Psychology 101 - General Psychology » Summer 2022 » Chapter 14 Quiz

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Question #1
Which kind of psychology seeks to identify and promote those qualities that lead to happy, fulfilled, and contented lives?
A.   positive psychology
B.   psychology of joy
C.   eustress psychology
D.   self-psychology
Question #2
What triggers the secondary appraisal of a stressor?
A.   increased heart rate
B.   how a threat is perceived
C.   a feeling of anxiety
D.   inability to react to the primary appraisal
Question #3
Optimism is a tendency toward a(n) ________.
A.   negative outlook and negative expectations
B.   neutral outlook and low expectations
C.   angry outlook and negative expectations
D.   positive outlook and positive expectations
Question #4
Which of the following is a reason that depression is associated with heart disease?
A.   Heart disease is a side effect of prescription drugs that are used to treat depression.
B.   Depression may increase the likelihood of living an unhealthy lifestyle, which increases the risk of heart disease.
C.   Heart disease is associated with higher divorce rates, which increases the risk of depression.
D.   Both depression and heart disease are caused by stress.
Question #5
A ________ psychologist might investigate why people continue to smoke or eat high fat and processed food despite knowing the potential adverse health implications of such behaviors.
A.   health
B.   fitness
C.   Gestalt
D.   stress
Question #6
Marcy is in a car accident. This is an example of a(n) ________ stressor.
A.   automatic
B.   subjective
C.   acute
D.   chronic
Question #7
A demanding or threatening event is often called a(n) ________.
A.   eustressor
B.   stressor
C.   distressor
D.   animator
Question #8
What should be changed to make the following sentence true? Psychoneuroimmunology evolved from the discovery that there is a connection between the peripheral nervous system and the immune system.
A.   The word “immune” should be changed to the word “autoimmune.”
B.   The word “connection” should be changed to the word “link.”
C.   The word “Psychoneuroimmunology” should be changed to the phrase “Health psychology”
D.   The word “peripheral” should be changed to the word “central.”
Question #9
A(n) ________ attack is often triggered by environmental factors, such as air pollution, allergens, cigarette smoke, airway infections, cold air or a sudden change in temperature, and exercise.
A.   heart
B.   stress
C.   cardiovascular
D.   asthma
Question #10
Who said, “The intensity and chronicity of human stress is governed largely by perceived control over the demands of one’s life”?
A.   Richard Rahe
B.   Albert Bandura
C.   Sigmund Freud
D.   Thomas Holmes

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