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Chapter 11

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  1. 1Psychologists define stress as
    1. Athe process by which we appraise and respond to threatening or challenging events
    2. Bphysical, emotional or mental exhaustion
    3. Can attempt to reach some important goal
    4. Dthe experience of realistic anxiety
  2. 2One person, alone in a house, dismisses its creaking sounds and experiences no stress; someone else suspects an intruder and becomes alarmed. These different reactions illustrate the importance of
    1. Athe general adaptation syndrome
    2. Bfight or flight
    3. Cstress appraisal
    4. Dcatharsis
  3. 3Miguel has migrated to the U.S. after a natural disaster in his home country demolished his home. He is struggling to cope with leaving his home and adjusting the the culture, social norms, and language in the U.S. Miguel is experiencing
    1. Aan alarm reaction
    2. Ba daily hassle
    3. Cacculturative stress
    4. Dfight or flight
  4. 4The fight or flight response is to ---- as the general adaptation syndrome is to ----
    1. ACannon; Selye
    2. BFreidman; Selye
    3. CSelye; Cannon
    4. DCannon; Freidman
  5. 5Resistance to stress is greatest during --- of GAS
    1. APhase 1
    2. BPhase 4
    3. CPhase 2
    4. DPhase 3
  6. 6Jane coped with the stress of breast cancer by giving and receiving support from other women who were also struggling with this disease. Her reaction best illustrates
    1. Aa type a personality
    2. Bacculturative stress
    3. Cthe tend and befriend response
    4. Dcatharsis
  7. 7Professor Huang is researching the effect of stress appraisal on lymphocyte activity. Her work best illustrates the specialty area of
    1. Aclinical psychology
    2. Bcognitive psychology
    3. Cpsychoneuroimmunology
    4. Devolutionary psychology
  8. 8Stress is most likely to speed the progression from HIV to AIDS by
    1. Aslowing heart rate and respiration
    2. Breducing lymphocyte levels
    3. Caccelerating the produciton of NK cells
    4. Dstimulating the release of endorphins
  9. 9Who would be most susceptible to heart disease?
    1. AOswald, a purchasing agent who is very competitive and always wants to be a winner
    2. BMichael, a time conscious banking executive who is always five minutes early for appointments because of his sense of urgency
    3. CJozsef, a highly ambitious salesperson who is determined to become the manager of his company
    4. DMarvin, an impatient lawyer who often becomes irritated with family and friends over insignificant matters
  10. 10After experiencing inescapable brutalities as a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp, Mr. Sternberg became apathetic, stopped eating, and gave up all efforts to physically survive the ordeal. Mr. Stenberg's reaction most clearly illustrates
    1. Athe faith factor
    2. Bthe adaptation level phenomenon
    3. Clearned helplessness
    4. Dan internal locus of control

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