1. Psychology Review
Chapter 15
STRESS

2. A person’s reaction to his or her inability to cope with a certain tense event or situation.

3. Stress

4. “Good” stress. It stems from motivating strivings and challenges.

5. What is Eustress.

6. When a person must choose between two or more options that tend to result from opposing motives.

7. What is conflict situation?

8. “Bad” stress. Stems from acute anxiety or pressure.

9. What is distress?

10. Irate reaction likely to result from frustration.

11. What is anger?

12. Vague, generalized apprehension or feeling that one is in danger.

13. What is anxiety?

14. This evolutionary response is/was designed to prepare a person for self-defense.

15. What is the fight-or-flight response?

16. The stages in the body’s stress reaction.

17. What is general adaptation syndrome?

18. What are the three stages of general adaptation syndrome?

19. What are Alarm, Resistance, and Exhaustion?

20. Which personality type is generally relaxed and does not easily become angry?

21. What is Type B?

22. This is the usual reaction when a stressor involves real or imagined danger.

23. What is fear?

24. The level of stress a person feels depends on his or her
Mood
General outlook on life
Appraisal of the situation
Cultural background

25. Answer: C Appraisal of the situation.

26. This conflict situation occurs when an individual confronts two unattractive alternatives.

27. What is avoidance-avoidance?

28. What do you think Americans regard as one of the foremost irritants causing environmental stress in their lives?
Their job
Traffic jams
Crowds
noise

29. Answer: D Noise

30. A person’s _____refers to his or her initial evaluation of a situation.
Immediate response
Stress reaction
Secondary appraisal
Primary appraisal

31. Answer: D Primary Appraisal

32. A person under stress may develop
Nervous habits
Psychosomatic symptoms
A weakened immune system
All of the above

33. Answer: D All of the above

34. True or False? People who express or deny their negative emotions have a greater risk of getting cancer.

35. Answer: False. People who do not express or deny their negative emotions have a greater risk of getting cancer!

36. During which stage of the general adaptation syndrome is a person especially vulnerable to illness?

37. What is the stage of exhaustion?

38. During what stage of the general adaptation syndrome does the person find a way to cope with the stressor and ward off adverse reactions?

39. What is the stage of resistance?

40. Analyzing a situation from an emotionally detached viewpoint.

41. What is intellectualization?

42. When a person decides that the event is not really a stressor?

43. What is Denial?

44. Focusing attention with the goal of clearing one’s mind and producing an “inner peace”.

45. What is meditation?

46. The process of ____helps to determine the stress impact of an event.
Cognitive learning
Cognitive appraisal
Biofeedback
intellectualization

47. Answer: B Cognitive Appraisal

48. When you first enter college, you may undergo an emotional experience known as
Autonomy
College shock
Developmental shock
resynthesis

49. Answer: B College Shock!

50. College often challenges the ___a student established in high school.
Identity
Autonomy
Attitudes
friendships

51. Answer: A Identity

52. In college, you will meet people from a variety of different backgrounds. In this way, you will experience greater ___than ever before.
Change
Diversity
Development
autonomy

53. Answer: B Diversity

54. The mobilization for “fight or flight” occurs during which stage?

55. What is alarm?

56. Tony, a young boy, wants to pet a friend’s dog, but he is afraid that the dog will bite him. This is the ___conflict.
Avoidance-avoidance
Approach-avoidance
Approach-approach
Double approach-avoidance

57. Answer: B Approach-Avoidance

58. A(n) optimist/pessimist tends to see the dark side of a situation.

59. Answer: pessimist

60. A(n) optimist/pessimist tends to put on the best face on any set of events.

61. An optimist!

62. Stress may result in ____which are physical symptoms that are caused by stress and tension.

63. What are psychosomatic symptoms?

64. What are four active coping mechanisms discussed in your textbook?

65. Any Four: Hardiness (Control/Commitment/Challenge) Controlling stressful situations Problem solving (confronting the matter head-on) Explanatory style (optimist or pessimist) Relaxation Biofeedback Humor Exercise Support groups Professional help Training Improving interpersonal skills

66. Social support ____our ability to cope with stressful events.
Has no effect on
Usually increases
Usually decreases
Has an unpredictable effect on

67. Answer: B Usually increases