Chapter 11 – Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1

You missed a final exam and also missed your first day on the job because your car would not start. These negative life events most likely will cause distress, provided you

also lacked adequate resources to cope with these stressors.

also have adequate resources to cope with these stressors.

also coped effectively with these negative life events.

also coped effectively with the distress you experienced.

Question 2

Stress manifests in different domains or categories. These domains consist of a person’s

physical (physiological) symptoms, psychological symptoms, and medical ailments.

physical (physiological) symptoms, psychological symptoms, and maladaptive behaviors.

anxiety, depression, and sickness behavior.

eustress, distress, and stress

Question 3

Which characteristic of a life-change event will not lead to stress?

demand

threat

benign

challenge

Question 4

Eustress is to _______________ as distress is to _______________.

a positive event—a negative event

maladaptive behaviors—physiological arousal

life demand—coping

a negative event—a positive event

Question 5

You play computer games to relieve your stress. However, gaming also negatively interferes with other aspects of your life. In this case, gaming is an instance of

maladaptive behaviors

physiological symptoms of stress

psychological symptoms of stress

psychological immune disorder

Question 6

What is the dose-response relationship between stressors and stress?

nonexistent; there is no relationship

as stressors increase, stress initially increases but then decreases

as stressors increase, stress decreases

as stressors increase, stress increases

Question 7

Many people experienced PTSD as a result of the September 11th, 2001, terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City. Which factors would increase the likelihood of developing PTSD?

distance from World Trade Center + loss of colleagues + loss of job

distance from World Trade Center + loss of possessions

distance from World Trade Center

no factor contributed to PTSD

Question 8

Emotion regulation refers to

selecting a coping strategy after performing a secondary appraisal.

coping in order to decrease a negative emotion and to increase a positive emotion

selecting what emotion to experience, how intensely, when, and its expression

a type of problem-focused coping