Ch 3 test

Which of the following statements about stress in not true?

• Stress is a normal part of life that you cannot avoid
• Stress always has a negative effects on your body and mind
• Stress is the response of your body and mind to being challenged or threatened.
• Stress can help promote your personal growth

What statement about "eustress" is correct?

• Eustress is a positive stress
• Eustress is negative response to stress
• Eustress can damage your health
• Eustress is always negative

A stressor is a(n)

• positive response to stress
• negative response to stress
• event or situation that causes stress
• event or situation that relieves or removes stress

Stressors, such as misplacing your homework, missing your bus, or having too many chores on the same day are

• major life changes
• catastrophes
• environmental problems
• everyday problems

What is the order of stages in the body response to stress?

• resistance stage, exhaustion stage, alarm stage
• exhaustion stage, resistance stage, alarm stage
• alarm stage, exhaustion stage, resistance stage
• alarm stage, resistance stage, exhaustion stage

Which of the following is not a warning sign of stress?

• Anger
• lack of concentration
• relaxed muscles
• sleep problems

After you recognize the warning signs of stress, you should

• try to identify the stressor
• eliminate the warning signs
• work excessively
• criticize yourself

Which illness is not caused by stress?

• asthma
• ulcers
• headaches
• stomachaches

How you react to a stressor does not depend on

• how you assess the situation
• the way other people react
• whether or not the situation is a threat to your well-being
• whether or not you have the necessary resources to meet the challenge

Optimism is

• the tendency to focus on the positive aspects if a situation.
• the tendency to focus on the negative aspects of a situation
• the tendency to accept nothing less than excellence
• the ability to recover from prolonged stress