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WorksheetsUnit 9: Stress and Health
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
Taking an HIV test or moving to a new house are examples of ____, whereas a long daily commute to work or a year of unemployment are examples of ____.
immune responses; chronic stressors
stressful events; chronic stressors
stressful events; fight-or-flight responses
chronic stressors; stressful events
Roger works full-time, has a part-time job, and started a new consulting company in response to his son's special needs. He seems to be coping with everything quite well, for the moment anyway. In Selye's general adaptation syndrome, Roger is in the ______ phase.
alarm
resistance
exhaustion
immune
If you experience many daily hassles and chronic stressors, you're more likely to experience:
depression
suicidal thoughts
decreased psychological problems
increased health problems
While waiting in line at the bank, you see a man scream at the machine for being too slow and proceed to kick it. This man probably has __ personality
type A
type B
neurotic
agreeable
Peyton sits down in history class, and the teacher announces a surprise quiz. Peyton is stressed and is likely to consider the quiz a ____ because he has not yet read the chapter on which he will be tested.
challenge
threat
social problem
primary appraisal
When receiving a 50% on the psychology midterm, you see it as an opportunity for improvement. This is an example of a coping strategy called
rational coping
repressive coping
reframing
relational coping
A technique called ____ is used to treat sexual assault victims by making them relive the traumatic event in their head
stress-inoculation training
prolonged exposure
meditation
biofeedback
Among students, ___ levels of procrastination are associated with ___ levels of academic stress
higher; lower
higher; higher
lower; lower
lower; higher
What are symptoms of the sickness response?
misery
appetite loss
staying home
sleeping
Somatic symptom disorders are disorders where at least one bodily symptom displays significant health-related anxiety, expresses disproportionate concerns about their symptoms, and devotes excessive time and energy to their symptoms or health concerns
True
False
