Which of the following BEST describes a stressor?
a.) any stimulus with the potential of triggering the fight-or-flight response
b.) a psychological reaction to an event
c.) a person who is under a lot of stress
d.) a way of thinking about stressful events
e.) any potential in-law whom you meet for the first time
Stress is generally considered equivalent to
a.) the presence of a stressor
b.) the presence of stress reactivity
c.) a combination of stressor and stress reactivity
d.) the absence of both a stressor and stress reactivity
e.) taking this quiz
Which of the following is an example of an individual with a Type A behavior pattern?
a.) A person who completely focuses on one thing at a time
b.) Someone who doesn't worry about anything
c.) A person who is often impatient
d.) A person with low self-confidence
e.) A person who always selects option A on multiple choice tests
According to research, which of the following does NOT have a higher risk of stress-related disorders:
a) Caregivers of mentally or physically disabled family members (as compared to those without caregiver responsibilities)
b) The elderly (as compared to the non-elderly)
c) People who lack family or friends (as compared to those with more social support)
d) Men in general (as compared to women)
e) The deceased (as opposed to those still living - zombies not included)
Which of the following is NOT included in the interactive process of stress identified by Davis and Buskist
a) personal resources available to deal with changes
b) our cognitive interpretation of events
c) The General Adaptation Syndrome
d) Changes in the environment
e) Dealing with people who make fun of Buskist's name
Which of these is NOT a cognitive approach to stress management:
a) change the way you think about the stressor
b) relaxation training
c) humor
d) emphasizing the positive in the situation
e) Reminding yourself that it is "All about me"
The negative emotional-behavioral condition that often follows catastrophic events is called
a) acculturative stress
b) daily hassles
c) anomie
d) posttraumatic stress disorder
e) term break
Hortense asks her friends to help her problem-solve a way to reduce her flatulence. This is an example of
a) primary appraisal
b) secondary appraisal
c) problem-focused coping
d) emotion-focused coping
e) why no one wants a friend called Hortense
Which of the following has the LEAST convincing evidence regarding children of single parent homes:
a) There is a higher likelihood of externalizing behavior (aggressive; disobedient; lacking in self-control; demanding)
b) There is a greater risk of teen pregnancy
c) Even the resilient kids reported painful feelings
d) The kids score substantially lower on standardized tests
e) They have one less parent around to nag them to clean up their room
Which of the following is NOT true about single parent families:
a) They are more likely to be economically disadvantaged.
b) The parent feels usually feels more stress than in dual parent households
c) There is usually a lot of contact with the nonresident parent.
d) Single parents often rely on extended family networks for help
e) Single parents are so busy they don't have time to think about all these things.
The period of most difficulty in step-families appears to be
a) The time before the creation of the new family
b) The time right after the creation of the new family
c) 5 years after the creation of the new family
d) When the children have grown up.
e) In learning new dance steps
Which if the following is NOT one of the dual-earner strategies identified by Becker and Moen (1999)?
a) One person has a career and the other has a "job" (primarily for pay)
b) The male takes on most of the "family work" (childcare, cooking, etc.)
c) Placing limits on the number of hours they worked and reducing career expectations
d) Taking turns over time emphasizing one partner's career or the other's
e) They engaged in duels with swords to decide who was going to work and who would stay home
Which of the following BEST describes role ambiguity?
a) when a person lacks the skills, training, or education to perform a job
b) when aspects of the job are unclear
c) when there are conflicting demands placed upon a worker
d) when job demands make a worker feel overwhelmed
e) when you don't know whether to roll around or not
Which of the following BEST describes role conflict?
a) When your job involves competition with others
b) when you don't feel good about doing some aspect of your job
c) when there are conflicting demands placed upon a worker
d) when you want to do two different jobs at your place of employment
e) When you can't decide whether to eat the white flour roll at the restaurant
Which of these is NOT one of the officially protected classes for workplace discrimination:
a) age
b) color
c) disability
d) gender preference
e) planet of origin
Which of the following provides tertiary interventions for workplace stress?
a) A Safety Committee
b) An Employee Assistance Program
c) An on-site gym
d) A company wellness program
e) unemployment checks
Sources of stress which are unique to people entering a new culture are called
a) role ambiguity
b) deprivational stress
c) culture shock
d) acculturation stressors
e) bigots
Which of the following is NOT an example of Problem-focused coping:
a) Creating a time management plan.
b) Asking friends for suggestions on how to address a difficult issue.
c) Making jokes about an oppressive supervisor
d) Dealing with food allergies by reading labels before purchasing packaged foods.
e) Focusing on the problem so much that you ignore your spouse
Which of the following is NOT an example of Emotion-focused coping:
a) Training to improve your problem-solving abilities
b) Expressing your feelings to a member of your support group.
c) Laughing at your own reaction to a situation.
d) Letting out your frustration by punching a pillow.
e) Yelling out the window "I'm not going to take it anymore!"
The amount of chronic activation of the sympathetic nervous system and release of stress hormones refers to
a) General Adaptation Syndrome
b) Allostatic load
c) Stress appraisal
d) Resiliency
e) How often you think about climate change
"I am going to keep trying, but I never expect a good outcome". This statement best reflects
a) learned helplessness
b) optimism
c) pessimistic explanatory style
d) quality of life
e) your attitude towards this quiz
When one needs more of a drug to continue to get the previous effect, this is called
a) tolerance
b) dependence
c) addiction
d) withdrawal
e) Saturday night
In Bandura's theory, the perception that personal skills and ability are available to deal with a situation is referred to as.
a) self-efficacy
b) self-esteem
c) self-confidence
d) self-efficiency
Which of these emotions is probably the most related to heart attacks:
a) shyness
b) enthusiasm
c) anger
d) laziness