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1

A team of psychologists and physicians developing a program that will use group therapy to supplement the drugs people are using to control anxiety are practicing
A)forensic medicine
B)behavioral medicine
C)environmental medicine
D)preventive medicine
2

Which of the following situations would place a person in an avoidance-avoidance conflict? Choosing between
A)going to a party or studying for a test
B)ordering a second pizza or risking weight gain
C)taking a difficult, stressful course or not graduating
D)choosing one of two newly released movies
3

Which of the following situations would place a person in an approach-avoidance conflict? Choosing between
A)avoiding the stress of making a speech or making a zero
B)going to a party or a concert
C)ordering one of two desserts
D)renting one of two newly released movies
4

A college student who drops out of school after three semesters of taking a full load of required courses and working 30 hours each week is suffering from
A)post-traumatic stress disorder
B)lack of hardiness
C)burnout
D)type B behavior
5

A school's foreign exchange students are unhappy because their speech is frequently misunderstood by their instructors and by other students. They are also unhappy with the effort made to understand their customs and are becoming increasingly isolated because these misunderstandings are causing them to avoid others. These students are experiencing
A)work-related stress
B)burnout
C)post-traumatic stress
D)acculturative stress
6

When confronted by an intruder in her home, a woman's sympathetic nervous system is activated, and she prepares to defend herself or flee if she can. This response is the first stage of
A)the general adaptation syndrome
B)an approach-avoidance conflict
C)emotion-focused coping
D)marginalization
7

A health psychologist hired by a company to try to reduce absences due to minor health problems has developed an informational program that encourages people to monitor their stress levels, to get more rest, and to eat a balanced diet during periods of high work demand in order to increase their resistance to disease. The psychologist is applying the results of research in
A)problem-focused coping
B)psychoneuroimmunology
C)biofeedback
D)transcendental meditation
8

A middle-aged man has just lost his job due to the closing of the plant where he worked. He has updated his work history, taken advantage of the company's relocation service, and registered with a personnel agency. The man is
A)conducting a cognitive appraisal
B)coping
C)meditating
D)burned out
9

A student having difficulty learning a foreign language has borrowed some instructional videotapes from her instructor and arranged to be tutored by a graduate assistant in the department. The student is exhibiting
A)cognitive appraisal
B)biofeedback
C)problem-focused coping
D)burnout
10

A student having difficulty in a psychology course briefly considers dropping the course, but decides that if she studies regularly and gets help from the instructor when she does not understand material, she can pass the course. The student's decision is an example of
A)self-efficacy
B)social support
C)type A behavior
D)Biofeedback
11

A college student has joined an organization much like a club to which he belonged in high school because he wants to retain a sense of belonging and to be part of a group that works together to meet its goals. The student is seeking
A)cognitive appraisal
B)social support
C)biofeedback
D)stress management
12

A counseling center offering a workshop to teach students how to clear their minds so that they can focus their concentration is intending to teach
A)coping
B)hardiness
C)cognitive appraisal
D)meditation
13

A psychologist who provides information to clients about their heart rates so that the clients can learn to control them is using
A)transcendental meditation
B)problem-focused coping
C)biofeedback
D)aerobic exercise
14

The primary purpose of aerobic exercise is to
A)increase muscle mass
B)manage stress
C)stimulate heart and lung activity
D)reduce weight
15

The statement "most of the people who contract it will probably die of it" is true of
A)gonorrhea
B)syphilis
C)genital herpes
D)Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome





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