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Stressors are the _____ in life that place demands on people or threaten their well-being. psychological disorders specific events or chronic pressures positive challenges physical illnesses

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specific events or chronic pressures

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Michelle experiences a rapid heart rate and difficulty breathing when she walks into the crowded grocery store. Her physical symptoms are examples of _____, and the crowded grocery store is a _____. stress; stressor chronic stressors; cue immune reactions; stress stressors; fight-or-flight trigger

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stress; stressor

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Which is TRUE of stress reactions? They impact physical health, but not mental health. They can be physical or psychological. They only occur in response to emergencies. They have not been linked with physical illness.

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They can be physical or psychological.

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Which is an example of a chronic stressor? driving through heavy traffic on a yearly visit to your sister's home living in a dangerous neighborhood taking an entrance exam for graduate school having to give your cat medicine for three days

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living in a dangerous neighborhood

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Why is it probably easier to deal with the stress one experiences from a bad grade on a paper than to deal with the stress one gets from getting stuck in a traffic jam? Dealing with external stressors is easy, whereas internal stressors have a deeper impact. One has some control over the traffic jam. One has some control over one's grades.. One has no control over what grade one earns on a paper.

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One has some control over one's grades..

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It is not the amount of control one actually has in any given situation that affects the amount of stress felt; it is the _____ control. structured physical perceived dualistic

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perceived

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As Wanda enters history class, the teacher announces a pop quiz. She feels stressed and considers the quiz a _____ because she has not yet read the chapter. primary appraisal eustressor social problem threat

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threat

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A person's _____ determines whether or not that person will interpret a specific stimulus as a stressor. gender secondary appraisal primary appraisal cultural beliefs

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primary appraisal

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For which profession is burnout LEAST apt to be a problem? social workers physicians museum curators teachers

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museum curators

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What technique of stress management may have short-term benefits but negative long-term consequences? repressive coping rational coping relaxation therapy aerobic exercise

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repressive coping

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Aerobic exercise _____ stress relief and happiness. does not promote is not related to promotes is related to but does not promote

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promotes

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_____ are more likely to engage in a social stress response than _____, who are more likely to engage in _____. Women; men; depression Men; women; fight-or-flight Women; men; fight-or-flight Men; women; aggression

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Women; men; fight-or-flight

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Why may it actually be adaptive for people to feel physically and emotionally miserable when they are sick? Such misery actually stimulates the release of healing hormones and neurotransmitters that cause the illness to abate more rapidly. It causes them to miss work and/or school, which is actually psychologically healthy. It may cause them to stay at home and avoid spreading germs to others. It causes them to visit the physician and get appropriate medications.

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It may cause them to stay at home and avoid spreading germs to others.

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Jenny predicts that her latest headache is actually a tumor and notices that her vision is blurring, which is a possible symptom of a tumor. What is MOST likely? Jenny has a psychotic disorder. Jenny is suffering from hysteria. Jenny has a somatic symptom disorder. Jenny has introspection disorder.

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Jenny has a somatic symptom disorder.

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Why is it important for physicians to be empathic? to identify patients who need help for psychological problems to earn a larger bonus from insurance companies to fulfill part of the Hippocratic Oath to prevent having their medical licenses revoked

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to identify patients who need help for psychological problems

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A person's level of optimism or pessimism tends to _____ over time. increase change randomly decrease remain stable

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remain stable

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Which statement is TRUE? Optimists receiving treatment for breast cancer have more fatigue and distress after treatment sessions. Optimists have worse post-operative health after coronary artery bypass surgery. Optimists who are sick are likely to succumb to depression. Optimists who are sick are unlikely to succumb to anxiety.

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Optimists who are sick are unlikely to succumb to anxiety.

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To be successful in executing self-control, exercising control over _____ is the MOST essential. the personal strengths that are beneficial to health the personal weaknesses that are most harmful to health any personal weakness all personal strengths

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the personal weaknesses that are most harmful to health

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What is Lolita more likely to experience if she has many daily hassles and chronic stressors in her life? an increase in hardiness increased health problems true happiness decreased psychological problems

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increased health problems

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The field of _____ has developed to address the link between particular environments, behavior, and health. natural psychology geographical hazard reduction city planning environmental psychology

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environmental psychology

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What was the finding in the research on discrimination and health problems? Health problems often lead to discrimination. Experiencing discrimination often leads to health problems. Discrimination and health are unrelated. Experiencing discrimination is not stressful.

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Experiencing discrimination often leads to health problems.

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Hans Selye developed _____ to explain how organisms react to stress. flight-or-fight syndrome Type A personality post-traumatic stress disorder general adaptation syndrome

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general adaptation syndrome

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What is burnout? the psychological term for immune system malfunctions high school students who are mostly interested in illicit substances the end phase of the general adaptation syndrome physical, mental, and emotional decline associated with a long-term demanding activity

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physical, mental, and emotional decline associated with a long-term demanding activity

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While he sits in a comfortable position on his sofa with his eyes closed and outside distractions eliminated, Todd repeats an \"Ooooohhhhmmmm\" sound to himself over and over again. This sound he is using is an example of a(n): catharsis. mantra. reframe. archetype.

