Question 1

Stress that results in negative consequences such as decreased performance growth is called:

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A)   allostatic load.
B)   distress.
C)   eustress.
D)   trophotropic response.E) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

Which of the following is an unhealthy roadblock?

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A)   Tranquilizers
B)   Illicit drugs
C)   Depressants
D)   All of theseE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

In the context of the model of stress, what occurs immediately after a life situation is perceived as stressful?

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A)   Cognitive appraisal
B)   Intervention
C)   Emotional arousal
D)   Physiological arousalE) A) and C)
F) A) and D) C

Question 4

Which of the following is an example of eustress?

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A)   Lee over prepares for a presentation before speaking publicly.
B)   Anita rehearses a better way of asking someone out on a date.
C)   Raul practices hard for an exceptional athletic performance in a big game.
D)   All of these are correct.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C) D

Question 5

Which of the following defines the term stress?

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A)   A method of coping with anxiety that involves examining irrational beliefs
B)   The result of a demand that exceeds resources available to meet that demand
C)   The confidence in the ability to manage a demand or threat
D)   A form of systematic desensitization in which the stimulus is imaginedE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 6

Interpretation of a stressor is known as:

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A)   cognitive appraisal.
B)   intervention.
C)   emotional arousal.
D)   physiological arousal.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 7

Richard Lazarus's idea of task-oriented coping and emotion-focused coping does not require an appraisal of demand.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

Primary appraisal is the determination of resources available to manage a stressor or threat.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Coping is a necessary function of managing demands.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

A trainable skill or competency for effective stress management is source management, which refers to:

Accepted Answer

A)   techniques such as meditation or diaphragmatic breathing.
B)   reinterpreting stressful thoughts to be less stressful.
C)   reducing or eliminating the source of stress.
D)   planning to avoid stressors.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 11

Intervention entails setting up roadblocks at various points on the stress theory model.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

The goal of stress management is to eliminate all of your stress.

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A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 13

Comprehensive stress management should be used to free up, rather than clutter up, one's day.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

In the stress model, emotional arousal leads to:

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A)   interventions.
B)   cognitive appraisal.
C)   consequences.
D)   physiological arousal.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 15

In the context of Lazarus's model of appraisal, which of the following defines the term reappraisal?

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A)   Engaging in a behavior or thought to respond to a demand
B)   Judging how much of a threat is involved, and how important is the outcome
C)   Evaluation of whether the response made to a demand or threat was effective
D)   Determining whether resources needed to meet a demand are availableE) B) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 16

Outcome efficacy as a form of self-efficacy involves:

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A)   one's own ability.
B)   the ability of others.
C)   the efficiency of a chosen technique.
D)   the consequence of a chosen technique.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 17

Managing stress is more about giving up control to others or to one's environment than it is about exercising that control.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Both distress and eustress can be defined as stress that encourages optimum performance.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

To believe it is worth the effort to attempt to manage a demand or threat, one must believe not only that there is a strategy that can be effective but that one can successfully employ that strategy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

The Yerkes-Dodson Curve shows that as stress increases, task performance decreases.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 5: Intervention

Stress that results in negative consequences such as decreased performance growth is called:

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Which of the following is an unhealthy roadblock?

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In the context of the model of stress, what occurs immediately after a life situation is perceived as stressful?

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Which of the following is an example of eustress?

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Which of the following defines the term stress?

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Interpretation of a stressor is known as:

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Richard Lazarus's idea of task-oriented coping and emotion-focused coping does not require an appraisal of demand.

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Primary appraisal is the determination of resources available to manage a stressor or threat.

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Coping is a necessary function of managing demands.

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A trainable skill or competency for effective stress management is source management, which refers to:

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Intervention entails setting up roadblocks at various points on the stress theory model.

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The goal of stress management is to eliminate all of your stress.

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Comprehensive stress management should be used to free up, rather than clutter up, one's day.

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In the stress model, emotional arousal leads to:

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In the context of Lazarus's model of appraisal, which of the following defines the term reappraisal?

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Outcome efficacy as a form of self-efficacy involves:

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Managing stress is more about giving up control to others or to one's environment than it is about exercising that control.

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Both distress and eustress can be defined as stress that encourages optimum performance.

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To believe it is worth the effort to attempt to manage a demand or threat, one must believe not only that there is a strategy that can be effective but that one can successfully employ that strategy.

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The Yerkes-Dodson Curve shows that as stress increases, task performance decreases.

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