PSYC 2315

Subjective well-being is:

A person's assessment of their own well-being or happiness

The five-factor model of personality includes which of the following characteristics?

Agreeableness and conscientiousness

Which stress response is related to driving home in heavy traffic?

All of these (Emotional, Behavioral, Physiological)

Which of the following should you look for in self-help books?

All of these (Some mention of the theoretical or research basis for the advice, Clarity in communication, Focus on a particular kind of problem)

_____ is a syndrome involving physical and emotional exhaustion, cynicism, and a lowered sense of self-efficacy that is attributable to work-related stress.

Burnout

The majority of people who experience a traumatic event will develop post traumatic stress disorder.

False

The majority of people who experience a traumatic event will develop posttraumatic stress disorder.

False

_____ occurs in any situation in which the pursuit of some goal is thwarted.

Frustration

Wilma is going to set up a self-modification program to increase her time spent exercising each day. She is systematically observing her exercise behavior for a week before she begins her program. Which step is she doing?

Gathering baseline data

Which of the following is the primary advantage of the experimental method?

It allows scientists to draw cause-and-effect conclusions

Which of the following is NOT true of hardiness?

It is a poor predictor of success in high-stress occupations

In a behavior modification plan:

It is important for the target behavior to be clearly defined

______ is a personality trait marked by an inflated sense of importance, a need for attention and admiration, a sense of entitlement, and a tendency to exploit others.

Narcissism

In response to stress:

People may actually feel both positive and negative emotions

Twin studies have shown that:

Personality is affected by genetics

According to Maslow's hierarchy of needs:

Physiological needs must be met before other needs can be met

Which of the following has the strongest relationship with psychological problems?

Pressure

Which of the following is not a cause of stress?

Resilience

Psychoanalysis was developed by:

Sigmund Freud

_____ is any circumstance that threatens well-being and taxes coping abilities.

Stress

Self-actualization refers to:

The need to fulfill one's potential

Social support is:

Various types of aid provided by members of one's social network

The results of empirical surveys about well-being indicate that

a small minority of people rate themselves as unhappy

The Social Readjustment Rating Scale measures changes

all of these (at work, in finances, in personal relationships)

Results of burnout include

all of these (increased absenteeism, reduced productivity, increased vulnerability to health problems)

Supporters of behavior modification assume that behavior is a product of

all of these. (environmental control, learning, conditioning)

Roger noticed that every time he started eating a bag of potato chips, he was watching television. Roger identified

an antecedent

Self-help books about self-improvement

are not likely to turn the reader's life around

Ambient stress refers to

chronic environmental conditions that place adaptive demands on people

Research on survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 indicates that a common reaction to severe stress is

depression and anxiety

The central aspect of burnout is

exhaustion

The stage of the general adaptation syndrome in which we are most likely to become ill, is the _____ stage.

exhaustion

An experiment is a research method in which the investigator manipulates the ______variable and observes whether any changes occur in a(n) ______ variable as a result.

independent; dependent

Which of the following is NOT a cause of burnout?

low salary

Optimistic bias

may lead to risky behaviors

The finding that when exercise increases weight decreases is a(n)

negative correlation

Modern technology has provided us with many time-saving devices, but

our quality of life and sense of personal fulfillment seem to have declined

Subjective well-being refers to

personal assessment of overall happiness

Bethany's friends think she spends too much time studying and should go out with them regardless of her upcoming test. Bethany may be experiencing

pressure to conform

Minor hassles seem to be more strongly related to mental health than major stressful events because

stressful events can be cumulative

According to Freud, the primitive component of personality that operates on the pleasure principle is:

the id

The best predictor of someone's future happiness is

their past happiness

Internal conflict occurs when

two or more incompatible motivations or behavioral impulses compete for expression

A correlation exists when

two variables are related to each other

The term psychobabble applies to

vague, but "hip" language.