Question 1

You are a psychologist working with a new client, an immigrant from China, who is experiencing adjustment problems due to stress. Which of the following are you first going to consider when assessing your client\'s ability to cope?  A) ability to use biofeedback equipment B) psychological defense mechanisms C) meditative strategies D) cultural background

Accepted Answer

D. Cultural background

Question 2

Membership in a religious organization and regular attendance at religious functions ________________.  A) will definitely extend one\'s life expectancy B) can be a vital part of a person\'s social support system C) are a psychological defense mechanism D) promote one\'s cognitive abilities

Accepted Answer

B. Can be a vital part of a person\'s social support system

Question 3

Which individual has the highest risk for developing anorexia nervosa?  A) a lower-class 26-year-old European man B) an upper-class 16-year-old American boy C) an upper-class 16-year-old American girl D) a lower-class 26-year-old European woman

Accepted Answer

C. an upper-class 16-year-old American girl

Question 4

Ken wants to go to law school because he believes being a lawyer will bring him prestige and a good income. However, he is not sure he should attend because he is very concerned about the hard work law school will involve and the money it will cost. Ken is faced with a(n) ______ conflict.  A) approach-approach B) avoidance-avoidance C) approach-avoidance D) double approach-avoidance

Accepted Answer

C. Approach-avoidance

Question 5

Which of the following statements best encapsulates the relationship between stress and physical illness according to psychoneuroimmunologists?  A) Stress causes high blood pressure, heart disease, and cancer. B) Stress compromises the body\'s immune system, leaving a person vulnerable to illness. C) Stress increases the production of natural killer cells, which causes cell death and leads to illness. D) Stress has no direct relationship to physical illness, though physicians tell us that these things are related so that we will be more willing to take unnecessary medications.

Accepted Answer

B. Stress compromises the body\'s immune system, leaving a person vulnerable to illness

Question 6

Which of the following life events is not found in the list of major life events that cause a significant amount of stress according to the social readjustment rating scale (SRRS)?  A) All of the above are found on the SRRS. B) going on vacation C) marriage D) pregnancy

Accepted Answer

A. All of the above are found on the SRRS

Question 7

Which of the following is correct concerning the interaction of culture and food?  A) There were no differences in the eating habits of American and Japanese men and women. B) American women eat when they are depressed whereas Japanese women eat because of social demands. C) American men and women both eat to reduce depression whereas Japanese men and women eat to reduce anger. D) Japanese men ate more than both American men and women.

Accepted Answer

B. American woman eat when they are depressed whereas Japanese women eat because of social demands

Question 8

Seira is very pleasant and likes to keep the peace. She finds it difficult to express emotions and internalizes her anger. She has few friends and spends a lot of time alone. According to research, Seira ________.  A) is at high risk for coronary heart disease B) is a Type B personality C) is a hardy personality D) is a Type C personality

Accepted Answer

D. is a Type C personality

Question 9

Sexual problems that result from psychological causes are referred to as _________.  A) stress-induced dysfunctions B) GOPs (gonad operative problems) C) cortical erectile difficulties D) organic dysfunctions

Accepted Answer

A. Stress-induced dysfunctions

Question 10

A person who is ambitious, time conscious, extremely hardworking, easily annoyed, and tends to have high levels of hostility and anger is said to be exhibiting a ______ personality.  A) Type A B) Type S C) Type B D. Type C

Accepted Answer

A. Type A

Question 11

Kirima has her doctorate in health psychology. Which of the following research questions might she be most likely to investigate?  A) Are men or women better drivers? B) Why are college students more prone to doing drugs when they take harder classes? C) What is the relationship between one\'s ethnicity and their political affiliation? D) What is the relationship between a person\'s age and the number of years it takes them to get an undergraduate degree?

Accepted Answer

B. Why are college students more prone to doing drugs when they take harder classes?

Question 12

Pepe moved from Argentina to France. He chose not to learn to speak and write French, continues to maintain his old culture\'s styles of dress and customs, and lives in a neighborhood where only people from Argentina live. Pepe has used which method of entering the majority culture?  A) marginalization B) assimilation C) integration D) separation

Accepted Answer

D. Separation

Question 13

The coping method that involves changing the way you feel or emotionally react to a stressor is known as _________.  A) a defense mechanism B) self-focused coping C) problem-focused coping D) emotion-focused coping

Accepted Answer

D. Emotion-focused coping

Question 14

Joey put a quarter in the gumball machine only to find that the machine was not working. He continued to turn the dial on the machine in the hope that he would retrieve a gumball. Joey\'s behavior is called ____________.  A) increasing efforts B) persistence C) varying efforts D) aggression

