PSY 379 Exam 2 UPDATED QUESTIONS
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
According to the _____ hypothesis, social support enhances the body's physical responses to
challenging situations. - CORRECT ANSWER direct effect
An important external factor in how we cope with threatening events is the degree of: -
CORRECT ANSWER social support we receive
Which of these is not a documented health benefit of perceiving strong social support? -
CORRECT ANSWER having fewer sources of stress in one's life
A typical stress-management program offered at many colleges helps new students cope with
the challenges of transitioning from high school to college; the program includes all of these
except: - CORRECT ANSWER mindfulness
When people write or talk about traumatic events, their skin conductivity, the heart rate, and
systolic and diastolic blood pressures all: - CORRECT ANSWER decrease
_____ is a form of therapy that focuses on using structured meditation to promote a moment-
to-moment, non-judgmental awareness - CORRECT ANSWER Mindfulness-based
stress reduction
What do Martin Seligman's "ABC's" of optimism stand for? - CORRECT
ANSWER Adversity, Beliefs, Consequences
Information from others that one is loved and cared for and is a part of a network of
communication is called: - CORRECT ANSWER social support
James, who can't stop thinking about his poor exam score, sometimes gets so caught up in a
vicious cycle of rumination that he resorts to self-medicating with alcohol. This destructive
pattern is called a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER emotional cascade
, Darren's psychologist is trying to replace his client's vicious cycle of maladaptive, self-
defeating thoughts with healthier, adaptive ones, by, most likely using: - CORRECT
ANSWER cognitive restructuring
Cell - CORRECT ANSWER The basic unit of structure and function in living things
Type of cells: - CORRECT ANSWER Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic
Prokaryotic cell - CORRECT ANSWER make up single-celled organisms and bacteria
Eukaryotic cell - CORRECT ANSWER make up all other living things
Organelles - CORRECT ANSWER membrane bound internal structures
nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER Control center of the cell
Tissue - CORRECT ANSWER group of similar cells organized into functional units
Organ - CORRECT ANSWER A group of tissues working together to perform a
specific function
What is the nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER the body's communication system
What does the nervous system consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER all nerve cells of
both the peripheral and central nervous system
according to the text, cultivating gratitude is an effective way to develop: - CORRECT
ANSWER positive affectivity
AND CORRECT ANSWERS
According to the _____ hypothesis, social support enhances the body's physical responses to
challenging situations. - CORRECT ANSWER direct effect
An important external factor in how we cope with threatening events is the degree of: -
CORRECT ANSWER social support we receive
Which of these is not a documented health benefit of perceiving strong social support? -
CORRECT ANSWER having fewer sources of stress in one's life
A typical stress-management program offered at many colleges helps new students cope with
the challenges of transitioning from high school to college; the program includes all of these
except: - CORRECT ANSWER mindfulness
When people write or talk about traumatic events, their skin conductivity, the heart rate, and
systolic and diastolic blood pressures all: - CORRECT ANSWER decrease
_____ is a form of therapy that focuses on using structured meditation to promote a moment-
to-moment, non-judgmental awareness - CORRECT ANSWER Mindfulness-based
stress reduction
What do Martin Seligman's "ABC's" of optimism stand for? - CORRECT
ANSWER Adversity, Beliefs, Consequences
Information from others that one is loved and cared for and is a part of a network of
communication is called: - CORRECT ANSWER social support
James, who can't stop thinking about his poor exam score, sometimes gets so caught up in a
vicious cycle of rumination that he resorts to self-medicating with alcohol. This destructive
pattern is called a(n): - CORRECT ANSWER emotional cascade
, Darren's psychologist is trying to replace his client's vicious cycle of maladaptive, self-
defeating thoughts with healthier, adaptive ones, by, most likely using: - CORRECT
ANSWER cognitive restructuring
Cell - CORRECT ANSWER The basic unit of structure and function in living things
Type of cells: - CORRECT ANSWER Prokaryotic and Eukaryotic
Prokaryotic cell - CORRECT ANSWER make up single-celled organisms and bacteria
Eukaryotic cell - CORRECT ANSWER make up all other living things
Organelles - CORRECT ANSWER membrane bound internal structures
nucleus - CORRECT ANSWER Control center of the cell
Tissue - CORRECT ANSWER group of similar cells organized into functional units
Organ - CORRECT ANSWER A group of tissues working together to perform a
specific function
What is the nervous system? - CORRECT ANSWER the body's communication system
What does the nervous system consist of? - CORRECT ANSWER all nerve cells of
both the peripheral and central nervous system
according to the text, cultivating gratitude is an effective way to develop: - CORRECT
ANSWER positive affectivity
