Many researchers suspect that _____________________is the factor that links stress to illnesses, such as colds and cancers
a. general adaptation syndrome
b. stage of exhaustion
c. immunosuppression
d. resistance factors
c
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When chess experts tried to remember the positions of pieces on a chessboard, what happened? a. They remembered well only if the pieces were arranged in a logical way
b. They remembered well regardless of how the pieces were arranged. c. They remembered especially well if the pieces were arranged in a novel, unexpected way. d. They remembered well enough for a moment, but forgot within a few seconds.
Professor Clark is lecturing and notices a student in the back of the room who appears to be daydreaming. Professor Clark startles the student by asking, "Excuse me. Can I be of service to you?" Given what we know about daydreaming, the student is most likely to say she was daydreaming about:
A. "I was just imagining that I'm playing a championship game with seconds left." B. "I was thinking about how my boyfriend broke up with me last night." C. "I was thinking about how much I want a new car." D. "I was just thinking what I would do if a won the Mega Lotto tonight-it's up to $100 million dollars."
If you were faced with having to cope with a threat, and you were unable to control the distressing situation, itself, your best strategy would involve
a. emotion-focused coping. b. hypothalamic relaxation. c. problem-focused coping. d. primary appraisal.
Stress occurs when we:
a. interpret a situation as threatening but do not have the resources to handle it b. have a secondary appraisal that conflicts with a primary appraisal of a situation c. realize that our coping resources are socially-based d. feel our heart beating rapidly and sense our faces turning red