Accepted Answer

B. Persistence

Question 15

Coping with stress in the Vietnamese culture typically includes which of the following?  A) eating certain foods B) using biofeedback C) exercising D) engaging in a hobby

Accepted Answer

A. Eating certain foods

Question 16

Which of the following methods of acculturation will most likely result in the highest degree of acculturative stress?  A) completely adopting the values and customs of the new culture B) developing a new set of values that is a compromise between the old and the new cultures C) living a life that does not depend on adopting any set of values and customs D) rejecting the majority culture\'s ways and maintaining one\'s original cultural identity

Accepted Answer

D. Rejecting the majority culture\'s ways and maintaining one\'s original cultural identity

Question 17

Which of the following is NOT an accurate statement regarding Berkowitz\'s frustration-aggression hypothesis?  A) Aggression will not follow frustration unless certain external cues are present. B) Frustration always leads to aggression. C) Frustration creates an internal readiness to aggress. D) Frustration does not always lead to aggression.

Accepted Answer

B. Frustration always leads to aggression

Question 18

Bettina is 6 feet tall and desires to become a ballerina. Unfortunately, she is having difficulty being accepted into a ballet troupe because of her height. Bettina is experiencing __________.  A) internal conflict B) external frustration C) internal frustration D) external conflict

Accepted Answer

C. Internal frustration

Question 19

Events that cause a stress reaction are referred to as _____________.  A) eustresses B) catastrophies C) hassles D) stressors

Accepted Answer

D. Stressors

Question 20

Which of the following statements is NOT true about hassles at different developmental stages?  A) For children ages 3 to 5, the biggest hassle is getting teased. B) Younger adults are more strongly affected by hassles such as going shopping, doctor\'s appointments, and bad weather than are elderly people. C) Youth 11 to 15 years old report feeling pressure to use drugs. D) Elderly people are more strongly affected by hassles such as going shopping, doctor\'s appointments, and bad weather than are children and younger adults.

Accepted Answer

B. Younger adults are more strongly affected by hassles such as going shopping, doctor\'s appointments, and bad weather than are elderly people.

Question 21

An eating disorder characterized by eating binges followed by self-induced vomiting is called ________. A) leptin reduction B) bulimia C) hormone under secretion D) anorexia nervosa

Accepted Answer

B. Bulimia

Question 22

Linda\'s house was flooded in a hurricane. Upon losing her home, she had nightmares, disturbed sleep, and anxiety that lasted about two weeks. Linda most likely suffered from ______________.  A) catastrophic stress B) acute stress disorder C) external locus of control D) post-traumatic stress disorder

Accepted Answer

B. Acute stress disorder

Question 23

Edgar is learning deep-breathing techniques to reduce anxiety about having been robbed at knifepoint. This is an example of__________________. A) avoidance B) emotion-focused coping C) problem-focused coping D) reappraisal

Accepted Answer

B. Emotion-focused coping

Question 24

Which of the following major life events on the College Undergraduate Stress Scale has the highest number of life change units?  A) being raped B) death of a close friend C) falling asleep in class D) getting straight As

Accepted Answer

A. Being raped

Question 25

In a(n) __________conflict, a person must choose between two desirable goals.  A) avoidance-avoidance B) double approach-avoidance C) approach-approach D) approach-avoidance

Accepted Answer

C. Approach-approach

Question 26

Which of the following methods of acculturation will most likely result in the lowest degree of acculturative stress?  A) living a life that does not depend on adopting any set of values and customs B) developing a new set of values that is a compromise between the old and the new cultures C) rejecting the majority culture\'s ways and maintaining one\'s original cultural identity D) completely adopting the values and customs of the new culture

Accepted Answer

B. Developing a new set of values that is a compromise between the old and the new cultures

Question 27

For someone who likes both movies and concerts, choosing between going to one or the other represents an ______ conflict.  A) incompatible demands B) approach-avoidance C) approach-approach D) avoidance-avoidance

Accepted Answer

C. Approach-approach

Question 28

According to Holmes and Rahe, a person who scores over 300 on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale is more likely than are people with lower scores to have what kind of experience in the near future?  A) a divorce B) commission of a crime C) a higher chance of becoming ill or having an accident D) more frequent changes of job

Accepted Answer

C. A higher chance of becoming ill or having an accident

Question 29

Min-Jee is currently very concerned about a recent increase in fighting among her family members. When talking with her therapist, she notes that this has been her biggest concern lately. According to the research into the severity of different hassles, which of the following statements is probably true about Min-Jee\'s age?  A) Min-Jee is an adolescent B) Min-Jee is elderly C) Min-Jee is an adult D) Min-Jee is 4 years old

