Deck 14: Section 6: Stress and Health

Question 1

It is probably easier to deal with the stress experienced when getting a bad grade on a paper than to deal with the stress experienced from getting a bad haircut because:

A)you have some control over your grades by putting more or less effort into your work.
B)you have complete control over the person who cuts your hair.
C)you have no control over what kind of grade you get on a paper.
D)dealing with external stressors are easy, whereas internal stressors have a deeper impact.

Answer 1

you have some control over your grades by putting more or less effort into your work.

Question 2

In one study, business executives who scored very high on the index of stressful life events seemed impervious to the physical effects of stress in that they had few illnesses. However, they all shared the personality characteristic of:

A)hardiness.
B)self-regulation.
C)optimism.
D)sensation-seeking.

Answer 2

hardiness.

Question 3

Trying to determine if a stressor is a threat or a challenge occurs during:

A)primary appraisal.
B)secondary appraisal.
C)Type A analysis.
D)analysis of resistance.

Answer 3

secondary appraisal.

Question 4

Which of these has the highest stress rating on the College Undergraduate Stress Scale?

A)finals week
B)confrontations with professors
C)financial difficulties
D)difficulties with roommates

Question 5

The idea of a "sick role" states that:

A)pretending to be sick is negatively reinforced.
B)there are a socially recognized set of rights and obligations linked with illness.
C)almost all observable responses to pain are not due to the painful stimulus but instead to sociocultural expectancies.
D)those who adopt the norms associated with being sick are necessarily malingering.

Question 6

Women who are involved in intense physical training, such as long-distance running, sometimes stop menstruating and their bodies shut down other processes not necessary for immediate survival. What phase of the general adaptation syndrome does this BEST describe?

A)alarm
B)resistance
C)exhaustion
D)fight-or-flight

Question 7

Which of these 50-year-old men is MOST likely to suffer from coronary heart disease?

A)Jorge, who is an extrovert and likes to go out for drinks with friends
B)Jack, who is 30 pounds overweight
C)Leo, who smokes a pack of cigarettes a day
D)Brett, who confronts people in a physically hostile manner when they get in his way

Question 8

One technique for coping with stress, known as _____, is to avoid thinking about or experiencing the situation that makes you stressed and convince yourself to think positive thoughts instead.

A)repressive coping
B)rational coping
C)stress inoculation
D)reframing

Question 9

Which of these is probably the MOST effective way to deal with stress across one's life span?

A)humor
B)drinking one or two alcoholic drinks per day
C)displacing anger by reacting with rage toward inanimate objects
D)having social support through family or friends

Question 10

After experiencing a traumatic event, such as living or working in a war zone or being physically attacked, it is not uncommon to develop:

A)a Type B personality.
B)high blood pressure but no psychological disturbances.
C)posttraumatic stress disorder.
D)an autoimmune disease.

Question 11

Which of these is MOST likely to be a chronic stressor?

A)getting married
B)the death of a friend
C)financial difficulties
D)finals week

Question 12

During a fight-or-flight response, the _____ release(s) _____.

A)hypothalamus; cortisol
B)adrenal glands; ACTH
C)hypothalamus; catecholamines
D)pituitary gland; ACTH

Question 13

Chronic stress _____ the chances of contracting an infection and _____the risk of suffering a heart attack.

A)increases; increases
B)decreases; increases
C)has no effect on; increases
D)increases; has no effect on

Question 14

Somatoform disorders demonstrate that:

A)the brain can override a physical illness and thus heal itself.
B)biological changes always underlie psychological disorders.
C)cognitive powers cannot affect physiology without an underlying biological cause.
D)the mind can produce physical illness without any physiological cause.

Question 15

Studies have indicated that aerobic exercise _____ psychological well-being.

A)is causally related but not correlated with
B)promotes
C)is not related to
D)is correlated with but plays no role in promoting