Question 1

Which of the following statements about the relationship between Type A and Type B behavior patterns and heart attacks is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Type As are more likely to survive a heart attack than are Type Bs. 
B) Type As who have a heart attack are more likely to have a second heart attack than are Type Bs who have a heart attack. 
C) Type As have more severe heart attacks than do Type Bs. 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 2

Which of the following games would an individual with an internal locus of control most likely prefer?

Accepted Answer

A) Roulette 
B) Bingo 
C) Poker 
D) None of the answer is correct.

Question 3

Anxiety that is either temporary in nature or specific to a particular stimulus is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) test anxiety 
B) trait anxiety 
C) state anxiety 
D) panic disorder

Question 4

Resilient traits include all of the following EXCEPT _____.

Accepted Answer

A) happiness and optimism 
B) creativity 
C) a lack of inhibition 
D) a sense of morality

Question 5

A method of coping with anxiety that consists of examining irrational beliefs is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) systematic desensitization 
B) fear hierarchy 
C) the ABCDE technique 
D) in vivo desensitization

Question 6

A state of mind and body that includes three factors-commitment, control, and challenge-is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) hardiness 
B) awareness 
C) perception 
D) resiliency

Question 7

Which of the following statements about perception is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Being an optimist can result in overconfidence. 
B) Being a pessimist reduces mental effort and enhances health. 
C) Being an optimist can keep you healthy. 
D) None of the answer is correct.

Question 8

A behavior pattern that is not excessively competitive and has no free-floating hostility or sense of time urgency is called the _____.

Accepted Answer

A) Type A behavior pattern 
B) Type B behavior pattern 
C) Type C behavior pattern 
D) Type D behavior pattern

Question 9

_____ refers to a general sense of anxiety that is not specific to a particular stimulus.

Accepted Answer

A) State anxiety 
B) Trait anxiety 
C) Panic disorder 
D) A specific phobia

Question 10

Systematic desensitization is a coping technique in which sufferers make statements to themselves that focus on the positive aspects of a potentially anxiety-provoking event.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Resiliency theory focuses on people's strengths rather than their weaknesses or limitations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Either imagining or encountering an anxiety-provoking stimulus while practicing relaxation is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) systematic desensitization 
B) fear hierarchy 
C) passive desensitization 
D) active desensitization

Question 13

A general sense of anxiety not specific to a particular stimulus is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) test anxiety 
B) trait anxiety 
C) state anxiety 
D) panic disorder

Question 14

A form of systematic desensitization in which the stimulus is imagined is called armchair desensitization.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is a technique for managing anxiety?

Accepted Answer

A) Environmental planning 
B) Self-talk 
C) Thought stopping 
D) All of the answers are correct.

Question 16

People with Type C behavior tend to exhibit all of the following traits EXCEPT _____.

Accepted Answer

A) an unusual ability to cope with high stress levels 
B) pathological niceness and denial or suppression of emotions 
C) conflict avoidance and extraordinary compliance 
D) an exaggerated need to be accepted socially

Question 17

Jason fears entering elevators. More particularly, he fears being squashed between the elevator doors. Jason's fear is an example of _____.

Accepted Answer

A) social phobia 
B) trait anxiety 
C) test anxiety 
D) a specific phobia

Question 18

The perception that one has little control over the events that affect one's life is known as _____.

Accepted Answer

A) an internal locus of control 
B) an external locus of control 
C) systematic desensitization 
D) cocreator perception deficiency

Question 19

Cognitive restructuring is not an effective technique for fear reduction or coping.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Type A behavior pattern?

Accepted Answer

A) Aggressiveness 
B) Confidence 
C) Excessive competitive drive 
D) Impatience

Exam 8: Perception Interventions

Which of the following statements about the relationship between Type A and Type B behavior patterns and heart attacks is true?

Which of the following games would an individual with an internal locus of control most likely prefer?

Anxiety that is either temporary in nature or specific to a particular stimulus is known as _____.

Resilient traits include all of the following EXCEPT _____.

A method of coping with anxiety that consists of examining irrational beliefs is known as _____.

A state of mind and body that includes three factors-commitment, control, and challenge-is known as _____.

Which of the following statements about perception is true?

A behavior pattern that is not excessively competitive and has no free-floating hostility or sense of time urgency is called the _____.

_____ refers to a general sense of anxiety that is not specific to a particular stimulus.

Systematic desensitization is a coping technique in which sufferers make statements to themselves that focus on the positive aspects of a potentially anxiety-provoking event.

Resiliency theory focuses on people's strengths rather than their weaknesses or limitations.

Either imagining or encountering an anxiety-provoking stimulus while practicing relaxation is known as _____.

A general sense of anxiety not specific to a particular stimulus is known as _____.

A form of systematic desensitization in which the stimulus is imagined is called armchair desensitization.

Which of the following is a technique for managing anxiety?

People with Type C behavior tend to exhibit all of the following traits EXCEPT _____.

Jason fears entering elevators. More particularly, he fears being squashed between the elevator doors. Jason's fear is an example of _____.

The perception that one has little control over the events that affect one's life is known as _____.

Cognitive restructuring is not an effective technique for fear reduction or coping.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of the Type A behavior pattern?