Chapter 3 review

A catastrophe is

• An everyday problem that can be easily solved.

• an event that threatens lives and may destroy property.

Positive stress is known as

• Eustress

• Distress

Negative stress in known as

• Distress

• Eustress

What is a stressor?

• An event or situation that causes stress.

• The response of your body and mind being challenged or threatened.

The stage when your body adapts to the continued presence of a stressor is the 

• alarm stage
• resistance stage
• exhaustion stage
• adaption stage

The people, situations, or events that cause stress

• habits

• a bad day

• stress

• stressors

When a person has a tendency to focus on the positive aspects of a given situation

• happy person

• pessimistic

• optimistic

• normalcy

Which personality type will likely have more stress?

• perfectionist
• pessimists
• optimists
• none of the above

The stage of stress where the body becomes worn down

• alarm
• exhaustion
• resistance
• fatigue

Amber failed her health test and blamed it on the teacher for not teaching well. What defense mechanism is this?

• denial

• rationalization

• displacement

• projection