People who reach the ________ level of stress feel burned out; they are fatigued, exhausted, and their performance begins to decline.
  • A. Bruce experiences stress because his heart rate increased when he noticed Jack had a knife.
  • B. chronic
  • A. asthma
  • A. distress
Keegan is a police officer. She was recently placed on administrative leave because she was shot during an armed robbery. Since the shooting, she can't stop thinking about how it felt to be shot, she is often angry with her husband, she jumps when she hears a loud noise, and she takes a 15 minute detour when driving home to avoid the neighborhood where it happened. Keegan probably suffers from ________.
  • B. posttraumatic stress disorder
  • B. job burnout
  • A. depersonalization
  • C. diminished personal accomplishment
A stressor would be appraised as a ________ if someone anticipates that it could lead to some kind of harm, loss, or other negative consequence; however, if someone believes that it carries the potential for gain or personal growth, it would be appraised as a ________.
  • D. threat; challenge
  • B. challenge; threat
  • A. depersonalization
  • C. fight-or-flight
Which of the following is an example of a primary appraisal of a stressor?
  • B. Humphrey judges the man with the gun to be a moderate threat.
  • A. A burst of energy enables Hassan to run fast when he sees a skunk in his path.
  • D. training for a marathon
  • D. Tyrique almost falls out of the tree, but he grabs a branch, and now that the danger of falling has passed, he focuses his energy and attention on getting down from the tree safely.
Over the past few years, research suggests that stress levels in the United States have ________.
  • A. cognitive
  • B. daily hassle
  • C. increased
  • D. social support
Which of the following is an example of the alarm reaction stage of the general adaptation syndrome?
  • B. Humphrey judges the man with the gun to be a moderate threat.
  • D. Tyrique almost falls out of the tree, but he grabs a branch, and now that the danger of falling has passed, he focuses his energy and attention on getting down from the tree safely.
  • A. A burst of energy enables Hassan to run fast when he sees a skunk in his path.
  • D. training for a marathon
Lamont cares for his aging father, who suffers from dementia. This is an example of a(n) ________ stressor.
  • A. distress
  • A. Bruce experiences stress because his heart rate increased when he noticed Jack had a knife.
  • B. chronic
  • A. asthma
Taylor is a social worker. He is overworked, his caseload is overwhelming, and he no longer believes that what he does on a day-to-day basis has any real impact or improves anyone's life. Taylor is probably suffering from ________.
  • B. challenge; threat
  • C. fight-or-flight
  • B. posttraumatic stress disorder
  • B. job burnout
A high-stress job, overcrowding, and long commutes to work are examples of the way some psychologists conceptualize stress as a ________.
  • A. demanding or threatening event or situation
  • A. asthma
  • A. Bruce experiences stress because his heart rate increased when he noticed Jack had a knife.
  • A. distress
Lydia is often described as having a positive outlook on life. She assumes the best of people and situations. Lydia exemplifies ________.
  • B. job burnout
  • B. Type A
  • B. optimism
  • A. cognitive
Which of the following is an example of eustress?
  • D. Tyrique almost falls out of the tree, but he grabs a branch, and now that the danger of falling has passed, he focuses his energy and attention on getting down from the tree safely.
  • A. A burst of energy enables Hassan to run fast when he sees a skunk in his path.
  • B. Humphrey judges the man with the gun to be a moderate threat.
  • D. training for a marathon
A ________ psychologist might investigate why people continue to smoke or eat high fat and processed food despite knowing the potential adverse health implications of such behaviors.
  • C. health
  • B. Type A
  • D. Type B
  • A. cognitive
Ehab is a high school science teacher. He recently received a Teacher of the Year award for his district, but he believes he only received it because no one else bothered to apply for it. He is a popular teacher, but he is convinced the students only pretend to like him so they will get better grades. What aspect of job burnout does this exemplify?
  • B. posttraumatic stress disorder
  • B. challenge; threat
  • C. diminished personal accomplishment
  • A. depersonalization
Which of the following is an example of the resistance stage of the general adaptation syndrome?
  • D. Tyrique almost falls out of the tree, but he grabs a branch, and now that the danger of falling has passed, he focuses his energy and attention on getting down from the tree safely.
  • B. Humphrey judges the man with the gun to be a moderate threat.
  • D. training for a marathon
  • A. A burst of energy enables Hassan to run fast when he sees a skunk in his path.
Noomi seems to live by the "don't sweat the small stuff" concept. She is relaxed, laid-back, and never seems too concerned about meeting deadlines or finishing a to-do list. Noomi has a ________ personality.
  • B. Type A
  • A. cognitive
  • D. Type B
  • C. health
Guidance, encouragement, acceptance, emotional comfort, and tangible assistance are all examples of ________.
  • D. social support
  • B. daily hassle
  • C. increased
  • A. cognitive
Noticing that you have difficulty concentrating during and after periods of prolonged stress exemplifies how stress can have a negative ________ impact.
  • B. daily hassle
  • C. health
  • B. Type A
  • A. cognitive
Rush hour traffic, lost keys, obnoxious coworkers, and inclement weather are all examples of a(n) ________.
  • B. daily hassle
  • C. fight-or-flight
  • D. social support
  • C. increased
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