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1.

Which of the following is NOT a problem with the life-events approach to stress?

	The link between scores on the SRRS and the development of physical and psychological problems is relatively weak.
	The SRRS assumes that a given life event will have the same impact on virtually everyone.
	The life-events approach assumes that change in itself, whether good or bad, produces stress.
	The SRRS assumes that genetic predispositions are linked to stress.

2.

Which of the following is NOT a component of burnout?

	cynicism
	lack of control
	feelings of inadequacy
	exhaustion

3.

Gina, an Italian, came to America because her husband was offered a job in New York. Now, 20 years later, Gina speaks English fluently, lives in an English-speaking-only community, attends graduate school, and has all her children in American schools. Still, she has many Italian friends with whom she can speak in her native tongue, and whenever she visits Italy, she feels immediately comfortable, almost as if she had never left. According to the text Culture and Human Behavior box titled "The Stress of Adapting to a New Culture," Gina is an example of which of the following patterns of acculturation?

	infiltration
	integration
	assimilation
	separation

4.

Two of the catecholamine hormones secreted by the adrenal medulla that cause rapid physiological arousal are:

	cortisol and epinephrine.
	serotonin and dopamine.
	dopamine and norepinephrine.
	adrenaline and noradrenaline.

5.

When Claudia became ill due to a viral infection, her immune system kicked into high gear to defend her by releasing:

	catecholamines.
	noradrenaline.
	lymphocytes.
	corticosteroids.

6.

A rapidly occurring chain of internal physical reactions that prepare people to either combat or escape from an immediate threat is called:

	cognitive appraisal.
	the fight-or-flight response.
	a biopsychosocial model.
	acculturative stress

7.

The accounting for negative events or situations with internal, stable, and global explanations is known as a(n) _____ explanatory style.

	denial
	escape-avoidance
	pessimistic
	optimistic

8.

All of the following can be said about people with pessimistic explanatory styles EXCEPT:

	they are less likely to cope effectively with stressful situations.
	they have a higher number of lymphocytes, T cells, and helper T cells.
	they experience more negative moods.
	they are in poorer physical health.

9.

In a series of studies with nursing home residents, _____ demonstrated the importance of a sense of personal control.

	Walter Cannon
	Martin Seligman
	Hans Selye
	Judith Rodin and Ellen Langer

10.

According to the textbook In Focus box titled "Gender Differences in Responding to Stress," males tend to adopt the _____ response, while females typically engage in the _____ behavioral pattern of responding.

	fight-or-flight; tend-and-befriend
	fight-or-flight; escape-avoidance
	escape-avoidance; fight-or-flight
	tend-and-befriend; fight-or-flight

11.

The emotion-focused coping strategy called "distancing" occurs when a person:

	does not acknowledge the stressor and does not attempt in any way to deal with it.
	acknowledges the stressor but attempts to minimize or eliminate its emotional impact.
	attempts to maximize the emotional impact of the situation.
	cognitively appraises the situation and then seeks out social support.

12.

_____ includes seeking comfort or reassurance in prayer or from a religious community, or believing that your personal experience is spiritually meaningful.

	Positive religious coping
	Negative religious coping
	Denial
	Distancing

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Answer 1

1.

Thomas Holmes and Richard Rahe introduced the Social Readjustment Rating Scale. The problem with with the life events approach to stress were: 1) The link between scores on SRRS and the development of physical and psychological problem is relatively weak. 2) The SRRS assumes that a given life event will have the same impact on virtually everyone.3) The life events approach assumes that change in itself, whether good or bad, produces stress.

ANSWER. Option 4. The SRRS assumes that genetic predispositions are linked to stress

2.

When exposed to prolonged and chronic work stress that causes exhaustion, cynicism and sense of inadequacy, this state is called burnout.

Answer. Option 2. lack of control.

3.

The pattern of acculturation in which an individual integrates the host culture along with his/her own culture is called integration.

ANSWER. Option 2. Integration.

4.

Catecholamine hormones that are secreted that causes rapid physiological arousal are adrenaline and noradrenaline.

ANSWER. Option 4. Adrenaline and noradrenaline.

5.

Answer. Option 3. lymphocytes.

6.

ANSWER. Option 2. the fight-or-flight response.

7.

Answer.Option 3. Pessimist.

8.

Answer. Option 1. they are less likely to cope effectively with stressful situations.

9.

Answer. Option 4. Judith Rodin and Ellen Langer.

10.

Answer. Option 1. Fight-or-flight, tend -and- befriend

11.

Answer. Option 2. Acknowledges the stressors but attempts to minimise or eliminate its emotional impact.

12.

Answer. Option 1. Positive religious coping.