Chapter 12 Practice Quiz

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People who are easygoing and relaxed, and who don't let things get to them are classified as:

Type B personalities

Researchers have reported a relationship between _____________ and the progression of HIV infection to AIDS.

negative emotions

The director of an assisted-living housing complex was puzzled by the following situation. When she let the residents choose their own dinner-time, as well as what they wanted to eat, she realized there were far fewer health problems and deaths. To what might she attribute this?

perceived control

Becky asks her teenage son, Joseph, to rake the leaves in the yard. Joseph is most likely to want to do what his mother asks after:

receiving news that he has just won $1000 in the state lottery

Who is the best example of a Type B personality?

Margo, a relaxed, understanding social worker

Rachel is a very optimistic young woman. She usually expects the best, even in uncertain times. Her college roommate Leah, on the other hand, is pessimistic and is always expecting the worst. For these two women, what do you predict would happen during finals week?

Rachel will have less fatigue and fewer colds than will Leah.

These lymphocytes attack cancer cells, viruses, and other foreign substances.

T lymphocytes

Humans learn to fear situations and objects through the process of association. The ____________ plays an important role in associating various emotions with certain situations.

amygdala

Which of the following is an emotion-control center of the brain?

amygdala

Which of the following may explain the increased rates of depression and other psychological disorders in young people?

an external locus of control

Studies of our ability to perceive and communicate emotions indicate that in a crowd of people, it's easier to detect a single _____ face than a single _____ face.

angry; happy

People tend to use emotion-focused, rather than problem-focused, coping strategies when they:

believe they cannot change a stressful situation

During mindfulness meditation, a part of the ________ lobe involved in focused attention is ________ active than usual.

frontal; more

The _____ is activated when people experience _____ emotions.

insula; negative

When she missed her morning bus ride to work, Shelly's blood pressure rose and she experienced a throbbing headache. Her physical responses to missing the bus were:

stress reactions

Which of the following is promoted by feeling liked and encouraged by intimate friends and family?

stronger immune functioning

The tendency of facial muscle states to trigger corresponding feelings such as fear or happiness is called:

the facial feedback

After receiving approval to begin a long-awaited consulting project, Dr. Morris was much more inclined to contribute to the local giving campaign in town. This best illustrates:

the feel-good, do-good phenomenon

After receiving exciting news about his new grandson's healthy birth, Mr. Haney was easily persuaded to contribute a generous sum of money to a neighborhood church. This best illustrates:

the feel-good, do-good phenomenon

Friedman and Rosenman referred to relaxed and easygoing individuals as having a(n):

type B personality


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