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NEWEST ACTUAL OLDROYD PSYCHOLOGY 1010
FINAL EXAM UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 2025
Which of the following is an example of the exhaustion stage of
the general adaptation syndrome?
a. Latricia has been lost in the woods for days. After such a long
period of anxiety and fear, Latricia collapses by a tree.
b. Betty steps down as class treasurer her senior year because
she needs to focus on her grades.
c. Burt is determined to learn how to play chess, so he spends all
his time reading chess books.
d. Maria has exhausted all possible options in thinking through
what can be done when she gets alarming news about the results
of a medical test. - ANSWER-a. Latricia has been lost in the
woods for days. After such a long period of anxiety and fear,
Latricia collapses by a tree.
Greg is 5 feet three inches tall and weighs 260 pounds. According
to his ________, Greg is obese and at risk for health
complications.
a. body mass index
b. scale
c. metabolism
d. set point - ANSWER-a. body mass index
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A person's ________ is the amount of energy that is expended in
a given period of time.
a. body mass index
b. metabolic rate
c. caloric intake
d. set point - ANSWER-b. metabolic rate
What does the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)
measure?
a. life events requiring significant changes in a person's normal
routines
b. the time needed to counteract negative life change units
c. the time needed to settle into a new social group after a move
or transition
d. the causal relationship between stress and illness - ANSWER-a.
life events requiring significant changes in a person's normal
routines
Which of the following is an example of the alarm reaction stage
of the general adaptation syndrome?
a. A burst of energy enables Hassan to run fast when he sees a
skunk in his path.
b. Sheila almost drowned, but she was able to keep her head out
of the water and focus on swimming to shore.
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c. Bill collapses by the side of the road after the marathon.
d. Maria considers a number of options that are likely to be
effective when she gets alarming news about the results of a
medical test. - ANSWER-a. A burst of energy enables Hassan to
run fast when he sees a skunk in his path.
Which of the following is an example of the resistance stage of
the general adaptation syndrome?
a. Tyrique almost falls out of the tree, but he grabs a branch, and
now that the danger of falling has passed, he focuses his energy
and attention on getting down from the tree safely.
b. Diamond begs her mother for a puppy even after she is told
she can't have one.
c. Patrice can't stop talking even after her teacher asks her to
remain silent.
d. Maria believes she can still find an effective treatment option
even though none that come to mind seem to be viable when she
gets alarming news about the results of a medical test. -
ANSWER-a. Tyrique almost falls out of the tree, but he grabs a
branch, and now that the danger of falling has passed, he focuses
his energy and attention on getting down from the tree safely.
Taylor is a social worker. He is overworked, his caseload is
overwhelming, and he no longer believes that what he does on a
day-to-day basis has any real impact or improves anyone's life.
Taylor is probably suffering from ________.
a. job burnout
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b. posttraumatic stress disorder
c. the resistance stage of the general adaptation syndrome
d. social readjustment syndrome - ANSWER-a. job burnout
A demanding or threatening event is often called a(n) ________.
a. stressor
b. animator
c. distressor
d. physiological response - ANSWER-a. stressor
The likelihood of developing heart disease is correlated with high
rates of ________.
a. depression
b. telomeres
c. asthma
d. lymphocytes - ANSWER-a. depression
Which of the following is a negative effect of extended cortisol
release caused by chronic or prolonged stress?
a. The immune system is weakened.
b. The thyroid is damaged.
c. The lungs are placed are under stress.
NEWEST ACTUAL OLDROYD PSYCHOLOGY 1010
FINAL EXAM UNIVERSITY OF UTAH 2025
Which of the following is an example of the exhaustion stage of
the general adaptation syndrome?
a. Latricia has been lost in the woods for days. After such a long
period of anxiety and fear, Latricia collapses by a tree.
b. Betty steps down as class treasurer her senior year because
she needs to focus on her grades.
c. Burt is determined to learn how to play chess, so he spends all
his time reading chess books.
d. Maria has exhausted all possible options in thinking through
what can be done when she gets alarming news about the results
of a medical test. - ANSWER-a. Latricia has been lost in the
woods for days. After such a long period of anxiety and fear,
Latricia collapses by a tree.
Greg is 5 feet three inches tall and weighs 260 pounds. According
to his ________, Greg is obese and at risk for health
complications.
a. body mass index
b. scale
c. metabolism
d. set point - ANSWER-a. body mass index
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A person's ________ is the amount of energy that is expended in
a given period of time.
a. body mass index
b. metabolic rate
c. caloric intake
d. set point - ANSWER-b. metabolic rate
What does the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)
measure?
a. life events requiring significant changes in a person's normal
routines
b. the time needed to counteract negative life change units
c. the time needed to settle into a new social group after a move
or transition
d. the causal relationship between stress and illness - ANSWER-a.
life events requiring significant changes in a person's normal
routines
Which of the following is an example of the alarm reaction stage
of the general adaptation syndrome?
a. A burst of energy enables Hassan to run fast when he sees a
skunk in his path.
b. Sheila almost drowned, but she was able to keep her head out
of the water and focus on swimming to shore.
,3|Page
c. Bill collapses by the side of the road after the marathon.
d. Maria considers a number of options that are likely to be
effective when she gets alarming news about the results of a
medical test. - ANSWER-a. A burst of energy enables Hassan to
run fast when he sees a skunk in his path.
Which of the following is an example of the resistance stage of
the general adaptation syndrome?
a. Tyrique almost falls out of the tree, but he grabs a branch, and
now that the danger of falling has passed, he focuses his energy
and attention on getting down from the tree safely.
b. Diamond begs her mother for a puppy even after she is told
she can't have one.
c. Patrice can't stop talking even after her teacher asks her to
remain silent.
d. Maria believes she can still find an effective treatment option
even though none that come to mind seem to be viable when she
gets alarming news about the results of a medical test. -
ANSWER-a. Tyrique almost falls out of the tree, but he grabs a
branch, and now that the danger of falling has passed, he focuses
his energy and attention on getting down from the tree safely.
Taylor is a social worker. He is overworked, his caseload is
overwhelming, and he no longer believes that what he does on a
day-to-day basis has any real impact or improves anyone's life.
Taylor is probably suffering from ________.
a. job burnout
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b. posttraumatic stress disorder
c. the resistance stage of the general adaptation syndrome
d. social readjustment syndrome - ANSWER-a. job burnout
A demanding or threatening event is often called a(n) ________.
a. stressor
b. animator
c. distressor
d. physiological response - ANSWER-a. stressor
The likelihood of developing heart disease is correlated with high
rates of ________.
a. depression
b. telomeres
c. asthma
d. lymphocytes - ANSWER-a. depression
Which of the following is a negative effect of extended cortisol
release caused by chronic or prolonged stress?
a. The immune system is weakened.
b. The thyroid is damaged.
c. The lungs are placed are under stress.
