PED 116 FINAL EXAM (CHAPTER 9)
EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
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According to a national survey of college students, which of the following represents the biggest
impediment to academic success?
A) infectious disease
B) stress
C) tuition rates
D) housing issues - ANS B
Disruption of a person's "normal" physiological state due to an event or circumstance is known
as
A) stress.
B) homeostasis.
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,C) cognitive coping.
D) appraisal. - ANS A
Stress can be described as
A) maintaining the body's normal physiological equilibrium in response to an event.
B) remembering a sad event that occurred in your past.
C) a disturbed emotional state caused by an event or circumstance.
D) a viral infection. - ANS C
An event or circumstance to which the body tries to adapt is
A) a stress response.
B) a stressor.
C) eustress.
D) a fight-or-flight response. - ANS B
Which of the following would be considered a stressor?
A) having a new love interest
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, B) pounding heart rate
C) traffic tie-up on I-95 South
D) sweaty armpits - ANS C
A set of physical or emotional reactions following a stressful event or circumstance is
A) a stress response.
B) a stressor.
C) eustress.
D) a fight-or-flight response. - ANS A
Stress from positive events or circumstances is
A) distress.
B) a stressor.
C) eustress.
D) a fight-or-flight response. - ANS C
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EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
GRADED A+ 2026
According to a national survey of college students, which of the following represents the biggest
impediment to academic success?
A) infectious disease
B) stress
C) tuition rates
D) housing issues - ANS B
Disruption of a person's "normal" physiological state due to an event or circumstance is known
as
A) stress.
B) homeostasis.
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,C) cognitive coping.
D) appraisal. - ANS A
Stress can be described as
A) maintaining the body's normal physiological equilibrium in response to an event.
B) remembering a sad event that occurred in your past.
C) a disturbed emotional state caused by an event or circumstance.
D) a viral infection. - ANS C
An event or circumstance to which the body tries to adapt is
A) a stress response.
B) a stressor.
C) eustress.
D) a fight-or-flight response. - ANS B
Which of the following would be considered a stressor?
A) having a new love interest
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, B) pounding heart rate
C) traffic tie-up on I-95 South
D) sweaty armpits - ANS C
A set of physical or emotional reactions following a stressful event or circumstance is
A) a stress response.
B) a stressor.
C) eustress.
D) a fight-or-flight response. - ANS A
Stress from positive events or circumstances is
A) distress.
B) a stressor.
C) eustress.
D) a fight-or-flight response. - ANS C
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