Exam 4

Question 1

The difference between a primary and secondary appraisal

Answer 1

Primary- determining whether the stressor poses a threat.

Secondary- evaluation of resources or coping strategies at there disposal for addressing perceived threats.

Question 2

The stages in the General Adaptation Syndrome model

Answer 2

General adaption syndrome- three stages:
alarm
resistance
exhaustion

Question 3

The chemical that is involved with the brain’s response to stress

Answer 3

Cortisol, the primary stress hormone

Question 4

The difference between problem-focused and emotion-focused coping styles

Answer 4

Problem-focused- managing stress means we actively try to address the problem.

Emotion-focused- change or reduce the negative emotions associated with stress.

Question 5

How to define personality

Answer 5

Combination of characteristics or qualities that form an individual’s distinctive character

Question 6

The different parts of personality according to Freud, and their functions

Answer 6

id
ego
superego

Question 7

How to differentiate between the different defense mechanisms

Answer 7

repression, regression, reaction formation, isolation, undoing, projection, introjection

sublimation, humor, anticipation, and suppression

Question 8

What different personality tests entail

Answer 8

self-report inventories

projective tests

Question 9

What the fundamental attribution error is

Answer 9

The tendency for people to under-emphasize situational and environmental explanations for an individual’s observed behavior while over-emphasizing dispositional and personality-based explanations