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Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. The area in psychology that studies factors surrounding health, lifestyles, and health care is called
_______ psychology.
A. medical
B. life span
C. fitness
D. health
2. A situation, circumstance, or event that threatens the individual and requires some form of coping
mechanism best defines
A. conflict.
B. stress.
C. frustration.
D. pressure.
3. You enjoyed your general psychology course so much that you decided to register for more psychology
courses next semester. However, you are among the last to register, and all the desirable psychology
courses are already filled. The stress you are feeling is the result of
A. frustration.
B. conflict.
C. pressure.
D. personality inadequacy.
4. The presence of two or more powerful motives, both having highly attractive goals, but only one of which
can be attained, are the ingredients for
A. inhibition.
B. frustration.
C. conflict.
D. coping.
5. Sigrid is feeling stress because she is afraid of losing her job to downsizing. What is the source of Sigrid's
stress?
A. Avoidance-avoidance conflict
B. Double approach-avoidance conflict
C. Pressure
D. Frustration
6. After your checkup, your physician tells you that you must lower your life change units. Specifically, she
is trying to tell you to
A. lower your blood sugar level.
B. lower your stress level.
C. reduce your level of conflict.
D. avoid repressing your thoughts.
7. The most costly adjustment a person can report on the social readjustment scale is
A. being fired from work.
B. death of a spouse.
C. having a child.
D. being jailed.
,8. The specialization known as ______ psychology seeks to improve physical well-being.
A. health
B. abnormal
C. personality
D. social
9. When the occurrence of an event causes an individual's ability to cope to be exceeded, ______
occurs.
A. sublimation
B. stress
C. satiation
D. sobriety
10. Which of the following would be the best example of an approach-approach conflict?
A. Choosing between going to the dentist or getting your car repaired
B. Choosing between one good job offer or a second good job offer
C. Choosing between going to the pool and getting your car repaired
D. Choosing between studying for your final or applying to graduate school
11. In an avoidance-avoidance conflict, a person must choose between ______ outcomes.
A. multiple positive
B. positive and negative
C. multiple negative
D. positive and neutral
12. Stress arising from negative events is called
A. aggression.
B. frustration.
C. anger.
D. pressure.
13. An approach-approach conflict may be defined as a conflict in which an individual must choose
between
A. two positive goals of unequal value.
B. two or more negative goals.
C. two positive goals of approximately equal value.
D. alternatives that contain both positive and negative properties.
14. Suppose you have a choice between staying home alone for the weekend and going to visit your aunt,
neither of which you really want to do. Which type of conflict are you experiencing?
A. Approach-approach
B. Approach-avoidance
C. Avoidance-avoidance
D. Double approach-avoidance
15. During the 1960s in the United States, many males were faced with the choice of going to Vietnam and
fighting in a war they did not believe in, or deserting, an act that meant giving up personal freedom. This
was an example of a(n) _______ conflict.
A. approach-avoidance
B. approach-approach
C. avoidance-avoidance
D. double avoidance-approach
16. Steve dislikes the thought of staying in school but does not want to work either. Which type of conflict is
at work here?
A. Approach-approach
B. Avoidance-avoidance
C. Approach-avoidance
D. Double approach-approach
,17. Carla received a ticket for speeding that she feels is unjust. She can pay the ticket and forget it, or she can
hire a lawyer, pay her fees, and perhaps be vindicated for being unjustly charged. Carla is tense and upset
because she is experiencing a(n) _______ conflict.
A. approach-approach
B. approach-avoidance
C. negative-approach
D. frustration
18. If you are in a situation where no choice can be made and the only option involves both positive and
negative aspects, this is an _______ conflict.
A. approach-approach
B. approach-avoidance
C. avoidance-avoidance
D. undeterminable
19. Going to college means that you will meet new friends, gain freedom, increase job options, and so on. It
also means the possibility of failure, leaving old friends, and so on. Thus, going to college may present
a(n)
A. avoidance reaction.
B. multiple approach-avoidance conflict.
C. negative approach gradient.
D. approach-approach conflict.
20. Nelson has been offered a promotion to a promising job position in a small town in an isolated area. He
likes the town he lives in, his children love their school, but his present job is a dead-end job with little
chance for promotion. Nelson is tense, upset, and is not sleeping well at night. He is experiencing a(n)
_______ conflict.
A. anxiety
B. frustration
C. avoidance-avoidance
D. multiple approach-avoidance
21. Which of the following is true about stress reactions?
A. They produce a physiological reaction only.
B. Psychological reactions happen independently of physiological reactions.
C. They produce both a physiological and psychological reactions.
D. Physiological reactions differ depending on the stressor.
22. During which stage of the general adaptation syndrome does the body enter a temporary state of shock?
A. Avoidance
B. Exhaustion
C. Resistance
D. Alarm
23. The first step in responding to stress is often the production of hormones and the mobilization of bodily
resources. This first stage is referred to as the
A. avoidance reaction stage.
B. resistance stage.
C. alarm reaction stage.
D. adjustment phase.
24. How does the sympathetic nervous system respond during the alarm reaction of the general adaptation
syndrome?
