Ch. 15 Test

Stress includes feelings that stem from which of the following?

• appraisal and reaction

• optimism and pessimism

• challenge and control

• adaptation and support

If you are deciding who is to blame for your bike getting stolen, you are engaging in ________.

• primary appraisal

• secondary appraisal

• intellectualization

• denial

Which of the following has the highest value on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale?

• going on vacation

• death of a close family member

• change in residence

• receiving a parking ticket

You spot a tarantula and your pupils dilate; this means you are in which stage of the general adaptation syndrome?

• exhaustion

• resistance

• alarm

• uplift

A person in which of the following professions would be most likely to experience post-traumatic stress disorder?

• rescue worker

• librarian

• accountant

• produce manager

Which of the following is a common result among people who have experienced stress for a long period of time?

• hardiness  

• eustress

• biofeedback

• infection 

Which of the following best describes the difference between Type A and Type B people?

•   Type A people rarely have heart problems before 70; Type B people often have heart attacks in their 30s and 40s.

• Type A people emphasize primary appraisals; Type B people focus on secondary appraisals. 

• Type A people try to avoid problems; Type B people confront them head-on.

• Type A people experience continuing stress; Type B people are relaxed. 

If you appraise a situation as a challenge that you can meet, you have ________ feelings and your stress level is ________.

•  positive; increased

•   positive; reduced

• negative; increased

• negative; reduced

If you seek to combat stress by building up endorphins, the best way to do this is through ________.

• intellectualization.

• biofeedback.

• exercise.

• spirituality. 

Which of the following is a benefit of improving interpersonal skills?

• Stress-producing events are spread out over time.

• Certain bodily processes are brought under conscious control.

• Social support systems are more easily developed.

• Recovery from exhaustion is faster.