Question 1

________ is/are the kind of stress associated with positive feelings, as well as optimal health and performance.

Accepted Answer

A)   Peak experiences
B)   Distress
C)   Eustress
D)   Anastress

Question 2

Heather considers taking a new job. She focuses on the increased opportunities for promotion and the higher salary rather than her increased responsibilities; therefore, she views the new position as a ________ rather than a ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   hassle; major life event
B)   challenge; threat
C)   distress; eustress
D)   Type A stressor; Type B stressor

Question 3

Which of the following is an example of the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome?

Accepted Answer

A)   Betty steps down as class treasurer her senior year because she needs to focus on her grades.
B)   Burt is determined to learn how to play chess, so he spends all his time reading chess books.
C)   After wondering for months if he was going to lose his job, Nicolao begins to develop stomach ulcers.
D)   Nanette stays up all night to study for her math test.

Question 4

Which kind of psychology seeks to identify and promote those qualities that lead to happy, fulfilled, and contented lives rather than focusing on pathology, faults and problems?

Accepted Answer

A)   eustress psychology
B)   positive psychology
C)   gestalt psychology
D)   humanistic psychology

Question 5

In Hans Selye's rat study, rats that were exposed to stressors over a long period of time showed signs of ________.

Accepted Answer

A)   adrenal dissipation, thymus and lymph node mortification, and constipation
B)   adrenal enlargement, thymus and lymph node enlargement, and stomach ulceration
C)   adrenal enlargement, thymus and lymph node shrinkage, and stomach ulceration
D)   adrenal shrinkage, thymus and lymph node enlargement, and stomach ulceration

Question 6

According to three separate surveys, administered in 1983, 2006, and 2009, which statement about the relationship between stress and sex is the most accurate?

Accepted Answer

A)   Men and women report experiencing approximately the same amount of stress.
B)   Men report experiencing more stress than women.
C)   While women report experiencing less stress later in life, men report experiencing more stress later in life.
D)   Women report experiencing more stress than men.

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________ is/are the kind of stress associated with positive feelings, as well as optimal health and performance.

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Heather considers taking a new job. She focuses on the increased opportunities for promotion and the higher salary rather than her increased responsibilities; therefore, she views the new position as a rather than a .

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Which kind of psychology seeks to identify and promote those qualities that lead to happy, fulfilled, and contented lives rather than focusing on pathology, faults and problems?

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In Hans Selye's rat study, rats that were exposed to stressors over a long period of time showed signs of ________.

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According to three separate surveys, administered in 1983, 2006, and 2009, which statement about the relationship between stress and sex is the most accurate?

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Which of the following is an example of the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome?

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________ is/are the kind of stress associated with positive feelings, as well as optimal health and performance.

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Heather considers taking a new job. She focuses on the increased opportunities for promotion and the higher salary rather than her increased responsibilities; therefore, she views the new position as a ________ rather than a ________.

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Which kind of psychology seeks to identify and promote those qualities that lead to happy, fulfilled, and contented lives rather than focusing on pathology, faults and problems?

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In Hans Selye's rat study, rats that were exposed to stressors over a long period of time showed signs of ________.

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According to three separate surveys, administered in 1983, 2006, and 2009, which statement about the relationship between stress and sex is the most accurate?

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Which of the following is an example of the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome?

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