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Question 1:

________ is defined as involving some perturbation of the system, or movement away from homeostasis or resting state, usually in response to some perceived threat or demand.
a) Fight-or-flight
b) General Adaptation Syndrome
c) Stress
d) Rumination

Question 2:

________ generally comes from confronting challenges that one can adequately deal with, and thus can provide a sense of meaning and well-being.
a) Acute stress
b) Chronic stress
c) Distress
d) Eustress

Question 3:

Dwelling on the events that caused acute stress so that the stress becomes chronic is referred to as ________.
a) stress
b) rumination
c) eustress
d) distress

Question 4:

One instrument that is used to quantify the general level of stress in a person’s life is the ________.
a) Social Readjustment Rating Scale
b) Stress Readiness Rating Scale
c) Stress Readjustment Readiness Scale
d) Stress Reduction Rating Scale

Question 5:

The following personality dimension has not been associated with stress: ________.
a) type A personality
b) hostility
c) hardiness
d) negative affectivity

Question 6:

Richard Lazarus describes ________ as a determination of the resources available to deal with an identified threat.
a) primary assessment
b) primary appraisal
c) secondary assessment
d) secondary appraisal

Question 7:

Coping with stress by directly addressing the demands of the situation, such as borrowing money to pay an unexpected bill, is called ________.
a) emotion-focused coping
b) problem-focused coping
c) primary appraisal
d) secondary appraisal

Question 8:

________ is not one of the four categories of social support.
a) Emotional support
b) Instrumental support
c) Informal support
d) Appraisal support

Question 9:

Taylor and colleagues (2000) have argued that the typical fight-or-flight response may actually be a more appropriate description of men’s response to stress, and that women’s much more social response could more accurately be classified as ________.
a) tend-and-befriend
b) support-seeking
c) identify-and-respond
d) orient-and-adapt

Question 10:

________ is not a coping strategy.
a) Emotional disclosure
b) Emotion-focused coping
c) Interpersonal therapy
d) Exercise

Higher Education

Fundamentals of Health Psychology: Chapter 5