Lifetime Chapter 10

Sumika was involved in the following events. Which of these would be considered eustress? a. She bought her first car and found out her credit score is tainted. b. After spending her summer savings on a new laptop, she had to send it back because it kept crashing. c. Her mother posted embarrassing toddler pictures of her in the bathtub on Facebook. d. She met up with a close high school friend for the first time in three years.

d. She met up with a close high school friend for the first time in three years.

Chronic insomnia is diagnosed if a person goes how long with sleep disruption? a. at least three nights per week for at least three months b. at least five nights a week for five months c. at least two nights a week for two weeks d. at least four nights a week for four weeks

a. at least three nights per week for at least three months

All the following are common emotional responses to stress except a. being calm. b. having fear. c. being depressed. d. being anxious.

a. being calm.

Select all that apply Which of the following are controlled by the autonomic nervous system? a. blood pressure b. skeletal muscles c. metabolism d. breathing

a. blood pressure c. metabolism d. breathing

As a junior in college, Victor is not satisfied with his 3.54 GPA, so he feels as if his accomplishments are not recognized. If Victor continues to work at his current pace, he may be susceptible to a. burnout. b. conflict. c. overload. d. discord.

a. burnout.

Which of the following are not effective techniques to manage stress on a daily basis? a. eating junk food b. practicing deep breathing c. going for a walk d. using realistic self-talk

a. eating junk food

Which of the following people is more likely to have a heart attack? a. Carlisle, who seems to be unphased by most any event b. Baron, who responds to most situations with hostility c. Elvira, who describes herself as a "peacenik" d. Darrien, who is know for his "chill" personality

b. Baron, who responds to most situations with hostility

You are disturbed by a noise in the other room. As a result, your hearing becomes more attuned to the activity. Your increase in hearing function is an example of a. a stress response. b. being depressed. c. returning to homeostasis. d. having a type A personality.

a. a stress response.

Major life changes can be a source of stress. Which of the following is not a major life change? a. adding a class for the next semester b. moving out of the parental home c. graduating from high school d. getting a job promotion

a. adding a class for the next semester

When Randy gets frustrated, he tends to harbor emotions for an extended period of time. His inability to shut down the stress response is called a. allostatic load. b. burnout. c. alarm phase. d. overload.

a. allostatic load. (Allostatic Load, p. 315)

Select all that apply Which of the following can you do to alter your thought patterns and reduce the occurrence of destructive thinking? a. Adjust your expectations and accept what cannot be changed. b. Substitute negative self-talk with positive self-talk. c. Be somber and serious rather than joyous and playful. d. Focus on the present rather than the past or the future.

a. Adjust your expectations and accept what cannot be changed. b. Substitute negative self-talk with positive self-talk. d. Focus on the present rather than the past or the future.

Jordan is graduating college and getting married next month. She is confused because she is having stomachaches and increased anxiety at one of the happiest times of her life. Why is Jordan experiencing symptoms of excess stress? a. Both positive and negative events can be sources of stress. b. Her body is producing too few neuropeptides. c. She is making a mistake by getting married without having a job first. d. She has a low allostatic load.

a. Both positive and negative events can be sources of stress.

Select all that apply Which of the following are important steps to strengthening your social ties? a. Foster your friendships; really give them your attention. b. Get involved with a group. c. Do whatever is necessary to maintain ties with your biological family.

a. Foster your friendships; really give them your attention. b. Get involved with a group.

Select all that apply At the end of the month, Melanie has a research paper due for her biology class. She knows that if she waits until the last week she will be stressed and will not be able to write a well-rounded paper. To effectively manage her time between now and when the paper is due, Melanie should do what? a. Set realistic goals and write them down. b. Budget enough time. c. Focus on trivial priorities. d. Say yes to all requests from other people.

a. Set realistic goals and write them down. b. Budget enough time.

Svetlana wants to improve her homeostatic sleep drive. Which of the following should she do to improve it? a. She should get up early in the morning every day. b. She should stop drinking caffeine by 6pm. c. She should take a nap after lunch every day. d. She should catch up on her sleep during the weekends.

a. She should get up early in the morning every day.

Which of the following is an example of stress from a real social network? a. Sofia is an immigrant and she acutely feels her English is not good enough to make her a valuable part of her classes. b. Gerard worries obsessively about the number of "likes" he receives on multiple social media platforms. c. Lena has been bullied on Twitter after her so-so performance in the college singing contest.

a. Sofia is an immigrant and she acutely feels her English is not good enough to make her a valuable part of her classes.

