WJEC A2 Psychology: Life events and stress AO3

A criticism of the Holmes & Rahe Social Readjustments Rating Scale is the items on the scale ____.

• have predetermined scores which do not allow for events to be experienced differently
• have undetermined scores which do not allow for events to be experienced differently
• have predetermined scores which do allow for events to be experienced differently
• have random scores which do not allow for events to be experienced differently

A strength of Rahe et al.'s (1970) research into the link between life changes, stress and illness is ___.

• the research looked at the medium-term effects.
• the research looked at the long-term effects.
• the research looked at the short-term effects.
• the research looked at the immediate effects.

A limitation of research used to support the life events explanation of stress is much of it is based on ______.

• observational data that is prone to subjective interpretation
• second-hand data
• participants' memories that may be inaccurate
• first-hand data collected using objectivve methods

A strength of research into life events is it is correlational meaning practitioners can ___.

• predict the likelihood of future illnesses
• predict the likelihood of future happiness
• predict the likelihood of future relationship breakdown
• predict the likelihood of future job prospects

A limitation of research into life events is it is correlational meaning researchers are unable to ____.

• establish casual effects
• establish any link whatsoever
• establish course and effect
• establish cause and effect

The life events explantion of stress is limited because it ignores the impact of ___ on stress.

• daily hassles
• personality characteristics
• hormones
• all other options

DeLongis et al. (1982) suggest the rarity of life events explain the weak correlation between life events and ill-health and suggest that ____ would be a better predictor.

• daily hassles
• personality characteristics
• hormones
• all other options

A strength of the life events explanation of stress is knowing that an accummulation of life events can lead to stress-related illness ____.

• allows therapists to prepare and thus modify the impact
• allows individuals to prepare and thus modify the impact
• allows individuals and therapists to prepare and not modify the impact
• allows individuals and therapists to prepare and thus modify the impact

A limitation of research into life events and their effect on stress-related illness is participants may ____.

• over-report negative experienes and under-report positive ones
• under-report negative experienes and over-report positive ones
• over-report negative experienes
• over-report positive experienes

A criticism of the life events explanation of stress is, the link between life events and stress-related illness is correlational therefore ____.

• no factor that has not been considered could affect the relationship

• another factor that has not been considered could affect the relationship

• all other factors that have not been considered could affect the relationship

• another factor that has not been considered could not affect the relationship