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WorksheetsPsychology - Ch. 10, Part 1
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
_________ is the term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are appraised as threatening or challenging.
a)
Stress
b)
Stressors
c)
Distress
2.
__________ are stress-causing events.
a)
Stressors
b)
Stress
c)
Distress
3.
__________ occurs when people experience unpleasant stressors, and ________ is the optimal amount of stress that people need to promote health and well-being.
a)
Distress; Eustress
b)
Eustress; Distress
c)
Stress; Stressors
d)
Stressors; Stress
4.
Losing one’s home in a tornado is an example of a stressor called a ________.
a)
Catastrophe
b)
Hassle
c)
Major Life Change
d)
Pressure
5.
Job loss, marriage, or going to college are all examples of what kind of stressor?
a)
Major Life Change
b)
Catastrophe
c)
Hassle
d)
Pressure
6.
What is the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)?
a)
An assessment that measures the amount of stress in a person’s life over a 1-year period resulting from major life events.
b)
An assessment that measures the amount of stress in a person’s life, resulting from major life events.
7.
Little frustrations, delays, irritations, and minor disagreements are all examples of what kind of stressor?
a)
Hassle
b)
Major Life Change
c)
Catastrophe
d)
Pressure
8.
When there are urgent demands or expectations for a person’s behavior coming from an outside source, that person is experiencing _______.
a)
Pressure
b)
Major Life Change
c)
Catastrophe
d)
Uncontrollability
9.
Uncontrollability: The ________ control a person has, the _______ the degree of stress.
a)
Less; greater
b)
Greater; less
10.
__________ occurs when people are blocked or prevented from achieving a desired goal or fulfilling a perceived need.
a)
Frustration
b)
Pressure
c)
Hassle
d)
Catastrophe
11.
_________, or actions meant to harm or destroy, is unfortunately another typical reaction to frustration.
a)
Aggression
b)
Frustration
c)
Pressure
d)
Hassle
12.
In this kind of conflict, a person experiences desire for two goals, each of which is attraction. Example – Win-Win
a)
Approach-Approach Conflict
b)
Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict
c)
Approach-Avoidance Conflict
d)
Double Approach-Avoidance Conflict
13.
In this kind of conflict, the choice is between two or more goals or events that are unpleasant. Example – Between a rock and a hard place.
a)
Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict
b)
Approach-Approach Conflict
c)
Approach-Avoidance Conflict
d)
Double Approach-Avoidance Conflict
14.
In this kind of conflict, the goal or event may have both positive and negative aspects that make the goal appealing and yet unappealing at the same time. Example – Marriage.
a)
Approach-Avoidance Conflict
b)
Approach-Approach Conflict
c)
Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict
d)
Double Approach-Avoidance Conflict
15.
In this kind of conflict, the choice is between two goals that have both positive and negative elements to each goal. Example – Choosing between a house in the country or in the city.
a)
Double Approach-Avoidance Conflict
b)
Approach-Approach Conflict
c)
Avoidance-Avoidance Conflict
d)
Approach-Avoidance Conflict
16.
Which of the following is not a stage of the General Adaption Syndrome (GAS)?
a)
Stress
b)
Alarm
c)
Resistance
d)
Exhaustion
17.
The field of psychoneuroimmunology concerns the study of the effects of psychological factors such as stress, emotions, thinking, learning, and behavior on the immune system.
a)
True
b)
False
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