Test 3

Question 1

___________ refers to how we see or define ourselves and reflects self-evaluations of our abilities, personal characteristic, and other attributes

Answer 1

Self-concept

Question 2

Body image is multi-dimensional. Which of the following dimension reflect feelings experienced in relation to the body’s appearance and function.

Answer 2

Affective or emotional dimension

Question 3

Drawing the outline of your body shape on the chalk board is a measure of the _________ dimension of body image.

Answer 3

perceptive

Question 4

The type of clothing a person wears to the gym is an indication of the __________ dimension of body image.

Answer 4

behavioral

Question 5

A person whose body reality and body ideal are very similar usually has a ____________. A person perceives his or her body reality to be less favorable than the body ideal indicating _____________.

Answer 5

A. healthy body image, healthy body image

Question 6

Which of the following body image disorder can be classified as the binge-eating type?

Answer 6

A. Anorexia nervosa

B. Bulimia nervosa

Question 7

Which of the following is a measurement for behavioral dimension of body image?

Answer 7

Assess the frequency with which one engages in behaviors that might indicate body image disturbance.

Question 8

Exercise has a small but significant influence on global/general self-perceptions

Answer 8

True

Question 9

Which of the following is a mechanism of change for self-esteem?

Answer 9

A. Changes in physical performance or fitness.
B. Increases in physical self-efficacy.
C. Improvements in body image.

Question 10

Exercise appear to be effective for enhancing body image for:

Answer 10

Both men and women

Question 11

In Sonstroem and Morgan (1989)’s exercise and self-esteem model, physical acceptance is operationalized as scores on measures of

Answer 11

Body Image

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT true about body image effects on exercise?

Answer 12

Women with higher social physique anxiety tend to stand closer to the instructor than women with low social physique anxiety

Question 13

Which of the following is a suggestion to ensure that physical activity will lead to improvements in self-concept/self-esteem?

Answer 13

A. Provide opportunities for exercisers to obtain feedback on their progress with regard to physical fitness and/or performance changes.
B. Conduct baseline health and fitness assessments, and repeat every few weeks

Question 14

In Sonstroem and Morgan (1989)’s exercise and self-esteem model, increase in physical performance always results in physical self-concept and body image improving to the same extent.

Answer 14

False

Question 15

Participants with higher self-esteem is more likely to adhere to an exercise program than participants who have lower self-esteem.

Answer 15

True

Question 16

Which of the following are considered stressors

Answer 16

A.Physical threats
B. Midterm exams
C. Aerobic exercise

Question 17

Of the following, which is/are considered sources of eustress?

Answer 17

Job Promotion

Question 18

Which of the following is NOT a stage of general adaptation syndrome?

Answer 18

Relaxation

Question 19

When an acute, or short-term, stressor is encountered, the initial reaction or stage is referred to as ___?

Answer 19

Arousal and Alarm

Question 20

If the stressor becomes prolonged, or chronic, with no resolution, the individual becomes over-loaded; this is referred to as the “stage of ____.” The individual experiences sufficient strain to case fatigue and numerous, insidious stress-related disorders.

Answer 20

Exhaustion

Question 21

Which of the following refers to achieving stability through change, and reflects the balance of essential coping/adaptation systems?

Answer 21

Allostasis

Question 22

Which of the following states that exposure to a stressor of sufficient intensity and/or duration will induce adaptation of stress response systems and decreased sensitivity, and such adaptation becomes apparent under other similarly taxing states?

Answer 22

Cross-stressor adaptation hypothesis

Question 23

Exercise training is thought to develop cross-stressor tolerance through which of the following process/processes?

Answer 23

A. Habituation

B. Sensitization

Question 24

“Which of the following is the scientific discipline that examines cognitive, emotional, and behavioral events through their manifestation as physiological processes and events?”

Answer 24

Psychophysiology

Question 25

Which of the following measures is/are used to assess stress?

Answer 25

A. Self-report measurement
B. Cardiovascular measurement
C. Hormonal measurement

Question 26

Stress response is initiated when some real, or expected threat (or challenge) is encountered; Stress response will not be initiated when encounter perceived challenge.

Answer 26

False

Question 27

As level of fitness increase, inflammatory response to stress increase.

Answer 27

False

Question 28

Fitness or exercise training may provide a more rapid recovery from a stressor, once it is no longer present.

Answer 28

True

Question 29

Mental health is defined as a state of successful performance of mental function. The level of positive/negative mental health can be determined by which of the following?

Answer 29

A. Resultant level of productive activities
B. Fulfilling relationships with other people
C. Ability to adapt to change and to cope with adversity

Question 30

Which of the following is defined as Marked, persistent anxiety in social situations (e.g., public speaking).

Answer 30

Social anxiety disorder

Question 31

Anxiety and behavioral disturbances following exposure to physical assault that persist for more than one month is an example of _____________

Answer 31

Post-traumatic stress disorder

Question 32

Which of the following is/are physiological measure for anxiety?

Answer 32

A. Muscle Tension

B. Blood pressure and heart rate

Question 33

“In four separate cross-sectional epidemiological studies examining the link between exercise and anxiety, Stevens and colleagues (1988) found which of the following?”

Answer 33

A. Fewer symptoms of anxiety were seen with greater levels of physical activity.
B. Individuals who were more sedentary had more anxiety symptoms.

Question 34

Which conclusion can be made from the chart below?

Answer 34

Exercise is almost as good as drug treatment in reducing self-reported anxiety

Question 35

Which of the following types of exercise reliably reduce levels of anxiety?

Answer 35

Aerobic Exercise

Question 36

Which of the following is NOT true?

Answer 36

Anxiety is reduced following resistance exercise.

Question 37

If, on a questionnaire measure of anxiety, individuals are asked to respond based on how they generally feel, which of the following is the questionnaire assessing?”

Answer 37

Trait Anxiety

Question 38

Which of the following hypothesis states that “Anxiety-reducing effects seen with exercise are due to the distraction it provides from the normal routine. It allows the stressed, anxious, depressed person to “leave behind” or take a time-out from his or her cares and worries”?

Answer 38

Distraction Hypothesis

Question 39

Exercise of sufficient intensity and/or duration will often lead to an increase in body temperature, which may have therapeutic effects. Of the following proposed mechanisms to explain the effects of exercise to alleviate anxiety, which is based on temperature change?”

Answer 39

Thermogenic Hypothesis

Question 40

Panic disorder occurs twice as common in men as in women.

Answer 40

False