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STEP UP TO: PSYCHOLOGY
STRESS
Psychology, Eighth Edition
By David G. Myers
1. WHETHER WE EXPERIENCE STRESS
DEPENDS UPON:
A)
the situation.
B) how life threatening it is.
C) our cognitive appraisal.
D) whether or not others are
involved.
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2. THE TWO-TRACK STRESS
RESPONSE SYSTEM INVOLVES THE
CEREBRAL CORTEX AND THE _____.
A)
sympathetic nervous
system
B) peripheral nervous system
C) heart and lungs
D) corpus collosum
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3. ACCORDING TO SELYE’S GENERAL
ADAPTATION SYNDROME, WE ARE MOST LIKELY
TO BECOME ILL AS THE RESULT OF STRESS
DURING THE
___ PHASE.
A)
alarm
B) resistance
C) exhaustion
D) recovery
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4. STRESS IS RELATED TO THE LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE U.S., WHICH
IS:
A)
cancer.
B) coronary heart disease.
C) suicide.
D) stroke.
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5.
RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THOSE WITH
TYPE A PERSONALITY COULD REDUCE
THEIR RISK OF HEART DISEASE IF THEY
WOULD:
A)
drink more alcohol.
B) sleep more.
C) let their anger out on a
punching bag.
D) let go of their anger.
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6. A PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL ILLNESS IS:
A)
when a person is “faking” an
illness.
B) a genuine illness caused by
stress.
C) an illness that is simply
“imagined”.
D) when a biological cause results in
mental illness.
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7. WITH REGARDS TO THE RELATION
OF STRESS TO ILLNESS:
A) too much stress can make us physically sick.
B) sickness is just a matter of how strong or weak the
person is.
C) stress can weaken our immune system, making us
more vulnerable to disease.
D) stress has to be life-threatening to
be of any real
impact to us.
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8. ADER AND COHEN (1985) PERFORMED AN
EXPERIMENT WITH RATS THAT
DEMONSTRATED:
A) rats who were shocked had an increased risk of cancer.
B) cancer would spread faster under stress.
C) the immune system can be conditioned to respond to a
placebo.
D) rats would develop “Type A”
personalities under
stress.
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9. BESIDES THE LYMPHOCYTES, OUR
IMMUNE SYSTEMS RELEASE ___, CALLED THE
“BIG EATERS”, TO INGEST FOREIGN
INVADERS.
A)
macrophages
B) white blood cells
C) red blood cells
D) stress hormones
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10. AFTER THE HURRICANE HIT,
THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY HELPED
EACH OTHER CLEAR THE
WRECKAGE. THIS BEHAVIOR
DEMONSTRATES:
A)
optimistic style.
B) tending and befriending.
C) emotion-focused coping.
D) problem-focused coping.
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11. BEING A PESSIMIST:
A)
can increase your level of
stress.
B) can shorten your life.
C) can raise your blood
pressure.
D) all of the above.
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12. MARY HAS BEEN SUFFERING FROM
THE “BLUES”. YOUR RECOMMENDATION
IS THAT SHE FIRST TRY:
A)
electric shock.
B) aerobic exercise.
C) Prozac.
D) psychoanalysis.
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13. WITH REGARDS TO THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF BIOFEEDBACK:
A) biofeedback is the most effective method for
alleviating stress-related illnesses.
B) biofeedback is as effective as relaxation.
C) biofeedback is ineffective for alleviating stress.
D) biofeedback is a modern “Snake Oil” and only works
because of a placebo effect.
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15. REGULAR RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE IS A POSITIVE
PREDICTOR OF A LONGER LIFE SPAN. RESEARCHERS
HAVE IDENTIFIED THREE FACTORS THAT EXPLAIN
THIS, INCLUDING ALL OF THE FOLLOWING, EXCEPT:
A)
healthier life styles.
B) social support networks.
C) relaxed meditative style.
D) faith healing.
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16. ELIMINATE THIS AS ONE OF YOUR HABITS
AND YOU WILL INCREASE YOUR LIFE
EXPECTANCY BETTER THAN ANY OTHER
PREVENTIVE MEASURE.
A)
smoking
B) drinking
C) inactivity
D) losing your temper
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17. MOST SMOKERS BEGAN ___ AND
WERE INFLUENCED BY ___.
A)
in their early 20’s; parents
B) in their teens; friends and movie
idols
C) in their late 20’s; peers
D) in their teens; parents
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18. THE ADDICTIVE INGREDIENT IN
CIGARETTES IS NICOTINE AND IT IS:
A) more addictive than cocaine but less addictive than
heroin.
B) more addictive than heroin and cocaine.
C) addictive, but not as much as heroin or cocaine.
D) not addictive if someone really
wants to quit.
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19. JAMES, A REGULAR SMOKER, HASN’T HAD
A CIGARETTE FOR A WHILE. HE IS
IRRITABLE, HAS DIFFICULTY SLEEPING, AND
ANXIETY, ALL SIGNS OF:
A)
high levels of nicotine.
B) increased drug tolerance.
C) nicotine withdrawal.
D) resentment at being
pressured to quit.
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20. LOU IS MORE LIKELY TO BE A
CIGARETTE SMOKER IF HE:
A)
is from the United States.
B) is less educated.
C) is wealthy.
D) is educated early as to its
harmful effects.
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ANSWERS
1.
C
9.
A
17.
B
2.
A
10.
D
18.
B
3.
C
11.
D
19.
C
4.
B
12.
B
20.
B
5.
D
13.
B
21.
A
6.
B
14.
C
22.
C
7.
C
15.
D
23.
D
8.
C
16.
A
24.
A
25.
C