Psychology 2010 - Personality and Adjustment » Fall 2021 » Quiz 1

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Question #1
Adjustment is a term modeled after the biological term of
A.   prevention
B.   adaptation.
Question #2
Fred believes he is too irritable and that it makes his family unhappy. In order to begin to modify his behavior, he must first
A.   identify specific examples of his responses that show irritability.
B.   disregard what he feels
Question #3
Marquita yells at the people around her when something doesn't go her way. Her behavior is most like the defense mechanism of
A.   regression.
B.   repression
Question #4
Which of these constructive coping techniques focuses on altering the stressful situation itself?
A.   Solution-focused coping
B.   Problem-focused coping
Question #5
When a question occurs to you during a lecture, you should
A.   ask it during class.
B.   ask your classmate
Question #6
Efforts to master, reduce, or tolerate the demands caused by stress in one’s life are collectively known as
A.   ability
B.   coping.
Question #7
Research on survivors of the Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 indicates that a common reaction to severe stress is
A.   depression and anxiety.
B.   death and loneliness
Question #8
Which of the following is NOT a strategy of emotion-focused constructive coping?
A.   trying to see the positive side of a stressful situation
B.   Learning the link of exercise to moods
Question #9
A cartoon in your textbook shows someone who has been eaten by a snake, but concludes he is "okay." This is an example of
A.   Positive reinterpretation
B.   not realistic view
Question #10
You can reduce the likelihood of cheating in a self-modification program by
A.   constructing a behavioral contract.
B.   personification
Question #11
Which of the following has been found to be very important to overall happiness?
A.   Personality
B.   wealth
Question #12
Time-management experts recommend increasing efficiency by
A.   re reading paper
B.   handling paper once.
Question #13
Good quality lecture notes include all but which of the following?
A.   paying attention only to what the lecturer says
B.   Reading ahead on the scheduled subject.
Question #14
Wilma was really upset because she didn't accomplish what she wanted to do with her time. She feels she is wasting time because she is
A.   not going out with her friends
B.   spending her time doing unnecessary, unimportant, or unenjoyable activities.
Question #15
When Cathy blamed herself for her boyfriend's unfaithfulness, she was engaged in what Ellis calls
A.   progressive thinking
B.   catastrophic thinking
Question #16
The founder of social cognitive theory was
A.   Freud
B.   Bandura in the 1960s
Question #17
Jack keeps forgetting the name of his ex-wife's boyfriend. According to Freud, which defense mechanism is at work in this example?
A.   Regression
B.   Repression

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