Select all that apply Which of the following are techniques that can be used to successfully resolve conflicts? a. Solidify the agreements. b. Find out what each person wants. c. Do not compromise. d. Ignore problems in the conflict. e. Clarify the issue.

a. Solidify the agreements. b. Find out what each person wants. e. Clarify the issue.

College is a time when most people experience not only minor hassles but major changes as well. a. True b. False

a. True

The pressures that can result from real social networks can become significant sources of stress. a. True b. False

a. True

Which of the following statements about sleep is true? a. You should keep a consistent sleep schedule throughout the week. b. You can "will" yourself to sleep. c. Going to sleep at the same time every night is more important than waking up at the same time. d. If you have trouble falling asleep at night, you should take a quick afternoon nap.

a. You should keep a consistent sleep schedule throughout the week.

George has recently started attending an organized religion group on campus. Which of the following is not one of the benefits he might experience from improving his spiritual wellness? a. a drop in coping skills b. reduced risk of disease c. increased social support d. a more positive outlook on life

a. a drop in coping skills

Identify which of the following is not a long-term complication of getting inadequate amounts of sleep. a. improved feelings of self-worth b. increase in stress hormone levels c. headaches d. irritability

a. improved feelings of self-worth

Select all that apply Abby is getting seven to nine hours of sleep every night. Which of the following are benefits of this sleep schedule? a. improved mood b. improved kidney functioning c. better lung capacity d. enhanced mental functioning

a. improved mood d. enhanced mental functioning

Select all that apply Which of the following are associated with the stress response? a. increased blood pressure b. constricted blood vessels c. increased feeling of calm d. increased heart rate

a. increased blood pressure b. constricted blood vessels d. increased heart rate

To develop spiritual wellness, you should choose activities that are a. meaningful to you. b. proven to lead to improved health. c. popular. d. endorsed by spiritual wellness experts.

a. meaningful to you.

Select all that apply Individuals with a hardy or optimistic personality view potential stressors as a. opportunities. b. inconveniences. c. challenges. d. setbacks.

a. opportunities. c. challenges.

When a deadline is approaching, Eric remains calm and collected, but Chris becomes frustrated and irritable. This illustrates differences in a. personality. b. resistance phase. c. psychoneuroimmunology. d. posttraumatic stress disorder.

a. personality.

Select all that apply Which responses occur with the release of the hormone epinephrine? a. perspiration increases b. hearing becomes more acute c. heartbeat slows down d. intestinal muscles increase contractions e. extra sugar is released into the blood

a. perspiration increases b. hearing becomes more acute e. extra sugar is released into the blood

The human body releases epinephrine to a. prepare itself for danger. b. prepare itself for reproduction. c. heal itself after injury. d. fight colds and infections.

a. prepare itself for danger.

Select all that apply The three keys to good communication are a. self-disclosure. b. persuasion. c. listening. d. self-validation. e. feedback. f. self-talk.

a. self-disclosure. c. listening. e. feedback.

People with the same problem who meet to discuss this problem create things called a. support groups. b. professional workplaces. c. one-on-one counseling. d. organized sports.

a. support groups.

You are involved in a football game. A member on the opposing team falls and appears to be in severe pain. Which division of the player's autonomic nervous system is engaged? a. sympathetic b. autoimmune c. cardiovascular d. parasympathetic

a. sympathetic

As Anthony practiced his visualization technique, he experienced a feeling of warmth and quiet mental alertness called a. the relaxation response. b. mindfulness. c. the fight-or-flight response. d. sympathomimetics.

a. the relaxation response.

Select all that apply The perception of stress as a positive or negative experience depends on a. the situation. b. the opinion of medical professionals. c. the individual. d. the opinion of friends and family.

a. the situation c. the individual

The relaxation technique called ______ has been shown to dramatically improve athletic performance. a. visualization b. shallow breathing c. short sleep d. progressive relaxation

a. visualization

Select all that apply Your car has just been rear-ended in a minor accident. What are some of the physical changes cortisol and epinephrine are causing in your body? a. You start to feel sleepy and relaxed. b. You begin to sweat. c. Your heart rate and respiration rate increase. d. Your digestive system starts to digest your lunch.

b. You begin to sweat. c. Your heart rate and respiration rate increase.

