Stress and Coping Quiz

What is stress primarily defined as?

• The process of perceiving and responding to events

• A physical reaction to exercise

• An emotional response to happiness

• A state of complete relaxation

How can stress be perceived?

• Only as a negative experience

• Only as a positive experience

• Neither positively nor negatively

• Both positively and negatively

Which of the following is an example of a stressor?

• Eating dinner

• Taking a big test

• Sleeping

• Watching a movie

What is eustress?

• Stress that has no impact

• Stress that is perceived as harmful

• Stress that is always negative

• Stress that is perceived as beneficial

What is distress?

• Stress that is always positive

• Stress that has no impact

• Stress that is perceived as harmful

• Stress that is perceived as beneficial

What is the first stage of Hans Selye's General Adaptation Syndrome?

• Resistance

• Exhaustion

• Alarm

• Adaptation

What happens during the resistance stage of General Adaptation Syndrome?

• The body experiences immediate relaxation

• The body gives up and stops responding

• The body adapts to a new level of tension

• The body returns to complete homeostasis

What is an example of approach-approach conflict?

• Deciding whether to buy an expensive house

• Choosing between two negative outcomes

• Choosing between two top colleges

• Choosing between two disliked jobs

What is avoidance-avoidance conflict?

• Choosing multiple goals with mixed consequences

• Choosing between two positive outcomes

• Choosing between two negative outcomes

• Choosing one goal with both positive and negative aspects

What is multiple avoidance-approach conflict?

• Choosing between two positive outcomes

• Choosing between two negative outcomes

• Choosing one goal with both positive and negative aspects

• Choosing between multiple goals with mixed consequences