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mantra.

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_____ involves the use of an external monitoring device to help people control physiological functions of which they are not typically aware. Biofeedback Reuptake inhibition Hypochondriasis Somatoform regulatio

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Biofeedback

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What do psychosomatic conditions and somatic symptom disorders demonstrate? Biological changes always underlie psychological disorders. Cognitive powers cannot affect physiology without an underlying biological cause. There is no relationship between brain and behavior. There is an important relationship between the way the mind functions and the physical health one experiences.

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There is an important relationship between the way the mind functions and the physical health one experiences.

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What does the idea of a \"sick role\" suggest? There are social norms associated with being sick that regulate the behaviors of a sick person. Observation is critical to identify when someone is feigning illness. People must pretend to be sick at some point in their lives. Malingering is a serious offense, punishable by law in some countries.

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There are social norms associated with being sick that regulate the behaviors of a sick person.

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Which specific traits are related to one's level of hardiness? commitment, courage, and controversy control, change, and challenge challenge, containment, and confirmation commitment, control, and challenge

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commitment, control, and challenge

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Sex education is shown to _____ the likelihood that _____ will engage in unprotected sex. increase; adolescents and adults increase; adolescents reduce; adolescents and adults reduce; adolescents

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reduce; adolescents and adults

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The subfield of _____ psychology has developed to address the link between psychological factors, the development of physical illness, and the maintenance of health. health abnormal homeopathic stress

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health

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According to the College Undergraduate Stress Scale, a difficult class that a student enjoys is _____ an easy class that a student hates. much more stressful than somewhat more stressful than as stressful as less stressful than

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less stressful than

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During activation of the stress response system, high levels of _____ such as epinephrine and norepinephrine are released. red blood cells white blood cells catecholamines cortisols

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catecholamines

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Marissa is experiencing high levels of stress at work. She has elevated blood pressure and is getting sick more often. Which stage of the general adaptation syndrome is Marissa experiencing? alarm resistance fatigue exhaustion

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exhaustion

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People who respond to stressful events with _____ are more likely to suffer from a heart attack. smoking hostility helplessness drinking

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hostility

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Rima always hated giving class presentations because she felt like the students in class were judging her. For her next presentation, she decided to focus on her ability to teach the class something, and she ended up enjoying her assignment. This example best illustrates what type of stress management? post-traumatic stress reframing rational coping repressive coping

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reframing

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_____ involves the use of an external monitoring device to help people control physiological functions of which they are not typically aware. Somatoform regulation Reuptake inhibition Biofeedback Hypochondriasis

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Biofeedback

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Sandra is experiencing stress at work as she is dealing with a co-worker who is going through a divorce. Given what we know about women and stress, which response would be most expected of Sandra? avoiding her coworker getting mad at her coworker providing support for her coworker gossiping about her coworker

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providing support for her coworker

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A psychosomatic illness is caused by one's _____ and has symptoms that are _____. body; intentionally produced mind; intentionally produced body; mental mind; physical

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mind; physical

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What is a beneficial stress management technique for trying to eat wisely? dieting and trying to avoid all of your favorite junk foods thinking positively about eating and nutrition recalling that eating unhealthy foods will lead to illness restricting calories without doing exercise

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thinking positively about eating and nutrition

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A _____ increases the negative effects of stress. perceived lack of control sense of not being challenged sense of being challenged sense of control

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perceived lack of control

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Canadian physician _____ proposed the general adaptation syndrome as a model of how the body reacts to the presence of stress. Wilhelm Wundt Carl Lange Hans Selye Walter Cannon

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Hans Selye

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What technique for coping with stress involves acceptance, exposure, and understanding? repressive coping biofeedback reframing rational coping

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rational coping

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What do meditation, biofeedback, and relaxation therapy all have in common? They are cognitive techniques for reducing stress. They require reframing. They are forms of body management for stress. They are involuntary techniques.

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They are forms of body management for stress.

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What do psychosomatic conditions and somatic symptom disorders demonstrate? There is an important relationship between the way the mind functions and the physical health one experiences. Cognitive powers cannot affect physiology without an underlying biological cause. There is no relationship between brain and behavior. Biological changes always underlie psychological disorders.

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There is an important relationship between the way the mind functions and the physical health one experiences.

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Ethan, a mountain bike racer, believes that he is unlikely to get into an accident. He acknowledges that the sport is risky but refuses to wear a helmet or safety pads on his arms and legs. Which trait is Ethan demonstrating? knowledge of base rates optimism statistical estimation illusion of unique invulnerability

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illusion of unique invulnerability

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Sex education has often been criticized for: increasing interest in sexual activity. allowing forethought and planning about sexual choices. being ineffective in reducing unprotected sex. reducing sexual risk.

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increasing interest in sexual activity.

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