If you become more sensitive to stimulation this is called ____________; and if you become less sensitive to stimulation this is called __________
a. sensitization; desensitization c. desensitization; sensitization
b. positive adaptation; negative adaptation d. Both a and b
D
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a. reciprocation wariness. b. idiosyncrasy credits. c. resistance. d. conformity.
Max is uncomfortable when Feld asks him to date Miriam. What does this suggest about Max?
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changes similar to those seen with medications. d. Neither medications nor psychotherapies appear to have much effect on anxiety circuits in the brain.
Which of the following holds true for the transactional view of stress?
A. Stress is better examined just as a stimulus rather than how people respond to it. B. Stress can be a stimulus regardless of whether an individual perceives the stressor as a threat or not. C. People cannot be trained to change their perspective of a stressor or manage and cope with their stressors. D. Stress can be examined in terms of how people respond to stressors and cope with possible stress.