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STEP UP TO: PSYCHOLOGY
STRESS
Psychology, Eighth Edition
By David G. Myers
1. WHETHER WE EXPERIENCE STRESS
DEPENDS UPON:
A)
the situation.
B) how life threatening it is.
C) our cognitive appraisal.
D) whether or not others are
involved.
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2. THE TWO-TRACK STRESS
RESPONSE SYSTEM INVOLVES THE
CEREBRAL CORTEX AND THE _____.
A)
sympathetic nervous
system
B) peripheral nervous system
C) heart and lungs
D) corpus collosum
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3. ACCORDING TO SELYE’S GENERAL
ADAPTATION SYNDROME, WE ARE MOST LIKELY
TO BECOME ILL AS THE RESULT OF STRESS
DURING THE
___ PHASE.
A)
alarm
B) resistance
C) exhaustion
D) recovery
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4. STRESS IS RELATED TO THE LEADING
CAUSE OF DEATH IN THE U.S., WHICH
IS:
A)
cancer.
B) coronary heart disease.
C) suicide.
D) stroke.
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5.
RESEARCH SUGGESTS THAT THOSE WITH
TYPE A PERSONALITY COULD REDUCE
THEIR RISK OF HEART DISEASE IF THEY
WOULD:
A)
drink more alcohol.
B) sleep more.
C) let their anger out on a
punching bag.
D) let go of their anger.
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6. A PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL ILLNESS IS:
A)
when a person is “faking” an
illness.
B) a genuine illness caused by
stress.
C) an illness that is simply
“imagined”.
D) when a biological cause results in
mental illness.
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7. WITH REGARDS TO THE RELATION
OF STRESS TO ILLNESS:
A) too much stress can make us physically sick.
 B) sickness is just a matter of how strong or weak the
person is.
 C) stress can weaken our immune system, making us
more vulnerable to disease.
 D) stress has to be life-threatening to
be of any real
impact to us.

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8. ADER AND COHEN (1985) PERFORMED AN
EXPERIMENT WITH RATS THAT
DEMONSTRATED:
A) rats who were shocked had an increased risk of cancer.
 B) cancer would spread faster under stress.
 C) the immune system can be conditioned to respond to a
placebo.
 D) rats would develop “Type A”
personalities under
stress.

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9. BESIDES THE LYMPHOCYTES, OUR
IMMUNE SYSTEMS RELEASE ___, CALLED THE
“BIG EATERS”, TO INGEST FOREIGN
INVADERS.
A)
macrophages
B) white blood cells
C) red blood cells
D) stress hormones
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10. AFTER THE HURRICANE HIT,
THOSE IN THE COMMUNITY HELPED
EACH OTHER CLEAR THE
WRECKAGE. THIS BEHAVIOR
DEMONSTRATES:
A)
optimistic style.
B) tending and befriending.
C) emotion-focused coping.
D) problem-focused coping.
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11. BEING A PESSIMIST:
A)
can increase your level of
stress.
B) can shorten your life.
C) can raise your blood
pressure.
D) all of the above.
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12. MARY HAS BEEN SUFFERING FROM
THE “BLUES”. YOUR RECOMMENDATION
IS THAT SHE FIRST TRY:
A)
electric shock.
B) aerobic exercise.
C) Prozac.
D) psychoanalysis.
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13. WITH REGARDS TO THE
EFFECTIVENESS OF BIOFEEDBACK:
A) biofeedback is the most effective method for
alleviating stress-related illnesses.
 B) biofeedback is as effective as relaxation.
 C) biofeedback is ineffective for alleviating stress.
 D) biofeedback is a modern “Snake Oil” and only works
because of a placebo effect.

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15. REGULAR RELIGIOUS ATTENDANCE IS A POSITIVE
PREDICTOR OF A LONGER LIFE SPAN. RESEARCHERS
HAVE IDENTIFIED THREE FACTORS THAT EXPLAIN
THIS, INCLUDING ALL OF THE FOLLOWING, EXCEPT:
A)
healthier life styles.
B) social support networks.
C) relaxed meditative style.
D) faith healing.
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16. ELIMINATE THIS AS ONE OF YOUR HABITS
AND YOU WILL INCREASE YOUR LIFE
EXPECTANCY BETTER THAN ANY OTHER
PREVENTIVE MEASURE.
A)
smoking
B) drinking
C) inactivity
D) losing your temper
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17. MOST SMOKERS BEGAN ___ AND
WERE INFLUENCED BY ___.
A)
in their early 20’s; parents
B) in their teens; friends and movie
idols
C) in their late 20’s; peers
D) in their teens; parents
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18. THE ADDICTIVE INGREDIENT IN
CIGARETTES IS NICOTINE AND IT IS:
A) more addictive than cocaine but less addictive than
heroin.
 B) more addictive than heroin and cocaine.
 C) addictive, but not as much as heroin or cocaine.
 D) not addictive if someone really
wants to quit.

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19. JAMES, A REGULAR SMOKER, HASN’T HAD
A CIGARETTE FOR A WHILE. HE IS
IRRITABLE, HAS DIFFICULTY SLEEPING, AND
ANXIETY, ALL SIGNS OF:
A)
high levels of nicotine.
B) increased drug tolerance.
C) nicotine withdrawal.
D) resentment at being
pressured to quit.
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20. LOU IS MORE LIKELY TO BE A
CIGARETTE SMOKER IF HE:
A)
is from the United States.
B) is less educated.
C) is wealthy.
D) is educated early as to its
harmful effects.
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ANSWERS
1.
C
9.
A
17.
B
2.
A
10.
D
18.
B
3.
C
11.
D
19.
C
4.
B
12.
B
20.
B
5.
D
13.
B
21.
A
6.
B
14.
C
22.
C
7.
C
15.
D
23.
D
8.
C
16.
A
24.
A
25.
C