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1
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The amount of stress that a person experiences in a specific challenging situation depends heavily on:
1. how the person appraises the situation
2. whether the person is high in narcissism
3. the person’s self-image

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  1. how the person appraises the situation.
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Theorists in the field of stress distinguish between primary and secondary.
1. trauma
2. appraisal
3. feedback

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  1. appraisal
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The stage of the appraisal process during which people evaluate their coping resources and options for dealing with a stressful vent is:

  1. final appraisal
  2. secondary appraisal
  3. primary appraisal
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  1. secondary appraisal
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Arturo is worried about rumors that there will soon be layoffs at the software company that he works for. Which of the following thoughts would represent secondary appraisal?

  1. “My department is probably overstaffed, so this rumor may be highly relevant to me.”
  2. “Wow, this is the biggest stressor I have had to worry about in a long time.”
  3. “If I do get laid off, I have savings to live on for a few months, and I have highly valued skills, so I should be able to find a new job quickly.”
A
  1. “If I do get laid off, I have savings to live on for a few months, and I have highly valued skills, so I should be able to find a new job quickly.”
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As you park your car in a parking garage, you drop your phone under the drivers seat. You try to reach for your phone, but its stuck between several wires. You try several times to no avail. In this situation, which type of stress are you most likely feeling?

  1. internal conflict
  2. Change
  3. Frustration
A
  1. Frustration
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What type of internal conflict is a person experiencing who is forced to choose between a single decision that has both positive and negative consequences?

  1. Approach-avoidance
  2. Avoidance-avoidance
  3. Approach-approach
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  1. Approach-avoidance
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Given what you know about internal conflict, which of the following situations would likely result in the person experiencing the lowest levels of stress.

  1. Kerry has received a job offer for a well paying job, but it involves a move across the country, which will take her away from her friends and family.
  2. Having come home past her curfew, Alyssa must choose either giving up her phone or computer for the weekend.
  3. While on a fancy dinner paid for by her company. Sofia must decide between ordering a steak or sushi
A
  1. Sofia’s Situation
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Which type of stress is a brain surgeon going in to his first surgery likely to experience?

  1. Frustration
  2. Internal Conflict
  3. Change
  4. Pressure
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  1. Pressure
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The stage most consistent with he fight or flight response in the general adaptation syndrome is:

  1. The alarm stage
  2. The stage of exhaustion
  3. The stage of resistance
A
  1. The alarm stage
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In what stage if the general adaption syndrome would you expect a person would experience their lowest resistance to stress.

  1. The stage of exhaustion
  2. The alarm stage
  3. The stage of resistance
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  1. The stage of exhaustion
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Current research has supported Selye’s insight that the stage of exhaustion can lead to:

  1. Hormonal exhaustion
  2. Harmful effects on physical health
  3. Self-indulgent coping
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  1. Harmful effects on physical health
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People who enter the stage of exhaustion may experience negative effects on their helath because:

  1. Their body experiences hormonal depletion
  2. Their flight or fight response is short-circuited and abbreviated
  3. Chronic stress can lead to inmmune system suppression
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  1. Chronic stress can lead to immune system suppression
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Recent research has related disturbances in neurotransmitter circuits using BLANK to the development of anxiety disorders.

  1. Epinephrine
  2. GABA
  3. Dopamine
  4. Norepinephrine
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  1. GABA
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People are more likely to develop phobic responses to snakes and spiders than to hot irons or electrical outlets. This finding is most consistent with which of the following concepts?

  1. Operant Conditioning
  2. Preparedness
  3. Observation learning
  4. Neuroticism
A
  1. Preparedness
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According to cognitive theorists, some people are prone to suffer from problems with anxiety disorders because they:

  1. tend to misinterpret harmless situations as threatening and focus excessive attention on perceived threats
  2. tend to display a pessimistic explanatory style
  3. are more sensitive to classical conditioning than others
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  1. tend to misinterpret harmless situations as threatening and focus excessive attention on perceived threats
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Which of the following statements best reflects the relationship between stress and anxiety disorders?

  1. Stress is a factor in PTSD, but not the other anxiety-related disorders
  2. Stressful events do not tend to be a factor in the development of anxiety disorders
  3. High stress may often help precipitate the onset of anxiety-related disorders
A
  1. High stress may often help precipitate the onset of anxiety-related disorders
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Anhedonia is..

A

an impared ability to experience pleasure

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Which of the following is NOT a symptom often seen in episodes of depression?

  1. Feeling of hopelessness and worthlessness
  2. Grandiose planning and inflated self-esteem
  3. Slowed thoughts and movements
  4. Fatigue and reduced energy
A
  1. Grandiose planning and inflated self-esteem
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Which of the following is NOT a symptom often seen in manic episodes?

  1. Racing thoughts and rapid speech
  2. High energy and risky behavior
  3. An elevated, expansive, and euphoric mood
  4. Diminished ability to experience pleasure
A
  1. Diminished ability to experience pleasure
20
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A concordance rate indicates

A

The percentage of twin pairs or other pairs of relatives who exhibit the same disorder.

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Evidence suggests that reduced volume in the BLANK is associated with depression.

  1. Hippocampus
  2. Hypothalamus
  3. Amygdala
  4. Thalamus
A
  1. Hippocampus
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According to Seligman, people who exhibit a(n) BLANK explanatory style tend to have an elevated vulnerability to depressive disorders.

  1. Histrionic
  2. Pessimistic
  3. Neurotic
  4. Optimistic
A
  1. Pessimistic
23
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Which of the following statements is supported by research?

  1. There is an association between poor social skills and risk for depression
  2. Genetic vulnerability to mood disorders is negligible
  3. There is no relationship between high levels of stress and risk for depression
A
  1. There is an association between poor social skills and the risk for depression
24
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Key symptoms of schizophrenia include:

  1. The presence of two or more distinct personalities
  2. Disturbed though processes and deterioration of adaptive behavior
  3. A chronic high level of anxiety accompanied by obsessions
A
  1. Disturbed though processes and deterioration of adaptive behavior
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Kyle believes that he is the president of the United States and that his dog is the vice-president. Kyle is exhibiting

  1. Auditory hallucinations
  2. Delusions
  3. Compulsions
  4. Anhedonia
A
  1. Delusions
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The traditional subtypes of schizophrenia were discarded in DSM-5 because

  1. It was difficult to make reliable diagnoses
  2. The Freudian ideas that they were based on were proven wrong
  3. There were no meaningful differences between them in causes, prognosis, or response to different treatments
A
  1. There were no meaningful differences between them in causes, prognosis, or response to different treatments
27
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In schizophrenic disorders, which type of symptoms are associated with more severe illness?

  1. A predominance of positive symptoms
  2. A predominance of delusional symptoms
  3. A predominance of negative symptoms
A
  1. A predominance of negative symptoms

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