PSYCHOLOGY 3813 Chapter 12 study guide exam
Chapter 12
1 The definition of is a negative emotional state occurring in
response to events that are perceived as taxing or exceeding a
person's resources or ability to cope.
a hassle Incorrect
stress (True Answer )Correct
a stressor Incorrect
appraisal Incorrect
2 Which of the following is the BEST definition of stress?
the demands that are made on you by other people Incorrect
deadlines, daily hassles, or inconveniences Incorrect
a negative emotional state caused by your perception that you
are unable to cope with events or circumstances (True Answer
)Correct
the mental processes that people use to make sense out of their
environment Incorrect
3 During their third year at college, Tammy and Timothy both
lost their part-time jobs in the library due to funding cutbacks.
Tammy was mildly disturbed, shrugged her shoulders, and said
she'd soon get another job. Timothy was distraught and believed
he might have to quit college. Their different reactions to the
same stressful event emphasizes the importance of:
their respective cognitive appraisals of the event. (True
Answer )Correct
gender differences in response to stressors. Incorrect
cultural differences in response to stressors. Incorrect
quantifying major life events in terms of life change
units. Incorrect
4 When Chris missed his connecting flight due to bad weather, he
became extremely upset and worried about the important
meeting he was going to miss. In this scenario, the missed
connection is an example of a , and his response to the
missed connection is an example of .
life event; the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation
syndrome Incorrect
,PSYCHOLOGY 3813 Chapter 12 study guide exam
stressor; stress (True Answer )Correct
hassle; the stress contagion effect Incorrect
stress; stressor Incorrect
5 The branch of psychology that studies how biological,
behavioral, and social factors influence health, illness, medical
treatment, and health-related behaviors is called:
social psychology. Incorrect
biological psychology. Incorrect
health psychology. (True Answer )Correct
psychoneuroimmunology. Incorrect
6 Dr. Gordon uses the biopsychosocial model to guide her
research into how psychological factors influence health, illness,
and treatment. Dr. Gordon is most likely a:
health psychologist. (True Answer )Correct
social psychologist. Incorrect
neuroscientist. Incorrect
psychoneuroimmunologist. Incorrect
7 When Angela goes to graduate school she wants to focus on how
to promote health-enhancing behaviors, how psychological
factors influence health and illness, and how people respond in
the relationship between patient and health practitioner.
Angela's interest is in:
physiology. Incorrect
psychoneuroimmunology. Incorrect
cross-cultural psychology. Incorrect
health psychology. (True Answer )Correct
8 Health psychology is guided by the model of health,
illness, and well-being.
stress and coping Incorrect
biopsychosocial (True Answer )Correct
psychoneuroimmunology Incorrect
general adaptation Incorrect
9 Dr. Mendez is a researcher who believes that physical and
emotional health are affected by the complex interaction of
biological, psychological, behavioral, and social factors. Thus,
Dr. Mendez tends to follow the model in her research.