Accepted Answer

C. Min-Jee is an adult

Question 30

Which individual is most likely to experience acculturative stress?  A) Mary who is switching jobs from manufacturing to the service industry B) Min-Shek who is leaving home for the first time to attend the state college 100 miles away C) Oladipo who has moved from Nigeria to the United States D) Joie who has moved from New York to Boston

Accepted Answer

C. Oladipo who has moved from Nigeria to the United States

Question 31

Adelaide hears a rattling sound as she hikes through the desert. Her muscles tense and her blood pressure rises. According to Hans Selye, she is in the___________.  A) resistance phase B) alarm phase C) chronic stress phase D) exhaustion phase

Accepted Answer

B. Alarm phase

Question 32

People who are depressed and may be suicidal often suffer from_____, a condition in which the person has lost the ability to experience pleasure.  A) learned helplessness B) irritability C) neural numbness D) anhedonia

Accepted Answer

D. Anhedonia

Question 33

A sexual ___________ is a problem with sexual functioning, or the actual physical workings of the sex act.  A) deviation B) dysfunction C) shortcoming D) malapropism

Accepted Answer

B. Dysfunction

Question 34

Research on the effects of stress on the immune system suggests which of the following?  A) Only certain types of stressors affect the immune system. B) The immune system is not affected by stress. C) Suppression of immune system functioning by stress can apparently continue even after the stress itself is over. D) Suppression of immune system functioning by stress always ends immediately after the stressful period ends.

Accepted Answer

C. Suppression of immune system functioning by stress can apparently continue even after the stress itself is over

Question 35

Iram made a New Year\'s resolution to promote wellness in his life. Which of the following are ways in which he can begin to incorporate wellness into his life?  A) exercise regularly B) take on more responsibility at work C) spend more time alone D) eat fatty foods

Accepted Answer

A. Exercise regularly

Question 36

Jenny has an intense interest in food but eats sparingly and with disgust. She has an intense fear of becoming obese, and even though she looks emaciated, she still claims she \"feels fat\" and refuses to eat enough to maintain even a minimal normal body weight for her frame. She is most likely suffering from __________.  A) leptin reduction B) hormone under secretion C) anorexia nervosa D) bulimia

Accepted Answer

C. Anorexia nerviosa

Question 37

What is the correct sequence of stages in the general adaptation syndrome?  A) alarm, resistance, exhaustion B) exhaustion, resistance, alarm C) resistance, alarm, exhaustion D) alarm, exhaustion, resistance

Accepted Answer

A. Alarm, resistance, exhaustion

Question 38

According to Hans Selye, resistance to stress is lowest at the _____________ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.  A) exhaustion B) alarm C) resistance D) collapse

Accepted Answer

A. Exhaustion

Question 39

Which of the following traits is associated with people who live to be very old?  A) inflexibility B) aggressiveness C) tenseness D) being easygoing

Accepted Answer

D. Being easygoing

Question 40

Vanna\'s mother is ill and Vanna is feeling overwhelmed and sad. To cope with this stress of her mother\'s illness, Vanna has been writing her feelings down in a journal. Vanna is using ___________.  A) emotion-focused coping B) reappraisal C) problem-focused coping D) distraction

Accepted Answer

A. Emotion-focused coping

Question 41

For the past six months, Dahlia\'s job has been extremely stressful, but she doesn\'t feel that she can quit because she needs the money for tuition. Dahlia has been having chronic headaches and is behind in all of her classes. According to Hans Selye, Dahlia is in the ______ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.  A) alarm B) exhaustion C) resistance D) collapse

Accepted Answer

B. Exhaustion

Question 42

Which of the following is the most common method of committing suicide?  A) firearm B) hanging C) overdose D) jumping from heights

Accepted Answer

A. Firearm

Question 43

When looking at a glass that is neither completely full nor completely empty, a(n) __________ might say \"that glass is half full,\" while a(n) ____________ might say \" no, that glass is half empty!\"  A) pessimist; optimist B) optimist; pessimist C) optimist; realist D) realist; pessimist

Accepted Answer

B. Optimist; pessimist

Question 44

Eating a healthy breakfast __________.  A) has been shown to increase the risk of obesity B) has been shown to increase the need for a morning nap C) has been shown to decrease the ability to concentrate D) has been shown to decrease the risk of obesity

Accepted Answer

D. Has been shown to decrease the risk of obesity

Question 45

The first response that people typically make to frustration is_________.  A) aggression B) varying efforts C) persistence D) increasing efforts

Accepted Answer

C. Persistence

Question 46

People with a good _________are less likely to die from illness or injuries than those without it.  A) camaraderie B) occupation C) income D) social support system