A. It increases blood flow to the intestines.
B. It increases blood flow to the skeletal muscles.
C. It decreases perspiration.
D. It does all of these.
, 25. During which stage of the general adaptation syndrome would increases in heart rate, blood pressure,
perspiration, and blood sugar be detected?
A. Autonomic phase
B. Alarm reaction
C. Resistance
D. Exhaustion
26. Peter has gotten through the alarm reaction stage of the general adaptation syndrome. What will happen
to him next?
A. He will enter the withdrawal stage.
B. He will experience countershock.
C. He will enter the resistance stage.
D. He will enter the exhaustion stage.
27. Jack has had a nervous breakdown after spending the last three years trying to prevent his business from
collapsing. From the point of view of the general adaptation syndrome, Jack is in which stage of response
to stress?
A. Alarm-reaction phase
B. Acceptance phase
C. Repressor stage
D. Exhaustion stage
28. The general adaptation syndrome approach to understanding the body's reaction to stress was suggested
by
A. Selye.
B. Freud.
C. Skinner.
D. Bandura.
29. The last stage of the general adaptation syndrome is
A. alarm.
B. resistance.
C. exhaustion.
D. plateau.
30. The body's natural disease-fighting system is the ______ system.
A. sympathetic
B. skeletal
C. endocrine
D. immune
31. High levels of depression are ______ among individuals undergoing stress.
A. uncommon
B. common
C. rare
D. nonexistent
32. What is the body's natural disease-fighting system called?
A. Suppression system
B. Immune system
C. Autonomic system
D. Parasympathetic system
33. Upsetting emotions and depression may affect the immune system by
A. reducing the body's resistance to disease.
B. increasing the resistance of the autonomic nervous system.
C. reducing the response time of a person's general adaptation response.
D. increasing tolerance to microstressors.
Student: ___________________________________________________________________________
1. The area in psychology that studies factors surrounding health, lifestyles, and health care is called
_______ psychology.
A. medical
B. life span
C. fitness
D. health
2. A situation, circumstance, or event that threatens the individual and requires some form of coping
mechanism best defines
A. conflict.
B. stress.
C. frustration.
D. pressure.
3. You enjoyed your general psychology course so much that you decided to register for more psychology
courses next semester. However, you are among the last to register, and all the desirable psychology
courses are already filled. The stress you are feeling is the result of
A. frustration.
B. conflict.
C. pressure.
D. personality inadequacy.
4. The presence of two or more powerful motives, both having highly attractive goals, but only one of which
can be attained, are the ingredients for
A. inhibition.
B. frustration.
C. conflict.
D. coping.
5. Sigrid is feeling stress because she is afraid of losing her job to downsizing. What is the source of Sigrid's
stress?
A. Avoidance-avoidance conflict
B. Double approach-avoidance conflict
C. Pressure
D. Frustration
6. After your checkup, your physician tells you that you must lower your life change units. Specifically, she
is trying to tell you to
A. lower your blood sugar level.
B. lower your stress level.
C. reduce your level of conflict.
D. avoid repressing your thoughts.
7. The most costly adjustment a person can report on the social readjustment scale is
A. being fired from work.
B. death of a spouse.
C. having a child.
D. being jailed.
,8. The specialization known as ______ psychology seeks to improve physical well-being.
A. health
B. abnormal
C. personality
D. social
9. When the occurrence of an event causes an individual's ability to cope to be exceeded, ______
occurs.
A. sublimation
B. stress
C. satiation
D. sobriety
10. Which of the following would be the best example of an approach-approach conflict?
A. Choosing between going to the dentist or getting your car repaired
B. Choosing between one good job offer or a second good job offer
C. Choosing between going to the pool and getting your car repaired
D. Choosing between studying for your final or applying to graduate school
11. In an avoidance-avoidance conflict, a person must choose between ______ outcomes.
A. multiple positive
B. positive and negative
C. multiple negative
D. positive and neutral
12. Stress arising from negative events is called
A. aggression.
B. frustration.
C. anger.
D. pressure.
13. An approach-approach conflict may be defined as a conflict in which an individual must choose
between
A. two positive goals of unequal value.
B. two or more negative goals.
C. two positive goals of approximately equal value.
D. alternatives that contain both positive and negative properties.
14. Suppose you have a choice between staying home alone for the weekend and going to visit your aunt,
neither of which you really want to do. Which type of conflict are you experiencing?
