PSY 4521 Exam 1 ACTUAL UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Psychological Stress Response - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Perception that our demands
exceed our ability to cope
Biological Stress Response - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Bodily reactions to stress
Ways to measure stress - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅heart rate, sweat, respiration, pupil
dilation
Four types of stress exposures - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅crises/traumas, major life
events, daily hassles, ambient stressors
Crises/traumas - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅unforeseen, unpredictable events (earthquake,
car crash)
Major life events - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅infrequent life transitions (having a baby,
cancer diagnosis)
Daily hassles - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅frequent minor nuisances that add strain on our
ability to cope (chores, homework)
Ambient stressors - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅chronic, negative, non-urgent, physically
perceptible, unchangeable (traffic)
Stress response vs stressor exposure - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Stress response: psych/bio
responses to stress
Stressor exposure: the stressful event itself
Four theoretical perspectives on how to define stress - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Adaptation, demands exceed resources, interruption of goals, threat or harm
, What percentage of college students report more than average stress? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅57% (majority)
What are the most frequent reported stressors for college students? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Academics, intimate relationships, finances
How many stressors do most students report? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅3 or more
What do students say most affects their academic performance? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Stress
What are the most common stressors among students during the pandemic? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Missing friends, uncertainty, school
What changed from Spring 2020 to Fall 2020? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Slightly lower
stress ratings, new stressor added (racial injustice)
Perceived stress during pandemic compared to pre pandemic - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Higher during pandemic (although a bit less in the Fall)
Stress survey: peoples ratings vs healthy levels - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅People on
average report higher levels of stress than what they think is healthy
Stress survey: main sources of stress - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Money and work
Stress survey: group differences - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Gender: Women are more
stressed
Race: Hispanic adults most stressed (currently)
Generation: Millenials most stressed
Etc: LGBT+ adults more stressed
Stress survey: Methodological issues - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Sample unrepresentative
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
Psychological Stress Response - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Perception that our demands
exceed our ability to cope
Biological Stress Response - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Bodily reactions to stress
Ways to measure stress - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅heart rate, sweat, respiration, pupil
dilation
Four types of stress exposures - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅crises/traumas, major life
events, daily hassles, ambient stressors
Crises/traumas - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅unforeseen, unpredictable events (earthquake,
car crash)
Major life events - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅infrequent life transitions (having a baby,
cancer diagnosis)
Daily hassles - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅frequent minor nuisances that add strain on our
ability to cope (chores, homework)
Ambient stressors - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅chronic, negative, non-urgent, physically
perceptible, unchangeable (traffic)
Stress response vs stressor exposure - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Stress response: psych/bio
responses to stress
Stressor exposure: the stressful event itself
Four theoretical perspectives on how to define stress - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Adaptation, demands exceed resources, interruption of goals, threat or harm
, What percentage of college students report more than average stress? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅57% (majority)
What are the most frequent reported stressors for college students? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Academics, intimate relationships, finances
How many stressors do most students report? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅3 or more
What do students say most affects their academic performance? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Stress
What are the most common stressors among students during the pandemic? - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Missing friends, uncertainty, school
What changed from Spring 2020 to Fall 2020? - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Slightly lower
stress ratings, new stressor added (racial injustice)
Perceived stress during pandemic compared to pre pandemic - CORRECT
ANSWERS✅✅Higher during pandemic (although a bit less in the Fall)
Stress survey: peoples ratings vs healthy levels - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅People on
average report higher levels of stress than what they think is healthy
Stress survey: main sources of stress - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Money and work
Stress survey: group differences - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅Gender: Women are more
stressed
Race: Hispanic adults most stressed (currently)
Generation: Millenials most stressed
Etc: LGBT+ adults more stressed
Stress survey: Methodological issues - CORRECT ANSWERS✅✅-Sample unrepresentative
