Test Bank for Comprehensive
Stress Management.
Hans Selye was unable to specify which changes in the bodys physiology resulted from
stress - False
Although stress can be very bothersome, it is seldom dangerous to your health - False
Progressive relaxation is also known as neuromuscular relaxation. - True
A stressor will always elicit a stress reaction and strain - False
Men and Women in general tend to respond to stress in very similar ways - False
The healthiest people have the lowest amount of stress in their lives - False
Lazarus and DeLongis have found that everyday hassels are even more detrimental to
ones health than major life changes - True
The way that one views a life experience can affect whether or not that experience is
stressful - True
Christina Maslach was as stress management pioneer who focused upon the issue of
burnout - True
People who have learned stress management skills often respond to a greater degree
to a stressor but return to their resting heart rate soon than those not trained in stress
management. - True
When we experience little or no stress, the limbic system is in charge and when we
have significant levels of stress, the cerebral cortex is in charge - False
A relatively frail person pulling a car off of a child pinned beneath it would be an
example of flight or flight - True
Stress can even contribute to increased acne - True
The frontal lobe of the brain is associated with movement, orientation, recognition, and
perception of stimuli - False
Brain cells destroyed by prolonged stress can regenerate themselves - False
Nor epinephrine and epinephrine are more commonly known as adrenaline and
nonadrenaline - True
,Men and women respond to stress differently because of gender based hormonal
differences. - True
During stress, the surface temperature of the skin increases - false
The adrenal cortex secretes hormones that will cause an increase in blood glucose and
blood pressure - True
Persistent stress results in the death of cardiac muscle cells and a loss of contractility of
the heart. This damage is irreversible - True
A migraine is just a severe headahce - False
The severity of a stroke depends on the location of the affected part of the brain and the
amount of time oxygen was denied to the brain - True
Apoplexy is a brain injury similar to a stroke - False
Relaxation is a successful technique in prevention and treatment of migraines - True
Stress increases the number of T-lymphocytes in the body, increasing the possibility of
developing cancer - False
Although stress is uncomfortable, it cannot lead to poor health - False
Nearly 50% of the population are hot reactors - False
Some have concluded that the effects of stress on the immunological system can lead
to an allergic-like response - True
Psychosomatic illnesses are "all in the sufferer's mind" - False
Metabolic syndrome is linked to abdominal obesity and increases the chance of
developing heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems - True
No states actually have a law that says if someone is drunk, he or she is not capable of
consenting to sex. - false
Shyness can be a mental handicap as crippling as the most severe of physical
handicaps - true
Aids can be transmitted casually - False
People with attachment anxiety seem to be less psychologically willing or able to break
up a relationship even when their partners fail to meet their psychological needs - True
, Oral sex is not a prevalent form of sexual intercourse - False
By taking too many courses at once, you can actually learn less than you would with a
lighter course load - True
Stress in college years can interfere with the learning process - True
Although many college students may feel stressed, there is no evidence that college
students are a companion of chronic stress - False
There is no such thing as safe sex - true
Eighty-four percent of the college student population overall have credit cards - True
Managing stress is more about giving up control to others or to your environment than it
is about exercising control yourself - False
You can meditate anywhere - True
Managing stress is accomplished by exercising control rather than giving it up to others
or the environment - True
You are in much greater control of yourself than you have ever realized - True
The goal with stress management is to eliminate all of your stress - False
Incomplete stress management programs teach participants only one or just a few
stress management techniques - True
Coping is necessary function of managing demands - True
Both distress and eustress can be defined as stress that encourages optimum
performance - False
Trying very hard to control stress will create stress - True
Primary appraisal is the determination of resources available to manage a stressor or
threat - False
Chronic stress can deplete the absorption of vitamins that we take into our bodies - True
One out of every four women and one out of every two men aged 50 and over will have
an osteoporosis related fracture in their lifetime - False
Diets high in saturated fats increase the amount of cholesterol in the blood - True
Stress Management.
