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72) You really want to buy an expensive software program to help you with coursework, but
your credit cards are maxed out and the rent is due next week. Which type of stressor is this?
A) pressure
B) change
C) conflict
D) hassle
Skill: Applying
Section: What Causes Stress?
Learning Outcome: 3.5
73) You’ve misplaced your cell phone and you’re already late for class. Which type of stressor is
this?
A) pressure
B) change
C) conflict
D) hassle
Skill: Applying
Section: What Causes Stress?
Learning Outcome: 3.5
74) Haley has to make a college choice by the end of the month. She has been accepted by three
schools. Her parents want her to go to the same state university that they attended, but she is
more interested in a small, private college known for its excellent drama department. Which type
of stressor is this?
A) pressure
B) change
C) conflict
D) hassle
Skill: Applying
Section: What Causes Stress?
Learning Outcome: 3.5
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75) The strategy of reframing appraisals of stressors more positively and working toward future
goals is known as
A) shift and persist.
B) downshifting.
C) psychological resilience.
D) stress inoculation.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Individual Factors That Affect Your Stress Response
Learning Outcome: 3.6
76) You have been a successful doctor of internal medicine for many years. You recently gave
up your large practice in the city to join the staff of a small–town clinic where you will work four
days a week. Which method are you using to manage stress?
A) meditation
B) downshifting
C) biofeedback
D) stress inoculation
Skill: Applying
Section: Managing Stress in College
Learning Outcome: 3.7
77) You have learned how to intentionally slow your heart rate to calm yourself during an exam.
Which method are you using to manage stress?
A) meditation
B) downshifting
C) biofeedback
D) stress inoculation
Skill: Applying
Section: Managing Stress in College
Learning Outcome: 3.7
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78) You complete weekly practice tests for three months before you are scheduled to take the
LSAT. Which method are you using to manage stress?
A) meditation
B) downshifting
C) biofeedback
D) stress inoculation
Skill: Applying
Section: Managing Stress in College
Learning Outcome: 3.7
79) Type A individuals said to have a “toxic core” and an increased risk of heart disease
consistently exhibit which characteristic?
A) perfectionism
B) hostility
C) ambition
D) extroversion
Skill: Understanding
Section: Individual Factors That Affect Your Stress Response
Learning Outcome: 3.6
80) The physiological arousal response that allows us to face or escape from real or perceived
threats is the
A) fight-or-flight response.
B) adaptive response.
C) resistance response.
D) cardiac response.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Your Body’s Stress Response
Learning Outcome: 3.2
81) A sense of being overwhelmed by perceived obligations to stay connected online is
A) distress.
B) acute stress.
C) technostress.
D) chronic stress.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Causes Stress?
Learning Outcome: 3.5
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82) Stress caused by not being able to accomplish all tasks and obligations in the time available
is known as
A) overload.
B) acute stress.
C) conflict.
D) chronic stress.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Causes Stress?
Learning Outcome: 3.5
83) Creating pleasant and peaceful mental images is the relaxation technique known as
A) qigong.
B) progressive muscle relaxation.
C) visualization.
D) meditation.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Managing Stress in College
Learning Outcome: 3.7
84) Stress can have positive health effects.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Stress?
Learning Outcome: 3.1
85) Acute stress is significant, long-term stress that can produce negative effects on multiple
body systems.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Is Stress?
Learning Outcome: 3.1
86) Some research suggests that long-term exposure to high levels of stress hormones can
increase the risk for Alzheimer’s disease.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Stress and Your Mental Health
Learning Outcome: 3.4
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87) Deep breathing is a technique used in yoga but not in other mind–body practices.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Managing Stress in College
Learning Outcome: 3.7
88) The three phases of the general adaptation syndrome are alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Your Body’s Stress Response
Learning Outcome: 3.2
89) A person’s perception of stress may have as much impact as an actual stressor.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Managing Stress in College
Learning Outcome: 3.7
90) Even a full year after a tornado struck their town, community residents were at increased risk
for traumatic stress.
Skill: Applying
Section: What Is Stress?
Learning Outcome: 3.1
91) Cardiovascular disease has been identified as a health consequence of chronic stress.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Physical Effects of Stress
Learning Outcome: 3.3
92) Psychoneuroimmunology is the scientific study of the interrelationships of mind and body on
the immune system.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Physical Effects of Stress
Learning Outcome: 3.3
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93) Women are more likely than men to “tend and befriend” in response to stress.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Your Body’s Stress Response
Learning Outcome: 3.2
94) According to a recent survey, health concerns are the number-one stressor reported by
Americans.
Skill: Understanding
Section: What Causes Stress?
Learning Outcome: 3.5
95) People with high levels of stress are less likely to develop upper respiratory infections.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Physical Effects of Stress
Learning Outcome: 3.3
96) Stress is thought to be related to an increased risk for type 2 diabetes.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Physical Effects of Stress
Learning Outcome: 3.3
97) A personality trait characterized by control, commitment, and the willingness to embrace
new challenges is known as psychological hardiness.
Skill: Remembering
Section: Individual Factors That Affect Your Stress Response
Learning Outcome: 3.6
98) Self–efficacy is the same as self-esteem.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Individual Factors That Affect Your Stress Response
Learning Outcome: 3.6
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99) Sometimes expressing anger assertively can be healthful.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Managing Stress in College
Learning Outcome: 3.7
100) Multitasking is an effective time–management strategy.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Managing Stress in College
Learning Outcome: 3.7
101) Explain how learning to manage excess or prolonged stress can help prevent overweight
and obesity.
Skill: Analyzing
Section: Physical Effects of Stress
Learning Outcome: 3.3
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102) Identify the origins of technostress and the negative consequences associated with
iDisorders. Devise and list at least three strategies to reduce the problems.
Skill: Creating
Section: What Causes Stress?
Learning Outcome: 3.5
103) When does having a Type A personality increase a person‘s risk for cardiovascular disease?
Skill: Understanding
Section: Individual Factors That Affect Your Stress Response
Learning Outcome: 3.6
104) Explain what research has indicated about the links between stress and mental illness.
Skill: Understanding
Section: Stress and Your Mental Health
Learning Outcome: 3.4