FINAL EXAM psychology

Bonita's mother pointed out that Bonita and Ahmad tended to be negative and slightly sarcastic to each other and that this was going to cause problems in the future if they got married. Bonita, an attentive psychology student, said,

"research supports her mother's statement."

Brenda saves money during the summer because she works fewer hours during the fall and her income drops then. Brenda is practicing which type of coping strategy?

Problem-focused

Which of the following is NOT an essential component of emotional intelligence?

Separating emotion from thought

Which of the following is NOT necessarily true about close relationships?

They can be interchangeable

One challenge faced by members of ethnic minorities in dealing with everyday discrimination is that manifestations of such discrimination are often

ambiguous

One accepted definition of stress is:

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

The four major types of stress described in your textbook are

frustration, internal conflict, pressure, and change.

According to research, Janet has found studying for finals and her graduate exams so stressful that the only behavior NOT likely to occur is

increased concentration.

Beth often came home from school eager to escape online. In fact, she found it difficult to do anything else in the evenings other than spend time on the Internet. Beth may be experiencing

internet addiction. a form of self-indulgence. a disruption in time that can ultimately increase her stress levels. all of the above.

According to Albert Ellis, the goal of therapy is to replace catastrophic thinking with more low-key, __________ analysis.

rational

You realize that no matter how much you hate writing, you will not be able to drop out of English class this semester if you want to go to the graduate school of your choice. You hunker down for a miserable semester of hard and studious labor. You are in the _____ stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome.

resistance

Elena is very caring toward her friend Monique. She spends a lot of time texting with her, especially when Monique was going through a rough time in her marriage. When Monique forgave her husband for bad behavior, Elena felt despair and anger with Monique for giving in. These feelings exemplify

the paradox of close relationships.

Defense mechanisms are most often ______ and entirely ______.

unconscious; normal

Holmes and Rahe concluded that change is stressful

whether it is undesirable or desirable.