Quiz 6

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Sam wants to be a clinical psychologist. He has been accepted at two different graduate schools. Both schools are equally prestigious and will provide him with an outstanding education. However, he is finding it difficult to choose between the two. According to Neal E. Miller, this type of conflict is known as a(n):

approach-approach conflict.

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.

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

Biological Factors

According to the general adaptation syndrome, during the resistance stage, a person typically feels like a heavy burden has been removed from his or her mind.

False

In the approach-avoidance conflict, each of two goals is desirable, and both are within reach.

False

In the context of stress, predictability is of greater benefit to externals—that is, to people who wish to exercise control over their situations—than to internals.

False

Increasing hypertension and LDL (harmful) serum cholesterol, through medicine if necessary, reduces the risk of coronary heart disease.

False

Inflammation decreases blood circulation to parts of the body that are injured.

False

Irrational beliefs can lessen an individual's emotional reaction to loss and enhance coping ability.

False

Type B people are highly driven, competitive, impatient, hostile, and aggressive—so much so that they are prone to getting into auto accidents.

False

When problems assault us, irrational beliefs help diminish their effect.

False

Feeling lonely and being socially isolated are examples of _____.

Inner concern hassles

Which of the following is a risk factor for coronary heart disease?

Overeating

In the context of stress, which of the following is true of humor?

Research suggests that humor can moderate the effects of stress.

According to Selye's theory, if the alarm reaction mobilizes the body and the related stressor is not removed, we enter the__________stage of the general adaptation syndrome (GAS). This stage precedes the last stage of the GAS.

Resistance

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

The exhaustion stage

Hassles and life changes can predict physical health problems such as heart disease and cancer, and even athletic injuries.

True

In the case of cardiovascular problems and cancer, genes create predispositions toward the health problem.

True

In the context of stressors, Albert Ellis referred to situations such as losing a job as an activating event.

True

Psychological states such as anxiety and depression can impair the functioning of the immune system.

True

Stress elevates blood levels of cortisol and adrenaline (epinephrine) and heightens the probability that a dormant Epstein-Barr virus will be reactivated.

True

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 likes 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(n) _____.

multiple approach-avoidance conflict

People who have higher self-efficacy expectations are more prone to be disturbed by adverse events.

False

Which of the following is true of corticosteroids?

They combat allergic reactions

While conducting studies about the immune system's response to the Epstein-Barr virus during the stress of exams, it was found that students who were lonely showed greater suppression of the immune system than students who had more social support.

True


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