Accepted Answer

D. Social support system

Question 47

One of the most startling implications of Selye\'s theory is that ________.  A) sensitivity to stress is genetically programmed B) psychological stress may cause diseases such as ulcers and high blood pressure C) self-actualization tendencies lead to severe stress D) most people are able to effectively cope with long-term stress

Accepted Answer

B. Psychological stress may cause diseases such as ulcers and high blood pressure

Question 48

The Type C behavior pattern is a significant predictor of ______.  A) cancer B) mental illness C) coronary heart disease D) respiratory illnesses

Accepted Answer

A. Cancer

Question 49

The Type A behavior pattern is a significant predictor of ________.  A) mental illness B) cancer C) respiratory illnesses D) coronary heart disease

Accepted Answer

D. Coronary heart disease

Question 50

Frustration that occurs when a goal or need cannot be attained due to personal characteristics is called_________.  A) personal frustration B) external frustration C) a hassle D) internal conflict

Accepted Answer

A. Personal frustration

Question 51

Each of the following is a symptom of bulimia EXCEPT ______.  A) refusal to maintain body weight at or above minimal normal weight for age and height B) recurrent episodes of binge eating C) body shape and weight excessively influencing the person\'s self-image D) recurrent inappropriate behaviors, such as self-induced vomiting, to try and prevent weight gain

Accepted Answer

A. Refusal to maintain body weight at or above minimal normal weight for age and height

Question 52

The practice of behaviors and lifestyle choices that promote both physical and mental health is called________.  A) meditation B) health C) religious beliefs D) wellness

Accepted Answer

D. Wellness

Question 53

What percentage of men and women report some sort of sexual dysfunction?  A) 10-20 percent B) 90-100 percent C) 30-40 percent D) 20-30 percent

Accepted Answer

C. 30-40 percent

Question 54

Which of the following is the term used to describe unpredictable, large-scale events that create a great deal of stress and feelings of threat?  A) catastrophes B) major life events C) eustress D) hassles

Accepted Answer

A. Catastrophes

Question 55

A disorder resulting from exposure to a major stressor, with symptoms of anxiety, nightmares, poor sleep, reliving the event, and concentration problems, lasting for more than one month is called_________.  A) post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) B) external locus of control C) catastrophic stress D) acute stress disorder

Accepted Answer

A. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

Question 56

_________ is the term used to describe the physical, emotional, cognitive, and behavioral responses to events that are threatening or challenging.  A) Stress B) Distress C) Burnout D) Dysphoria

Accepted Answer

A. Stress

Question 57

Jordan is very frustrated because another patron at the bar is talking to the woman with whom Jordan was just dancing. According to Berkowitz\'s reformulation of the frustration-aggression hypothesis, which of the following factors makes Jordan unlikely to lash out in a physically aggressive manner?  A) Jordan already has a criminal charge for assault. B) The woman makes it clear that she is not interested in Jordan C) The other man is much larger and stronger than Jordan. D) Jordan is alone and has no friends to back him up.

Accepted Answer

C. The other man is much larger and stronger than Jordan

Question 58

Which type A personality characteristic is the key trait that is linked to heart disease?  A) compulsiveness B) competitiveness C) chronic irritability D) hostility

Accepted Answer

D. Hostility

Question 59

Tad seems to thrive when faced with difficult challenges and usually feels in control of his life. He would probably be labeled a ________ personality.  A) stressed B) hardy C) Type B D) Type C

Accepted Answer

B. Hardy

Question 60

_________ is the optimal amount of stress that people need to promote health and well-being.  A) Distress B) Catastrophic stress C) Eustress D) Acute stress

Accepted Answer

C. Eustress

Question 61

Each of the following is true of people with anorexia nervosa EXCEPT _________.  A) they have a distorted view of their own body B) they may have had a troubled childhood and adolescence C) they have an intense interest in food but eat with disgust D) they are usually \"out of control\"

Accepted Answer

D. They are usually \"out of control\"

Question 62

_________ occurs when people experience unpleasant stressors.  A) Catastrophic stress B) Eustress C) Distress D) Acute stress

Accepted Answer

C. Distress

Question 63

The term hassles refers to__________.  A) minor annoyances of everyday life B) personal limitations that make it impossible for someone to pursue a desired goal C) minor health problems that cause a person to miss at least one day of work D) the necessity to interact with persons we dislike in order to obtain our goals

Accepted Answer

A. Minor annoyances of everyday life

Question 64

Sasha is experiencing stress in her workplace that is causing her to feel dissatisfied and pessimistic. As a result, she has a desire to quit her job. Sasha is experiencing________.  A) poverty-related stress B) road rage C) eustress D) burnout

Accepted Answer

D. Burnout

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