Deck 2: The Sociology of Stress

Question 1

"Future Shock" is best defined as:

A) stress that comes as a surprise.
B) fear of the unknown.
C) pronounced unanticipated stress.
D) rapid societal change.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

"Superstress" is a term coined by Dr. Roberta Lee to mean:

A) stress experienced by public officials.
B) twenty-first century lifestyle stress.
C) more than usual stress in the course of a day.
D) stress experienced by professional athletes.

Answer 2

B

Question 3

The term "screen addiction" was coined specifically to address:

A) the addiction to television programming.
B) the addiction to computer, smart phone, and tablet screens.
C) the addiction to Netflix movies.
D) All of these are correct.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

Receiving this many emails per day is said to precipitate email stress.

A) 50
B) 100
C) 150
D) 200

Question 5

"Cognitive surplus" is a term that best explains:

A) a very intelligent college student.
B) the collective intelligence of humanity.
C) Navy Seal soldiers in Afghanistan.
D) digital consciousness with online media.

Question 6

The term "shallow effect" is related to which of the following concepts?

A) The lack of water in underground aquifers
B) The dumbing down of Americans from Internet exposure
C) One's "water footprint" in relationship to one's carbon footprint
D) Poor scores on standardized academic tests

Question 7

Smart phones negatively affect your memory process in which of the following ways?

A) Microwave radiation causes mental distractions with attention span.
B) Constant surfing doesn't allow storage of info into long term memory.
C) Dopamine release interferes with the synaptic charge from neuron to neuron.
D) They don't affect memory in a negative way.

Question 8

"Digital dementia" is a term that is best summed up by which of the following statements?

A) Outsourcing our memory to our devices
B) Inability to move information from short term to long term memory
C) Forgetting information because of too many video games
D) Poor note taking results in poor test grades.

Question 9

All of the following are suggestions for decreasing digital toxicity (stress) from Ron Friedman except:

A) leave your smart phones off your working space.
B) turn off your message alerts.
C) schedule unplugged time from technology.
D) All of these are correct.

Question 10

Nitsa Lallas attributes the cause of America's current demise of civility to:

A) narcissism and lack of values.
B) talk show hosts and blogs.
C) obsessions with Facebook and Twitter.
D) apathy and lethargy.

Question 11

People on cell phones show a driving impairment measurable of:

A) negligible difference.
B) 0.08 blood alcohol level.
C) 0.05 THC of marijuana.
D) It is impossible to measure.

Question 12

An increase in incivility is often accompanied by a lack of:

A) tolerance.
B) empathy.
C) patience.
D) humor.

Question 13

Approximately this many gallons of water are used to produce a 1-pound hamburger.

A) 1,511
B) 1,757
C) 1,994
D) 2,500

Question 14

This many gallons of water are used to produce one cup of coffee.

A) 1
B) 17
C) 29
D) 37

Question 15

This many gallons of water are used to produce enough cotton for a pair of blue jeans.

A) 469
B) 634
C) 899
D) 1,800
E) 2,300

Question 16

This non-inert substance in plastic is associated with problematic changes in one's hormonal balance.

A) Polypropylene
B) Styrofoam
C) PCBs
D) Phthalates

Question 17

According to a Gallup poll, all the following are reasons for worksite stress except:

A) unfair treatment at work.
B) lazy coworker.
C) lack of role clarity.
D) unmanageable workloads.

Question 18

"Future shock" is an unproven theory, according to futurist Alvin Toffler.

Question 19

The term "presenteeism" is a corporate business term to describe high productivity levels often motivated by one's optimal stress level.

Question 20

Social media theorist Douglas Rushkoff explains that one reason why people are so stressed is that technology has stripped people of time to process scores of information through social media.

Question 21

The threshold of 40 emails is now labeled as email stress.

Question 22

Brain tissue is not able to adapt to the host of cognitive challenges and stimuli.

Question 23

The Shallow Effect: Weblink jumping and cherry picking information leads to an inability to concentrate, focus, and comprehend a subject well.

Question 24

For information to move from short term to long term memory, there must be periods of rest.

Question 25

A rise in incivility is often seen with a decrease in empathy.

Question 26

The water footprint of a fast food hamburger is over 3,000 gallons per pound of beef.

Question 27

A metastudy of historical records and various findings suggest that as global temperatures rise, so too do increases in aggression and violence.

Question 28

Flint Michigan is the only city in the US with undrinkable water.

Question 29

Define the following terms.

A) Future Shock
B) Superstress
C) Technostress
D) Email Stress
E) Dopamine
F) Shallow Effect
G) Cognitive Surplus
H) Civility
I) Vitamin D
J) Nature Deficit Disorder
K) Environmental Disconnect
L) Water Footprint
M) Present Shock
N) FOMO
O) Digital Dementia

Question 30

How can addictions be stressful? Please relate the concept of screen addictions to the bigger problem of stress and addictions. Please give some solutions to the problem of screen addictions.

Question 31

Please describe how technostress, incivility, and environmental disconnect can create the perfect storm of stress.

Question 32

Define the following terms.

A) Future shock
B) Superstress
C) Technostress
D) Email stress
E) Dopamine
F) Shallow effect
G) Cognitive surplus
H) Civility
I) Incivility
J) Empathy
K) Vitamin D
L) Nature deficit disorder
M) Environmental disconnect
N) Water footprint
O) Present shock
P) FOMO
Q) Digital dementia

Question 33

Please describe how technostress, incivility, and environmental disconnect can create the "perfect storm" of stress.

Question 34

How can addictions be stressful? Please relate the concept of screen addictions to the bigger problem of stress and addictions.

Question 35

The term shallow effect is related to what concept?

A) The lack of water in underground aquifers
B) The dumbing down of Americans from Internet exposure
C) One's "water footprint" in relationship to one's carbon footprint
D) Poor scores on standardized academic tests

Question 36

What non-inert substance in plastic is associated with problematic changes in one's hormonal balance?

A) Polypropylene
B) Styrofoam
C) PCBs
D) Phthalates

Question 37

"Future shock" is an unproven theory, according to futurist Alvin Toffler.

Question 38

The term presenteeism is a corporate business term to describe high productivity levels often motivated by one's optimal stress level.

Question 39

Flint, Michigan, is the only city in the United States with undrinkable water.

Question 40

Social media theorist Douglas Rushkoff explains that one reason why people are so stressed is that technology has stripped people of time to process scores of information through social media.

Question 41

According to experts, we are in the midst of the 6^th great extinction