pysch quiz 11

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which of the following is not a characteristic of psychological hardiness?

aggression

Suzanne Kobasa and her colleagues studied business executives who seemed able to resist illness despite stress, in one phase of the research, executives completed a battery of psychological tests, and the researchers found that the psychologically hardy executives tended to

appraise change as an interesting incentive to personal growth

______ such as pathogens, injuries, age, gender, and a family history of disease may strike us as the most obvious causes of illness

biological factors

Eugene believes that he can bring about positive changes in his life through his own efforts. Psychologists would say that Eugene

has high self-efficacy expectations

if you have a(n) ________ locus of control you tend to believe that you can influence when you receive reinforcers

internal

in the context of general adaptation syndrome, which of the following is true of the fight-or-flight reaction?

it stems from a period in human prehistory when many stressors were life threatening

according to the general adaptation syndrome, the levels of endocrine and sympathetic activity in the ________ are lower than levels in the alarm reaction but still higher than normal

resistance stage

refers to our ability to bring about desired changes through our own efforts

self-efficacy

Peggy Blake and her colleagues constructed a scale of "life change units" to measure the impact of life changes among college students. surveys with students revealed that:

some of them considered academic success to be stressful

which of the following is one of Selye's three stages in the general adaptation syndrome?

the exhaustion stage

according to your text, if you are American you are most likely stressed about

the future of the nation

in the context of stress, which of the following is true of predictability and control?

the illusion of being in control allows people to feel that they are not at the mercy of the fates

according to the different kinds of support for coping with stress, _________ involves listening to people's problems and expressing feelings of sympathy, caring, understanding and reassurance

emotional concern

stress is considered heathful

eustress

high self-efficacy expectations are accompanied by:

low levels of adrenaline

cancer is characterized by the development of abnormal, or mutant, cells that may take root anywhere in the body. If their spread is not controlled early, the cancerous cells may ________, that is, establish colonies elsewhere in the body

metastasize

which of the following is considered the most complex from of conflict?

multiple approach-avoidance

after returning from work, Greg contemplates whether he should stay at home or exercise at the gym. he wants to stay at home because he liked to relax, but feels guilty about not getting enough exercise. he knows that if he goes to the gym, he will be glad that he is exercising but unhappy because he does not enjoy the activity. according to Neal E. Miller, this is an example of a __________

multiple approach-avoidance conflict

which of the following hassles is an example of environmental hassles?

noise


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