M58 Reading Check

Adit really likes the appearance of the Chevy Blazer his friend is selling, but he knows he should be more conservative with his money. What type of conflict situation is he facing?

• approach-approach

• approach-avoidance

• avoidance-avoidance

• multiple approach-avoidance

• no conflict because he either buys it or he doesn't

The number one tennis player on last year's squad does not find her name on the list of students who made this year's team. Which stage of Selye's general adaptation syndrome is she most likely experiencing?

• alarm

• resistance

• denial

• competence

• exhaustion

Which of the following characteristics of the Type A personality is most positively correlated with having a heart attack?

• competitive

• eating quickly

• impatient

• ambitious

• hostile

Paving is being demolished next to your school, so every few minutes you are deafened by the sound of a jackhammer; this is an example of a(n)...

• secondary appraisal.

• eustress.

• life change.

• environmental stressor.

• catastrophe.

If your hormones are increasing your blood sugar for extra energy, this likely means that...

• you are experiencing eustress.

• you are developing hardiness.

• your fight-or-flight response has been triggered.

• you are reacting to psychosomatic symptoms.

• you are in the exhaustion phase.

Think of the past month - what has been your most significant cause of eustress (positive) AND distress (negative)? Explain.

Life in the time of a pandemic is ironic because of how stress and the immune system interplays. Explain why it is ironic and give a piece of advice to help deal with stress and improve health.