Hans Selye was unable to specify which changes in the bodys physiology resulted from
stress - False
Although stress can be very bothersome, it is seldom dangerous to your health - False
Progressive relaxation is also known as neuromuscular relaxation. - True
A stressor will always elicit a stress reaction and strain - False
Men and Women in general tend to respond to stress in very similar ways - False
The healthiest people have the lowest amount of stress in their lives - False
Lazarus and DeLongis have found that everyday hassels are even more detrimental to
ones health than major life changes - True
The way that one views a life experience can affect whether or not that experience is
stressful - True
Christina Maslach was as stress management pioneer who focused upon the issue of
burnout - True
People who have learned stress management skills often respond to a greater degree
to a stressor but return to their resting heart rate soon than those not trained in stress
management. - True
When we experience little or no stress, the limbic system is in charge and when we
have significant levels of stress, the cerebral cortex is in charge - False
A relatively frail person pulling a car off of a child pinned beneath it would be an
example of flight or flight - True
Stress can even contribute to increased acne - True
The frontal lobe of the brain is associated with movement, orientation, recognition, and
perception of stimuli - False
Brain cells destroyed by prolonged stress can regenerate themselves - False
Nor epinephrine and epinephrine are more commonly known as adrenaline and
nonadrenaline - True
,Men and women respond to stress differently because of gender based hormonal
differences. - True
During stress, the surface temperature of the skin increases - false
The adrenal cortex secretes hormones that will cause an increase in blood glucose and
blood pressure - True
Persistent stress results in the death of cardiac muscle cells and a loss of contractility of
the heart. This damage is irreversible - True
A migraine is just a severe headahce - False
The severity of a stroke depends on the location of the affected part of the brain and the
amount of time oxygen was denied to the brain - True
Apoplexy is a brain injury similar to a stroke - False
Relaxation is a successful technique in prevention and treatment of migraines - True
Stress increases the number of T-lymphocytes in the body, increasing the possibility of
developing cancer - False
Although stress is uncomfortable, it cannot lead to poor health - False
Nearly 50% of the population are hot reactors - False
Some have concluded that the effects of stress on the immunological system can lead
to an allergic-like response - True
Psychosomatic illnesses are "all in the sufferer's mind" - False
Metabolic syndrome is linked to abdominal obesity and increases the chance of
developing heart disease, diabetes, and other health problems - True
No states actually have a law that says if someone is drunk, he or she is not capable of
consenting to sex. - false
Shyness can be a mental handicap as crippling as the most severe of physical
handicaps - true
Aids can be transmitted casually - False
People with attachment anxiety seem to be less psychologically willing or able to break
up a relationship even when their partners fail to meet their psychological needs - True
, Oral sex is not a prevalent form of sexual intercourse - False
By taking too many courses at once, you can actually learn less than you would with a
lighter course load - True
Stress in college years can interfere with the learning process - True
Although many college students may feel stressed, there is no evidence that college
students are a companion of chronic stress - False
There is no such thing as safe sex - true
Eighty-four percent of the college student population overall have credit cards - True
Managing stress is more about giving up control to others or to your environment than it
is about exercising control yourself - False
You can meditate anywhere - True
Managing stress is accomplished by exercising control rather than giving it up to others
or the environment - True
You are in much greater control of yourself than you have ever realized - True
The goal with stress management is to eliminate all of your stress - False
Incomplete stress management programs teach participants only one or just a few
stress management techniques - True
Coping is necessary function of managing demands - True
Both distress and eustress can be defined as stress that encourages optimum
performance - False
Trying very hard to control stress will create stress - True
Primary appraisal is the determination of resources available to manage a stressor or
threat - False
Chronic stress can deplete the absorption of vitamins that we take into our bodies - True
One out of every four women and one out of every two men aged 50 and over will have
an osteoporosis related fracture in their lifetime - False
Diets high in saturated fats increase the amount of cholesterol in the blood - True
