhaustion
B)Resistance, alarm, exhaustion
C)Exhaustion, alarm, resistance
D)Alarm, exhaustion, resistance

Question 8

_____ personalities are at a greater risk for coronary heart disease. Discuss

A)Type D
B)Type B
C)Type C
D)Type A

Question 9

Which professionals did Jones et al. (2003) find to have a particularly high prevalence of stress?

A)Nurses and teachers
B)Nurses and police officers
C)Police officers and teachers
D)Doctors and nurses

Question 10

Stress management training is based on a ______ theory of stress.

A)cognitive
B)behavioural
C)psychodynamic
D)cognitive behavioural

Question 11

The goals of stress management training are to:

A)identify and change cognitive distortions.
B)reduce high levels of muscular tension.
C)identify and reduce triggers using problem-solving strategies.
D)All of the the above

Question 12

Cognitive restructuring involves identifying and challenging the accuracy of stress enduring thoughts. Therapists often use the Socratic Method (Beck, 1976) which is also known as:

A)guided tour.
B)escorted tour.
C)guided discovery.
D)escorted discovery.

Question 13

Meichenbaum (1985) suggested that some cognitive therapy could be combined with behavioural interventions. What did he call his approach?

A)Stress inoculation therapy
B)Cognitive behavioural therapy
C)Stress immunisation therapy
D)None of the above

Question 14

Well's (2000) approach to managing emotional distress is known as the:

A)self-Regulatory Executive Function model.
B)self-regulation model.
C)stress inhibition model.
D)stress-regulation model.

Question 15

What are the goals of meta-cognitive therapy (Wells 2000)?

A)Increasing flexibility in response to stressful situations
B)Encouraging engagement in feared situations
C)Using mindfulness to help cope with difficult thoughts or emotions
D)All of the above

Question 16

Cognitive restructuring involves:

A)identifying self-talk that is contributing to stress, and challenging it.
B)preparing positive self-talk to say to oneself at times of stress.
C)interrupting the flow of stressogenic self-talk with more positive talk.
D)distraction away from stressogenic thoughts.

Question 17

Frequent challenges to stressful assumptions that can be used in guided discovery are:

A)Are there any other ways I can think about this situation?
B)What evidence is there that supports or denies my assumption?
C)Could I be making a mistake in the way I am thinking?
D)All of the above

Question 18

When is relaxation best used?

A)Immediately following times of significant stress
B)At times of great stress
C)At times of both low and high stress
D)As part of a meditation routine

Question 19

What are the key goals of ACT?

A)Cognitive defusion
B)Acceptance
C)Contact with the present moment
D)All of the above

Question 20

Interventions designed to reduce stress in children having surgery include:

A)verbal information about any relevant issues.
B)playing with the equipment they will see during their operation prior to the operation.
C)a trip to the operating department.
D)All of the above

Question 21

The psychological goal of most information based interventions designed to reduce the stress associated with operations is:

A)to minimise physiological arousal.
B)to increase perceptions of control.
C)to allow people to forget about things they cannot control.
D)to help people distract from worrying thoughts.

Question 22

What is the ideal environment for starting to learn relaxation?

A)Listening to instructions on headphones to avoid distraction
B)In a group context using biofeedback
C)At home listening to deep music and taped instructions
D)Led by a trained practitioner in a quiet room and comfortable chair

Question 23

Which of the following is the "silent killer" because it usually has no symptoms?

A)hemophilia
B)stroke
C)high cholesterol
D)high blood pressure

Question 24

Why is atherosclerosis especially dangerous when found in the coronary arteries?

A)It can cause a heart attack.
B)It can restrict blood flow to the heart muscle.
C)It can lead to coronary artery disease.
D)All of the above options are correct.

Question 25

Which of the following is associated with atherosclerosis?

A)high cholesterol diet
B)increased exercise
C)low-salt diets
D)including fruit and vegetables in every meal