Going _____ without sleep (at a minimum) can impair a driver to the same extent as a blood alcohol level of 0.10%. a. 18 hours b. 24 hours c. 30 hours d. 36 hours

b. 24 hours

True or false: You can will yourself to sleep. a. True b. False

b. False

Stephen is having a hard time in school. He has tried to manage his time and even went to a yoga class. He is still feeling anxious, having trouble sleeping, and has lost interest in activities he normally enjoys. What should he do? a. Accept that college is stressful and keep dealing with his stress on his own. b. Seek outside or professional help to deal with his stress. c. Stop his schoolwork to have more down time. d. Try to use more cognitive techniques to deal with his stress.

b. Seek outside or professional help to deal with his stress.

In order for biofeedback training to work, people need to a. ignore how they react to the stressors in their lives. b. be aware of their responses and practice new responses. c. ignore their physical responses and treat just their psychological responses. d. continue reacting to stressors the same ways they always have.

b. be aware of their responses and practice new responses.

You are studying for an exam, and you get a message from the financial aid office notifying you that your financial aid application has been denied. Which type of stress will you experience? a. eustress b. distress c. hostility d. excitement

b. distress

Select all that apply Which of the following are some of the warning signs of suicide? a. increased social involvement b. expressing the wish to be dead c. depression d. increased social isolation e. lifelong optimistic attitude

b. expressing the wish to be dead c. depression d. increased social isolation

In addition to physical activity, ______ can help cope with stress by improving feelings of self-control and self-esteem. a. intense academic studies b. good eating habits c. financial management skills d. limited social networks

b. good eating habits

Effective communication is important in relationships because it a. helps increase stress. b. helps reduce stress. c. makes friends difficult to know. d. ensures that friends never fight.

b. helps reduce stress.

Andy is working on his stress-management skills. As he reflects on the day's events, he notices several frequently occurring hassles that rank high on his perceived stress level. Andy wants to work on these type of stressors because they can contribute to a general decrease in a. the activation of the autonomic nervous system. b. his overall wellness. c. the release of protein kinase c. d. his body's hormone levels.

b. his overall wellness.

Select all that apply To protect oneself from becoming professionally exhausted in a job, an individual can a. deny that the feelings of exhaustion exist. b. improve his or her time management skills. c. stop interacting with his or her supervisors. d. take a vacation to get away from work.

b. improve his or her time management skills. d. take a vacation to get away from work.

Juggling your friendships, relationships with roommates, and your academic classes is an example of what kind of stress? a. academic b. interpersonal c. financial concerns d. time pressures

b. interpersonal

Which tactic helps dissipate anger so that a conflict with someone else can be resolved? a. time management b. negotiation c. self-talk d. yelling

b. negotiation

Select all that apply What are the examples of environmental stressors? a. concerns about relationships. b. noisy atmospheres c. worries about grades. d. natural disasters

b. noisy atmospheres d. natural disasters

As Nicole walks to her dorm room after a study group in the library she sees a backpack being stolen. The neurotransmitter activated during this emergency situation is a. insulin. b. norepinephrine. c. serotonin. (Reason: Serotonin is a neurotransmitter, but it is not activated in this kind of situation.) d. endocrine.

b. norepinephrine. (The Nervous System, p. 311)

People who exercise compulsively risk ______, which can cause fatigue, irritability, depression, and negatively affect athletic performance. a. immunosuppression b. overtraining c. panic attacks d. postpartum depression

b. overtraining

Biofeedback involves identifying and consciously controlling which of the following types of stress response? a. emotional b. physiological c. environmental d. intellectual

b. physiological

When the effects of the stress response exceed your ability to cope with them, you are more likely to become a. euphoric. b. sick. c. healthy. d. homeostatic.

b. sick.

Assad got up at 6am, went to the gym, then went to four classes. After his classes he cooked dinner with his roommates then studied for several hours at the library. By 10pm his homeostatic sleep drive would be a. depleted. b. strong. c. intermittent. d. weak.

b. strong.

If your biological family does not work as a support system for you, what should you do? a. Seriously consider what changes you should make to "recover" your family support system. b. Take every opportunity to try to repair the ties with your family members. c. Create your own family of people who are supportive.

c. Create your own family of people who are supportive.

If you find yourself drowsy driving, what should you do? a. Drink something caffeinated. b. Slap yourself in the face. c. Pull over. d. Listen to loud music.

c. Pull over.

Why can an overly strenuous exercise program make a person sick? a. It can lead to burnout. b. It can make the person feel as though they have the flu. c. It can compromise the immune system.

c. It can compromise the immune system.

