Question 1

Adrenaline is to cortisol as ______ is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HP
A)  axis; sympathetic adrenomedullary (SAM) system 
B)  adrenal gland; pancreas 
C)  adrenal gland; thymus 
D)  sympathetic adrenomedullary (SAM) system; hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HP
A)  axis

Question 2

Stress may impair the production of disease-fighting white blood cells called ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  leukocytes 
B)  lymphocytes 
C)  blastocysts 
D)  hemocytes

Question 3

T cell is to B cell as ______ is to ______.

Accepted Answer

A)  thymus; bone marrow 
B)  digesting foreign cells; destroying damaged cells 
C)  destroying damaged cells; digesting foreign cells 
D)  bone marrow; thymus

Question 4

Which correlation coefficient might a researcher find between cortisol levels and scores on a measure of working memory capacity?

Accepted Answer

A)  -.35 
B)  .05 
C)  .25 
D)  .55

Question 5

Abdul has just discovered his term paper is due tomorrow when he thought it was due next week. According to Hans Selye, Abdul will MOST likely experience the ______ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

Accepted Answer

A)  alarm 
B)  resistance 
C)  exhaustion 
D)  appraisal

Question 6

Define psychoneuroimmunology. Explain how this field reflects the biopsychosocial rather than the biomedical model of health. Making explicit reference to the model of stress and disease developed in the text, suggest at least two ways that psychoneuroimmunologists could pay increased research attention to the social component of the biopsychosocial model of health.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Define psychoneuroimmunology. Explain how this field reflects...

Question 7

The familiar heart rate and blood pressure measures that open every doctor visit are assessments of the health of the ______ system.

Accepted Answer

A)  cardiovascular 
B)  endocrine 
C)  immune 
D)  nervous

Question 8

According to research cited in the text (Ptacek, Smith, & Zanas, 1992), relationships account for one-______ of the stressful events that college students experience.

Accepted Answer

A)  fifth 
B)  quarter 
C)  third 
D)  half

Question 9

Only negative events cause stress.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Stressor is to stress as stimulus is to response.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Sigmund Freud famously said that "love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness." How does contemporary research on the sources of stress lend credence to Freud' statement?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Sigmund Freud famously said that "love and...

Question 12

Which statement does NOT accurately state a limitation of the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)?

Accepted Answer

A)  The SRRS lacks sociocultural generality. 
B)  The scale includes only relatively minor events. 
C)  The SRRS includes a mix of positive, negative, and ambiguous events. 
D)  SRRS scores do not correlate with negative health outcomes.

Question 13

Depression increases the risk of a heart attack as much as obesity does.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The amount of time that doctors and nurses spend providing direct patient care is ______ correlated with the level of stress that they experience.

Accepted Answer

A)  negatively 
B)  not 
C)  positively 
D)  variably

Question 15

______ is NOT an effect of sympathetic nervous system activity.

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased heart rate 
B)  Increased digestion 
C)  Pupil dilation 
D)  Blood flow to the muscles

Exam 4: Understanding Stress

Adrenaline is to cortisol as is to .

Stress may impair the production of disease-fighting white blood cells called ______.

T cell is to B cell as is to .

Which correlation coefficient might a researcher find between cortisol levels and scores on a measure of working memory capacity?

Abdul has just discovered his term paper is due tomorrow when he thought it was due next week. According to Hans Selye, Abdul will MOST likely experience the ______ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

The familiar heart rate and blood pressure measures that open every doctor visit are assessments of the health of the ______ system.

According to research cited in the text (Ptacek, Smith, & Zanas, 1992) , relationships account for one-______ of the stressful events that college students experience.

Only negative events cause stress.

Stressor is to stress as stimulus is to response.

Sigmund Freud famously said that "love and work are the cornerstones of our humanness." How does contemporary research on the sources of stress lend credence to Freud' statement?

Which statement does NOT accurately state a limitation of the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS) ?

Depression increases the risk of a heart attack as much as obesity does.

The amount of time that doctors and nurses spend providing direct patient care is ______ correlated with the level of stress that they experience.

______ is NOT an effect of sympathetic nervous system activity.