Question 1

Current research on change and stress suggests that

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A)   change is not inherently or inevitably stressful.
B)   both positive and negative changes are equally stressful.
C)   too much change of whatever sort automatically makes one more vulnerable to physical and psychological problems.
D)   keeping change to a minimum is an effective way to avoid the harmful effects of stress.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above A

Question 2

Which type of conflict tends to be most unpleasant and highly stressful?

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A)   approach-approach
B)   avoidance-avoidance
C)   approach-avoidance
D)   attack-avoidanceE) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 3

The general adaptation syndrome describes one's

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A)   emotional responses to stress.
B)   behavioural responses to stress.
C)   physiological responses to stress.
D)   emotional, behavioural and physiological responses to stress.E) A) and B)
F) B) and D)

Question 4

Behavioural responses to approach-avoidance conflicts are often demonstrated as vacillation, a behaviour that is not limited to humans.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Geena has made it to the final round in a game show. She must now choose between accepting the cash that she has earned to date or, risking the cash on the chance to win a new car. As Geena tries to decide between the two available alternatives, she is facing

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A)   an approach-avoidance conflict.
B)   an avoidance-avoidance conflict.
C)   a frustration-pressure conflict.
D)   an approach-approach conflict.E) All of the above
F) None of the above

Question 6

During the ____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome, arousal decreases and the body's resources may be depleted.

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A)   resistance
B)   recovery
C)   exhaustion
D)   alarm reactionE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 7

The pursuit of a goal that has both attractive and unattractive features defines

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A)   an approach-avoidance conflict.
B)   a double-blind conflict.
C)   an approach-approach conflict.
D)   an avoidance-avoidance conflict.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 8

In general, the least stressful conflict is the

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A)   avoidance-avoidance conflict.
B)   approach-avoidance conflict.
C)   approach-approach conflict.
D)   double approach-avoidance conflict.E) A) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 9

Minor stresses may be more strongly related to mental health than major stressful events largely because

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A)   of the cumulative nature of stress.
B)   minor stresses lead to more intense physiological arousal than major stresses.
C)   we are much more intimately involved with minor stresses.
D)   we feel more out of control with minor stresses than we do with major stresses.E) None of the above
F) A) and D)

Question 10

Describe the three levels of people's response to stress.

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Stress responses are multidimensional, including emotional, physiological, and behavioural realms.
Emotional responses commonly elicited by stress include negative ones like annoyance, anger, rage, apprehension, anxiety, fear and dejection, sadness and grief. However, contrary to common sense, positive emotions do not vanish during times of severe stress.
Physiological effects of stress include the fight-or-flight response, discovered by Walter Cannon (1932), and the general adaptation syndrome identified by Hans Selye who began studying stress in the 1930s to determine the effects of chronic stressors. The FF response is a physiological reaction to threat in which the autonomic nervous system (ANS) mobilises the organism for attacking (fight) or fleeing (flight) an enemy. In the general adaptation syndrome, the individual goes through three stages: the alarm stage occurs when an organism recognises a threat and mobilises resources - essentially enters the FF response; the resistance stage occurs when the stress is prolonged; this is a period when physiological arousal stabilises but is still above baseline, as the organism copes with the stressor; the exhaustion stage occurs when the body's resources are depleted. Selye believed that this is where diseases of adaptation come in.
Behaviourally people respond to stress at different levels. Coping refers to active efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate the demands created by stress. These may involve giving up and blaming oneself (learned helplessness -passive behaviour produced by exposure to unavoidable aversive events), striking out at others aggressively (usually the result of frustration), self-indulgence (eating, drinking, smoking, shopping), defensive coping (erecting defence mechanisms), or constructive coping (realistically appraising situations and confronting problems directly).

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Pick two common relatively unhealthy coping responses and describe them and then discuss defensive and constructive coping and whether they are considered healthy or unhealthy coping responses.

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Question 12

Stress responses affect the individual

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A)   emotionally.
B)   physiologically.
C)   behaviourally.
D)   emotionally, physiologically and behaviourally.E) None of the above
F) C) and D) D

Question 13

Exposure to second-hand or environmental tobacco smoke has NOT been linked to an increased risk for

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A)   lung cancer.
B)   physical illness.
C)   heart disease.
D)   depression.E) C) and D)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

In general, minor everyday stressors have only a minimal impact on mental and physical health.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Describe several recent occasions when you've experienced stress. For each case identify the type(s) of stress you experienced and whatever emotional, physiological and/or behavioural responses to stress you made.

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Question 16

One of the problematic aspects of the research into the link between stress and illness is that

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A)   separate control groups are not able to be created due to ethical constraints.
B)   the data is correlational in nature and does not allow for conclusions as to causality.
C)   subjects are only able to be followed for limited time periods so it is difficult to determine the long-term impact of the stressor.
D)   subjective cognitive appraisal differences leads people to interpret stressors differently and interferes with consistent conclusions.E) C) and D)
F) B) and C)

Question 17

An organism first recognises the existence of a threat and physiological arousal occurs during the ____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.

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A)   fight-or-flight
B)   resistance
C)   exhaustion
D)   alarm reactionE) None of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 18

Blessing started a small craft business in her home three years ago. Last year she finally moved her business into a small store along her town's main street. Last Saturday, most of her store's stock was destroyed as firefighters fought a fire that had started in the vacant office next to her store. As Blessing walks through her ruined store, she is most likely to experience a sense of

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A)   burnout.
B)   frustration.
C)   pressure.
D)   conflict.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 19

Efforts to master, reduce or tolerate the demands created by stress refers to

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A)   behavioural coping.
B)   constructive coping.
C)   defensive coping.
D)   copingE) C) and D)
F) B) and D)

Question 20

Any circumstances that threaten or are perceived to threaten one's well-being are known as ____________________.

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The general adaptation syndrome describes one's

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Behavioural responses to approach-avoidance conflicts are often demonstrated as vacillation, a behaviour that is not limited to humans.

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Geena has made it to the final round in a game show. She must now choose between accepting the cash that she has earned to date or, risking the cash on the chance to win a new car. As Geena tries to decide between the two available alternatives, she is facing

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During the ____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome, arousal decreases and the body's resources may be depleted.

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The pursuit of a goal that has both attractive and unattractive features defines

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Minor stresses may be more strongly related to mental health than major stressful events largely because

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