general adaptation Incorrect
,PSYCHOLOGY 3813 Chapter 12 study guide exam
psychoneuroimmunology Incorrect
biopsychosocial (True Answer )Correct
cognitive appraisal Incorrect
10 The events or situations that are perceived as harmful,
threatening, or challenging are called:
catecholamines. Incorrect
daily hassles Incorrect
stressors. (True Answer )Correct
life change units. Incorrect
11 The chapter prologue described the attacks on the World Trade
Center towers in Manhattan, their collapse, and the aftermath
of these events, especially the effects on Katie, a young woman
living near the towers. In the context of health psychology, the
events of September 11th and their aftermath are examples of:
acculturative stress. Incorrect
the general adaptation syndrome. Incorrect
the stress contagion effect. Incorrect
stressors. (True Answer )Correct
12 Early stress researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe:
showed that disruptions in personal relationships were the
strongest predictors of heart disease and cancer. Incorrect
developed the theory called general adaptation syndrome
(GAS). Incorrect
demonstrated that the immune system could be classically
conditioned. Incorrect
believed that any change that required a person to adjust his
or her behavior or lifestyle would cause stress. (True Answer
)Correct
13 The Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS):
measures acculturative stress. Incorrect
uses personality measures to estimate the length of time it will
take a person to recover and readjust from the stressful effects
of major life traumas. Incorrect
was an attempt to quantify and rank the impact of stress-
producing events in a person's life. (True Answer )Correct
, PSYCHOLOGY 3813 Chapter 12 study guide exam
measures the effect that everyday events that annoy and upset
people has on health and well-being. Incorrect
14 The Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS), which was an
attempt to quantify and rank the impact of stress-producing
events in a person's life, was developed by:
Richard Lazarus. Incorrect
Robert Ader and Nicholas Cohen. Incorrect
Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe. (True Answer )Correct
Janice Kiecolt-Glaser and Ron Glaser. Incorrect
15 Holmes and Rahe believed that any change that required you to
adjust your behavior and lifestyle would cause stress. In an
attempt to measure the amount of stress people experienced,
they developed the:
Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ). Incorrect
Daily Hassles Scale (DHS). Incorrect
Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS). (True Answer
)Correct
Cognitive Reappraisal Rating Scale (CRRS). Incorrect
16 In contrast to the conclusions reached by early stress
researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe, contemporary
health psychologists now believe that:
to improve its predictive power, the Social Readjustment
Rating Scale needs to be expanded from 43 life events to 125 life
events. Incorrect
positive life events, such as vacations or marriage, have a
worse impact on physical health than negative life
events. Incorrect
the impact of major life events is more damaging than
originally thought and high scores on the Social Readjustment
Rating Scale are invariably associated with severe illness or
disease. Incorrect
most people weather major life events without developing
severe physical or psychological problems. (True Answer
)Correct
17 When Rachel completed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale
(SRRS) her score, based on events during the previous year, was
350 life change units. Which of the following statements is
TRUE?
Rachel will almost certainly develop severe psychological and
Chapter 12
1 The definition of is a negative emotional state occurring in
response to events that are perceived as taxing or exceeding a
person's resources or ability to cope.
a hassle Incorrect
stress (True Answer )Correct
a stressor Incorrect
appraisal Incorrect
2 Which of the following is the BEST definition of stress?
the demands that are made on you by other people Incorrect
deadlines, daily hassles, or inconveniences Incorrect
a negative emotional state caused by your perception that you
are unable to cope with events or circumstances (True Answer
)Correct
the mental processes that people use to make sense out of their
environment Incorrect
3 During their third year at college, Tammy and Timothy both
lost their part-time jobs in the library due to funding cutbacks.
Tammy was mildly disturbed, shrugged her shoulders, and said
she'd soon get another job. Timothy was distraught and believed
he might have to quit college. Their different reactions to the
same stressful event emphasizes the importance of:
their respective cognitive appraisals of the event. (True
Answer )Correct
gender differences in response to stressors. Incorrect
cultural differences in response to stressors. Incorrect
quantifying major life events in terms of life change
units. Incorrect
4 When Chris missed his connecting flight due to bad weather, he
became extremely upset and worried about the important
meeting he was going to miss. In this scenario, the missed
connection is an example of a , and his response to the
missed connection is an example of .
life event; the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation
syndrome Incorrect
,PSYCHOLOGY 3813 Chapter 12 study guide exam
stressor; stress (True Answer )Correct
hassle; the stress contagion effect Incorrect
stress; stressor Incorrect
5 The branch of psychology that studies how biological,
behavioral, and social factors influence health, illness, medical
treatment, and health-related behaviors is called:
social psychology. Incorrect
biological psychology. Incorrect
health psychology. (True Answer )Correct
psychoneuroimmunology. Incorrect
6 Dr. Gordon uses the biopsychosocial model to guide her
research into how psychological factors influence health, illness,
and treatment. Dr. Gordon is most likely a:
health psychologist. (True Answer )Correct
social psychologist. Incorrect
neuroscientist. Incorrect
psychoneuroimmunologist. Incorrect
7 When Angela goes to graduate school she wants to focus on how
to promote health-enhancing behaviors, how psychological
factors influence health and illness, and how people respond in
the relationship between patient and health practitioner.