Select all that apply Which of the following occur in NREM sleep? a. Body temperature increases. b. Heart rate increases. c. Respiration slows. d. Blood pressure drops.

c. Respiration slows. d. Blood pressure drops.

The key to developing and maintaining any type of friendship or intimate relationship is good a. genes. b. looks. c. communication skills. d. professional skills.

c. communication skills.

Common, minor setbacks—such as not having enough milk for cereal or finding the treadmills all occupied—are brief but frequent stressors known as: a. overload occurrences. b. fugue states. c. daily hassles. d. burnout episodes.

c. daily hassles.

The main function of the autonomic nervous system is to control which of the following types of functions? a. emotional b. voluntary c. involuntary d. overload

c. involuntary

As much as Steve tries to control his response to stressors, he understands that emotional responses are influenced by his a. behaviors. b. surroundings. c. personality. d. age.

c. personality.

After experiencing burnout, Maura decides to do a better job managing the stress in her life. Which of the following would not be suitable for that purpose? a. spending more time with friends b. actively listening and responding to others c. starting an accelerated MBA program d. getting at least 8 hours of sleep each night

c. starting an accelerated MBA program

Any physical or psychological event or condition that produces stress is called a a. hormone. b. fugue. c. stressor. d. neuron.

c. stressor.

A key to promoting health and well-being through journaling is to write about a. only the things that anger or frustrate you. b. only the things that make you happy. c. your emotional responses to stressful events.

c. your emotional responses to stressful events.

Select all that apply Bill is a full-time student with a part-time job. He feels as if he never has enough time to get everything done. Which of the following can Bill do to help manage his time better? a. Do his favorite tasks first. b. Only do the minimum amount of homework. c. Wait to do his homework until right before it is due. d. Consolidate tasks when possible e. Set priorities. f. Do the least favorite tasks first.

d. Consolidate tasks when possible e. Set priorities. f. Do the least favorite tasks first.

A mood disorder characterized by loss of interest, sadness, hopelessness, loss of appetite, disturbed sleep, and other physical symptoms is a. anxiety. b. schizophrenia. c. compulsion. d. depression.

d. depression.

Several weeks ago, Hillary witnessed a motor vehicle accident in which three people were critically injured and one person died. Since then, Hillary has had difficulty falling and staying asleep. The condition Hillary is experiencing is a. sleep cycling. b. rapid eye movement sleep. c. sleep apnea. d. insomnia.

d. insomnia.

Sheila is shy, doesn't have many friends, and is feeling stressed dealing with the pressures of college. Which of the following is a recommended technique to help her deal with her emotional response to the stress she is feeling? a. playing video games b. eating high-fat foods c. avoiding other people d. keeping a journal

d. keeping a journal

To effectively manage stress, you might want to limit the intake of caffeine, because it is a a. narcotic that causes drowsiness, relieves pain, and induces euphoria. b. hallucinogen that can create auditory or visual distortions. c. mild depressant that can leave you lethargic and unable to focus. d. mildly addictive stimulant that leaves some people jittery, irritable, and unable to sleep.

d. mildly addictive stimulant that leaves some people jittery, irritable, and unable to sleep.

Friends can help in times of stress because they a. are more critical than lovers. b. do not know their friends well. c. do not allow other friends to share emotions. d. provide emotional support.

d. provide emotional support.

Which of the following responses is the opposite of the fight-or-flight response? a. autoimmune b. stress (Reason:The fight-or-flight response is the body's physical part of the stress response. The opposite is the relaxation response.) c. homeostatic (Reason:Homeostasis is the state that you want to get back to from the fight or flight response, but the opposite of this response is the relaxation response.) d. relaxation

d. relaxation

NREM sleep includes stages of a. dreaming and waking. b. sleep and alertness. c. sleep and near-wakefulness. d. successively deeper sleep.

d. successively deeper sleep.

Dan lives in a dorm on campus. Which of the following is not an environmental stressor due to dorm living? a. running out of hot water in the shared bathrooms b. loud music from the student living next door c. having to evacuate for fire alarms multiple times per week d. talking to your roommate instead of studying

d. talking to your roommate instead of studying

Stress is: a. always related to a negative experience. b. always related to a positive experience. c. an imaginary symptom rather than a physiological process. d. triggered by both positive and negative experiences.

d. triggered by both positive and negative experiences.

Which relaxation technique involves imagining yourself in a calming place? a. deep breathing b. mindfulness c. progressive muscle relaxation d. visualization

d. visualization