Understanding Psychology

Chapter 15: Stress and Health

Multiple Choice Quiz

1
Which of the following is TRUE?
A)Major life changes produce predictable levels of stress in everyone.
B)Conflict situations are rare occurrences that cause stress.
C)Stress reaction is the body's observable response to a stressor.
D)All stress is negative.
2
Sources of stress can include all EXCEPT ____.
A)weddings
B)death
C)uplifts
D)noise
3
Overeating may be a ____ reaction to stress.
A)physiological
B)behavioral
C)physical
D)emotional
4
In the ____ stage of stress reaction, the body mobilizes its fight-or-flight defenses.
A)resistance
B)exhaustion
C)alarm
D)adaptation
5
Defensive coping strategies help a person cope with stress by ____.
A)allowing the person to decide that the event is not a stressor
B)modifying the environment
C)removing stressors
D)reducing the level of stress
6
Which of the following is NOT an active coping strategy?
A)learning meditation
B)getting tutored in a difficult class
C)laughing
D)making excuses for oversleeping
7
Students attending college may face ____, which force them to consider deeply held values.
A)new identities
B)developmental friendships
C)professors
D)diverse living conditions
8
Jobs of comparable training, skills, and importance should be compensated at the same rate.This is the theory of ____.
A)comparable worth
B)work satisfaction
C)comparable pay
D)resynthesis
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