Angela's interest is in:
physiology. Incorrect
psychoneuroimmunology. Incorrect
cross-cultural psychology. Incorrect
health psychology. (True Answer )Correct
8 Health psychology is guided by the model of health,
illness, and well-being.
stress and coping Incorrect
biopsychosocial (True Answer )Correct
psychoneuroimmunology Incorrect
general adaptation Incorrect
9 Dr. Mendez is a researcher who believes that physical and
emotional health are affected by the complex interaction of
biological, psychological, behavioral, and social factors. Thus,
Dr. Mendez tends to follow the model in her research.
general adaptation Incorrect
,PSYCHOLOGY 3813 Chapter 12 study guide exam
psychoneuroimmunology Incorrect
biopsychosocial (True Answer )Correct
cognitive appraisal Incorrect
10 The events or situations that are perceived as harmful,
threatening, or challenging are called:
catecholamines. Incorrect
daily hassles Incorrect
stressors. (True Answer )Correct
life change units. Incorrect
11 The chapter prologue described the attacks on the World Trade
Center towers in Manhattan, their collapse, and the aftermath
of these events, especially the effects on Katie, a young woman
living near the towers. In the context of health psychology, the
events of September 11th and their aftermath are examples of:
acculturative stress. Incorrect
the general adaptation syndrome. Incorrect
the stress contagion effect. Incorrect
stressors. (True Answer )Correct
12 Early stress researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe:
showed that disruptions in personal relationships were the
strongest predictors of heart disease and cancer. Incorrect
developed the theory called general adaptation syndrome
(GAS). Incorrect
demonstrated that the immune system could be classically
conditioned. Incorrect
believed that any change that required a person to adjust his
or her behavior or lifestyle would cause stress. (True Answer
)Correct
13 The Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS):
measures acculturative stress. Incorrect
uses personality measures to estimate the length of time it will
take a person to recover and readjust from the stressful effects
of major life traumas. Incorrect
was an attempt to quantify and rank the impact of stress-
producing events in a person's life. (True Answer )Correct
, PSYCHOLOGY 3813 Chapter 12 study guide exam
measures the effect that everyday events that annoy and upset
people has on health and well-being. Incorrect
14 The Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS), which was an
attempt to quantify and rank the impact of stress-producing
events in a person's life, was developed by:
Richard Lazarus. Incorrect
Robert Ader and Nicholas Cohen. Incorrect
Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe. (True Answer )Correct
Janice Kiecolt-Glaser and Ron Glaser. Incorrect
15 Holmes and Rahe believed that any change that required you to
adjust your behavior and lifestyle would cause stress. In an
attempt to measure the amount of stress people experienced,
they developed the:
Ways of Coping Questionnaire (WCQ). Incorrect
Daily Hassles Scale (DHS). Incorrect
Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS). (True Answer
)Correct
Cognitive Reappraisal Rating Scale (CRRS). Incorrect
16 In contrast to the conclusions reached by early stress
researchers Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe, contemporary
health psychologists now believe that:
to improve its predictive power, the Social Readjustment
Rating Scale needs to be expanded from 43 life events to 125 life
events. Incorrect
positive life events, such as vacations or marriage, have a
worse impact on physical health than negative life
events. Incorrect
the impact of major life events is more damaging than
originally thought and high scores on the Social Readjustment
Rating Scale are invariably associated with severe illness or
disease. Incorrect
most people weather major life events without developing
severe physical or psychological problems. (True Answer
)Correct
17 When Rachel completed the Social Readjustment Rating Scale
(SRRS) her score, based on events during the previous year, was
350 life change units. Which of the following statements is
TRUE?
Rachel will almost certainly develop severe psychological and
