Deck 10: Section 1: Stress, Health, and Coping: Dealing With Life

Question 1

Eric has an overinflated, unjustified positive view of himself.He thinks that he is good at everything he does.He would be considered a(n)________.

A)aggressive person
B)person with low self-esteem
C)narcissist
D)optimist

Answer 1

narcissist

Question 2

Adelaida hears a rattling sound as she hikes through the desert.Her muscles tense and her blood pressure rises.According to Hans Selye, she is in the___________.

A)chronic stress phase
B)alarm phase
C)exhaustion phase
D)resistance phase

Answer 2

alarm phase

Question 3

There are ________ stages of sleep.

A)two
B)three
C)four
D)five

Answer 3

five

Question 4

Alcoholic individuals come from ________ socioeconomic classes and tend to be ________.

A)low; men
B)high; men
C)all; men or women
D)low; women

Question 5

When thinking about GREs, applying to graduate school, and studying for mid-terms, Nichole starts to have sweaty palms and a racing heart.It is MOST probable that Nichole is responding to ________.

A)T cells
B)the pressure
C)stressors
D)lymphocytes

Question 6

The field of psychoneuroimmunology focuses on ________.

A)the ways in which thoughts and feelings states affect the immune system
B)the ways in which mental states suppress our circulatory system
C)the pattern of brain activity in normal functioning adults
D)the pattern of responses from our brain

Question 7

Miranda is questioning whether her upcoming business trip, where she must travel through an area with many mountains, will pose a danger for her.As such, this example illustrates ________.

A)a stress reaction
B)coping
C)primary appraisal
D)secondary appraisal

Question 8

Elizabeth hears that her neighbors' son just died.She decides to bring them dinner.This is an example of ________ social support.

A)enacted
B)indirect
C)direct
D)perceived

Question 9

A person will often take a barbiturate as a ________.

A)sleep aid
B)vitamin supplement
C)means of increasing behavioral arousal
D)treatment for alcoholism

Question 10

The restorative theory views sleep as ________.

A)having evolutionary advantages
B)helping the body repair the wear and tear of the day's events
C)a means to cope with stress
D)important only to the extent that we don't enter a state of sleep deprivation