Assessment: Stress and Health

The impact of stress can be influenced by

• denial

• cognitive appraisals

• intellectualization

• all of the above

Which person is more vulnerable to stress?

• Type A

• Type B

• Elderly

• none of the above

Physical longterm reactions to stress are

• heart disease

• hypertension

• ulcers

• all of the above

Progressive relaxation helps lower stress in the body by

• changing stressful thoughts

• reducing muscle tension.

• identifying self-defeating thoughts

• doing all of the above

Entering college is an example of stress due to

• daily hassles

• frustration

• life changes

• conflict

Which of the following best describes a type B personality?

• always on the go

• relaxed

• competitive

• impatient

Prolonged stress affects the body’s ability to cope with disease by

• suppressing the immune system

• producing more antibodies

• exposing the body to viruses

• destroying unhealthy cells

With his research with lab rats, Hans Selye developed the

• Social Readjustment Rating Scale

• Coping Strategies for Stress Theory

• General Adaptation Syndrome Theory

• Type A/B Personality - Stress Theory

All of the following are positive ways of coping with stress EXCEPT

• seeing stressful situation in the most positive light

• preparing for the stressful situation whenever possible

• relying on independence rather than friends and family

• taking control of the stressful situation

The sequence of the stress response syndrome is

• a. alarm, resistance, exhaustion

• b. alarm exhaustion, resistance

• c. exhaustion, alarm, resistance

• d. resistance, alarm, exhaustion