A. Approach-approach
B. Approach-avoidance
C. Avoidance-avoidance
D. Double approach-avoidance
15. During the 1960s in the United States, many males were faced with the choice of going to Vietnam and
fighting in a war they did not believe in, or deserting, an act that meant giving up personal freedom. This
was an example of a(n) _______ conflict.
A. approach-avoidance
B. approach-approach
C. avoidance-avoidance
D. double avoidance-approach
16. Steve dislikes the thought of staying in school but does not want to work either. Which type of conflict is
at work here?
A. Approach-approach
B. Avoidance-avoidance
C. Approach-avoidance
D. Double approach-approach
,17. Carla received a ticket for speeding that she feels is unjust. She can pay the ticket and forget it, or she can
hire a lawyer, pay her fees, and perhaps be vindicated for being unjustly charged. Carla is tense and upset
because she is experiencing a(n) _______ conflict.
A. approach-approach
B. approach-avoidance
C. negative-approach
D. frustration
18. If you are in a situation where no choice can be made and the only option involves both positive and
negative aspects, this is an _______ conflict.
A. approach-approach
B. approach-avoidance
C. avoidance-avoidance
D. undeterminable
19. Going to college means that you will meet new friends, gain freedom, increase job options, and so on. It
also means the possibility of failure, leaving old friends, and so on. Thus, going to college may present
a(n)
A. avoidance reaction.
B. multiple approach-avoidance conflict.
C. negative approach gradient.
D. approach-approach conflict.
20. Nelson has been offered a promotion to a promising job position in a small town in an isolated area. He
likes the town he lives in, his children love their school, but his present job is a dead-end job with little
chance for promotion. Nelson is tense, upset, and is not sleeping well at night. He is experiencing a(n)
_______ conflict.
A. anxiety
B. frustration
C. avoidance-avoidance
D. multiple approach-avoidance
21. Which of the following is true about stress reactions?
A. They produce a physiological reaction only.
B. Psychological reactions happen independently of physiological reactions.
C. They produce both a physiological and psychological reactions.
D. Physiological reactions differ depending on the stressor.
22. During which stage of the general adaptation syndrome does the body enter a temporary state of shock?
A. Avoidance
B. Exhaustion
C. Resistance
D. Alarm
23. The first step in responding to stress is often the production of hormones and the mobilization of bodily
resources. This first stage is referred to as the
A. avoidance reaction stage.
B. resistance stage.
C. alarm reaction stage.
D. adjustment phase.
24. How does the sympathetic nervous system respond during the alarm reaction of the general adaptation
syndrome?
A. It increases blood flow to the intestines.
B. It increases blood flow to the skeletal muscles.
C. It decreases perspiration.
D. It does all of these.
, 25. During which stage of the general adaptation syndrome would increases in heart rate, blood pressure,
perspiration, and blood sugar be detected?
A. Autonomic phase
B. Alarm reaction
C. Resistance
D. Exhaustion
26. Peter has gotten through the alarm reaction stage of the general adaptation syndrome. What will happen
to him next?
A. He will enter the withdrawal stage.
B. He will experience countershock.
C. He will enter the resistance stage.
D. He will enter the exhaustion stage.
27. Jack has had a nervous breakdown after spending the last three years trying to prevent his business from
collapsing. From the point of view of the general adaptation syndrome, Jack is in which stage of response
to stress?
A. Alarm-reaction phase
B. Acceptance phase
C. Repressor stage
D. Exhaustion stage
28. The general adaptation syndrome approach to understanding the body's reaction to stress was suggested
by
A. Selye.
B. Freud.
C. Skinner.
D. Bandura.
29. The last stage of the general adaptation syndrome is
A. alarm.
B. resistance.
C. exhaustion.
D. plateau.
30. The body's natural disease-fighting system is the ______ system.
A. sympathetic
B. skeletal
C. endocrine
D. immune
31. High levels of depression are ______ among individuals undergoing stress.
A. uncommon
B. common
C. rare
D. nonexistent
32. What is the body's natural disease-fighting system called?
A. Suppression system
B. Immune system
C. Autonomic system
D. Parasympathetic system
33. Upsetting emotions and depression may affect the immune system by
A. reducing the body's resistance to disease.
B. increasing the resistance of the autonomic nervous system.
C. reducing the response time of a person's general adaptation response.
D. increasing tolerance to microstressors.
