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Unit 9: Stress and Health

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 5mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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 ____.

a)

immune responses; chronic stressors

b)

stressful events; chronic stressors

c)

stressful events; fight-or-flight responses

d)

chronic stressors; stressful events

2.

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.

a)

alarm

b)

resistance

c)

exhaustion

d)

immune

3.

If you experience many daily hassles and chronic stressors, you're more likely to experience:

a)

depression

b)

suicidal thoughts

c)

decreased psychological problems

d)

increased health problems

4.

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

a)

type A

b)

type B

c)

neurotic

d)

agreeable

5.

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.

a)

challenge

b)

threat

c)

social problem

d)

primary appraisal

6.

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

a)

rational coping

b)

repressive coping

c)

reframing

d)

relational coping

7.

A technique called ____ is used to treat sexual assault victims by making them relive the traumatic event in their head

a)

stress-inoculation training

b)

prolonged exposure

c)

meditation

d)

biofeedback

8.

Among students, ___ levels of procrastination are associated with ___ levels of academic stress

a)

higher; lower

b)

higher; higher

c)

lower; lower

d)

lower; higher

9.

What are symptoms of the sickness response?

a)

misery

b)

appetite loss

c)

staying home

d)

sleeping

10.

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

a)

True

b)

False