Stress Management Test 1 Questions and Correct Answers
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Stress Management
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Stress Management
The word stress derived from the Middle English word stresse meaning hardship & the Old French word estrece meaning meaning what? Opression
Stress implies a judgement that something is damaged as a result of extreme what? Pressure
Stimuli in the daily environment that results in extreme pressure ...
Stress Management Test 1 Questions
and Correct Answers
The word stress derived from the Middle English word stresse meaning hardship & the
Old French word estrece meaning meaning what? ✅Opression
Stress implies a judgement that something is damaged as a result of extreme what?
✅Pressure
Stimuli in the daily environment that results in extreme pressure are known as what?
✅Stressors
What concept states that all physiological systems work in unison to keep the internal
environment stable and balanced? ✅Homeostasis
The term stress was first used in the 1950's by a Canadian biologist. What was his
name? ✅Hans Seyle
What is the theory that views reality in terms of self-organizing & coevolving patterns of
relationships among the elements of the systems rather than in terms of static and
isolated factors? ✅Dynamic Systems Theory
What is the process in which an internal organization of an open and dynamic system
changes automatically without being guided or managed by an external script? ✅Self-
organization
Which of the following is not part of the four-stage model of stress management and
prevention? ✅stress hormone
Which stage of the four-stage model of stress demonstrates and individual's emotional,
psychological, and physiological responses to the perception of the stressor? ✅Stage
3: Stress Response
In stage 4 of the four-stage model of stress, what is more effective than time
management? ✅Prevention
What part of the body is the most important feature in stress response? ✅brain
Which system provides overall management and communication of other systems?
✅nervous system
, Which system contains areas responsible for controlling emotional responses to any
given situation? ✅limbic system
People who experience severe stress, trauma, or even test anxiety tend to make errors
in tasks that require what? ✅concentration
What chemical is released into the bloodstream by the adrenal glands to ignite the "fight
or flight" response? ✅epinephrine
There are four conditions that separate "good" stress from "bad" stress. Those
conditions are: extend of uncertainty, amount of control, amount of relevant information
available, and ✅interpersonal conflict
In his 1950's experiment using electrical stimulation to map the cortex of conscious
human patients, Dr. Wilder Penfield discovered that the motor portion of the prefrontal
lobe has the capability to do what to signals sent from other systems? ✅override them
Which hormone turns off all the bodily systems that are not immediately required to deal
with a threat? ✅cortisol
What is the study of interactions between the immune system, endocrine system,
nervous system, and behavior called? ✅psychoneuroimmunology
It is estimated that between 15%-20% of the adult population suffer from which
disease? ✅hypertension
What did Havighurst compare life to? ✅climbing a mountain
Havighurst's Developmental-task theory emphasized lifespan education (either formal or
informal) for the sake of resolving what in life? ✅challenges
What is the name of the theory developed by psychologist Richard Lazarus that
explained how similar events can trigger different emotional and physiological
responses in different people? ✅transactional model of stress
Which of the following is not a major stressor of adolescence? ✅loss of a spouse
Coping strategies that protect a person against harm when he/she feels unprepared are
called what? ✅defense mechanisms
What is the term used to explain diverting anger from one source to another?
✅displacement
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