Lydia is often described as having a positive outlook on life. She assumes the best of people
answer
positive psychology
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Brizan has just lost his job. He is proactive in trying to resolve this source of stress: He
immediately uses the Internet to look up other jobs in his field and plans to eliminate non-
essentials from his budget to make his savings last longer. Which type of coping approach is
Brizan using?
answer
problem focused
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Guidance, encouragement, acceptance, emotional comfort, and tangible assistance are all
examples of ________.
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social support
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Which demographic category reported the least amount of stress during 1983, 2006, and
2009?
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retired people
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What should be changed to make the following sentence true? In high-stress humans,
exercise has been shown to prevent telomere lengthening.
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The correct answer is: The word "lengthening" should be changed to the word "shortening."
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Which of the following statements about the relationship between stress and performance is
true?
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As stress levels increase from low to moderate, performance also increases.
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What is a major criticism of both the stimulus- and response-based definitions of stress?
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These definitions provide a complete definition of stress.
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Noomi seems to live by the "don't sweat the small stuff" concept. She is relaxed, laid-back,
and never seems too concerned about meeting deadlines or finishing a to-do list. Noomi has a
________ personality.
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Type B
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The relaxation response technique is a stress reduction technique that combines elements of
relaxation and ________.
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meditation
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Oleksiy is an adjunct professor in the Department of Fine Arts. He applied for a full-time job
recently, which he did not get. He tries to put this situation in a positive light, reminding himself
that he will have more time to produce artwork if he is not working a full-time job. He also
reminds himself that some of his friends from grad school can't find work related to art in any
way. Which type of coping approach is Oleksiy using?
answer
emotion focused
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Which of the following is a negative effect of extended cortisol release caused by chronic or
prolonged stress?
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The immune system is weakened.
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Which of the following is an example of the alarm reaction stage of the general adaptation
syndrome?
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A burst of energy enables Hassan to run fast when he sees a skunk in his path.
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The concept of perceived control refers to ________.
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beliefs about the capacity to influence and shape outcomes in our lives
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What can be changed to make the following sentence true? The physical symptoms of
psychophysiological disorders are nonexistent, and they can be produced or exacerbated by
psychological factors.
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The word "nonexistent" should be changed to the word "real."
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Which term refers to mental or behavioral efforts used to manage problems relating to stress,
including the cause and the unpleasant feelings and emotions it produces?
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coping
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What should be changed to make the following sentence true? It is well established that long
(aerobic) but not short (anaerobic) duration exercise is beneficial for both physical and mental
health.
answer
The phrase "but not" should be changed to the word "and."
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A stressor would be appraised as a ________ if someone anticipates that it could lead to
some kind of harm, loss, or other negative consequence; however, if someone believes that it
carries the potential for gain or personal growth, it would be appraised as a ________.
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threat; challenge
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Hans Selye's definition of stress is considered a response-based definition because it
conceptualizes stress chiefly in terms of the ________.
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body's physiological reaction to any demand that is placed on it
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Developing stomach ulcers during a prolonged period of stress exemplifies how stress can
have a negative ________ impact.
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physiological
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Which of the following is an example of a primary appraisal of a stressor?
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Humphrey judges the man with the gun to be a moderate threat.
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Which of the following is an example of the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation
syndrome?
answer
Latricia has been lost in the woods for days. After such a long period of anxiety and fear,
Latricia collapses by a tree.
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Angela transfers to a new high school for gifted children and has trouble making friends. She
expected this and plans to change it by joining more after school clubs and sitting next to
different people at lunch. She believes she has effective options for dealing with the stressor of
having no friends; therefore, she experiences ________.
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less stress than someone who has no effective options
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Doug is an emergency room nurse in a large, underfunded, public hospital. Lately, he finds
himself assuming that the patients he sees are just trying to get free drugs to feed an addiction.
Just yesterday a little boy was brought in with a broken arm, and Doug found that he was
completely indifferent to the boy's pain. What aspect of job burnout does this exemplify?
answer
depersonalization
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What should be changed to make the following statement true? In the general adaptation
syndrome, the fight-or- flight reaction describes the body's immediate reaction upon facing a
threatening situation or emergency.
answer
The phrase "fight-or- flight" should be changed to the word "alarm."
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A demanding or threatening event is often called a(n) ________.
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stressor
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The Center for Investigating Healthy Minds conducts rigorous academic research on
________.
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healthy aspects of the mind, such as kindness, forgiveness, compassion, and mindfulness
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Keegan is a police officer. She was recently placed on administrative leave because she was
shot during an armed robbery. Since the shooting, she can't stop thinking about how it felt to be
shot, she is often angry with her husband, she jumps when she hears a loud noise, and she takes a
15 minute detour when driving home to avoid the neighborhood where it happened. Keegan
probably suffers from ________.
answer
posttraumatic stress disorder
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Researchers who studied people injured in the 9/11 attacks found that the injured later
suffered from ________. These results demonstrate how stress is linked to the development and
progression of a variety of physical illnesses and diseases.
answer
significantly elevated rates of heart disease
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A ________ psychologist might investigate why people continue to smoke or eat high fat and
processed food despite knowing the potential adverse health implications of such behaviors.
answer
health
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Heather considers taking a new job. She focuses on the increased opportunities for promotion
and the higher salary rather than her increased responsibilities; therefore, she views the new
position as a ________ rather than a ________.
answer
challenge; threat
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