TRUE/FALSE
1. According to the National College Health Assessment, women are more likely than men to say they
frequently feel overwhelmed.
ANS: T PTS: 1
2. The way that you experience stress depends on several aspects including your capacity for handling
demands.
ANS: T PTS: 1
3. Health can be accurately defined as nothing more than the absence of disease.
ANS: F PTS: 1
4. Stress relates exclusively to the emotional dimension of health.
ANS: F PTS: 1
5. Stress depends on your personal view of the stressor and can be either a positive or a negative factor in
your life.
ANS: T PTS: 1
6. It is your reaction to the events in life, rather than the actual events, that determine whether the
outcome of stress is positive or negative.
ANS: T PTS: 1
7. How individuals deal with stress is determined almost entirely by genetics.
ANS: F PTS: 1
8. People who are exposed to extreme stress as children tend to be particularly vulnerable to stress as
adults.
ANS: T PTS: 1
9. Studies indicate that stress is one of the top impediments to academic performance.
ANS: T PTS: 1
MULTIPLE CHOICE
10. The Yerkes-Dodson principle states that:
a. the higher the stress level, the better the performance.
b. the lower the stress level, the better the performance.
c. stress levels do not have an impact on performance.
d. stress that is either too high or too low can negatively impact performance.
ANS: D PTS: 1
11. You are driving down the highway when your tire suddenly blows. This is most likely an example of:
a. eustress.
b. chronic stress.
c. acute stress.
d. episodic stress.
ANS: C PTS: 1
12. Which dimension of health relates to your ability to think and learn from experiences, your ability to
assess and question new information, and your openness to new learning?
a. physical health
b. intellectual health
c. emotional health
d. social health
ANS: B PTS: 1
, 13. Which dimension of health relates to the morals and values that guide you and that give meaning,
direction, and purpose in life?
a. emotional health
b. social health
c. intellectual health
d. spiritual health
ANS: D PTS: 1
14. Which dimension of health includes the cells, tissues, organs, and systems of the body working
together to minimize disease and injury and to function at an optimal level?
a. physical health
b. intellectual health
c. emotional health
d. spiritual health
ANS: A PTS: 1
15. Which dimension of health involves experiencing and appreciating a wide range of feelings and an
ability to express these feelings in a healthy manner?
a. emotional health
b. spiritual health
c. social health
d. intellectual health
ANS: A PTS: 1
16. Which dimension of health refers to the ability to relate to others and express care and concern for
others?
a. spiritual health
b. social health
c. intellectual health
d. emotional health
ANS: B PTS: 1
17. How an individual deals with stress is most clearly determined by:
a. heredity.
b. environment.
c. life experiences.
d. There is not one determining factor, but rather a combination of many influences.
ANS: D PTS: 1
MATCHING
Match the correct answer with the appropriate term.
a. Negative stress.
b. Any event or situation that is perceived by an individual as a threat.
c. This type of stress typically results from long-term stressors.
d. Positive or desirable stress.
e. A demand made upon the adaptive capacities of the mind and body.
f. This type of stress typically results from short-term stressors.
g. Theory that implies that up to a certain point, stress can increase performance; however,
too much stress can diminish performance.
18. Stress
19. Yerkes-Dodson Principle
20. Stressor
, 21. Eustress
22. Distress
23. Acute stress
24. Chronic stress
18. ANS: E PTS: 1
19. ANS: G PTS: 1
20. ANS: B PTS: 1
21. ANS: D PTS: 1
22. ANS: A PTS: 1
23. ANS: F PTS: 1
24. ANS: C PTS: 1
SHORT ANSWER
25. Explain why having too little stress can be as much of a problem as having too much stress.
ANS:
Answer not provided.
PTS: 1
26. Explain each of the five dimensions of health and how each relates to stress.
ANS:
Answer not provided.
PTS: 1
27. Define stress, including the three important aspects of stress explained in your book.
ANS:
Answer not provided.
PTS: 1
28. Explain some of the individual factors that influence how different people are affected by stress.
ANS:
Answer not provided.
PTS: 1
29. Explain the Yerkes-Dodson principle and how it relates to you and your stress levels.
ANS:
Answer not provided.
PTS: 1
30. Describe the main differences between acute and chronic stress.
ANS:
Answer not provided.
PTS: 1
31. In your own words, define holistic health.
ANS:
Answer not provided.
PTS: 1
32. Briefly describe the main sources of your own personal stress and why you feel they are stressful for
you.
ANS:
Answer not provided.
PTS: 1
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