PSY-352 Spring Quiz 2 - quiz PDF

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PSY-352 Quiz #2 Guide (covers chapters 3, 4, 5, 11, and 12)

Answer the following multiple choice questions. 1. A person's psychological and physiological response to a stressor is called (Found on page 58) a. a transaction. b. discrepant behavior. c. strain. d. avoidance 2. The process approach to stress includes what component in addition to stressors and strains? (Found on page 58, 73 & 80) a. the environment only b. chronic living circumstances c. the relationship between the person and environment d. major life events 3. The continuous interactions and adjustments between a person and the environment are called (Found on page 58, 80) a. stressors b. strains c. transactions d. appraisals 4. Which is not one of the four components of the definition of stress? (Found on page 59) a. person-environment transaction b. perception of a discrepancy c. biopsychosocial resources d. biological markers of stress 5. Negative social behaviors tend to increase when stress is accompanied by (Found on page 66) a. depression. b. anger. c. resistance. d. poor impulse control. 6. Which of the following is NOT one of the four basic types of social support? (Found on page 83) a. emotional b. informational c. attitudinal d. tangible

7. Which group tends to focus on extended families as their social network? (Found on page 85)

a. b. c. d.

European American women African American men Asians Hispanics

8. The best way of expressing the relationship between social support and mortality rate is that (Found on page 86) a. they have no relationship. b. social support increases mortality rate. c. high social support is correlated with a lower mortality rate. d. social support definitely causes lower mortality. 9. When are social ties detrimental to our health? (Found on page 88) a. When other people interfere with our efforts to engage in healthful activities. b. When others encourage our own healthy behaviors. c. When others engage in healthy behaviors themselves. d. When our social network overprotects us. 10. Children who thrive in spite of terrible conditions are said to have (Found on page 93) a. depression. b. resilience. c. sociability. d. tolerance for ambiguity. 11. Which of the following persons is engaging in cognitive redefinition? (Found on page 325-326) a. Ted lectures himself about not getting medical treatment sooner. b. Maggie tells herself that she is much better off than Alice because her own condition is not as serious. c. Carlos gets opinions from several specialists before deciding on a treatment. d. Daphne goes out with friends every night so she doesn't have to think about her upcoming surgery. 12. Which of the following statements is true about avoidance approaches? (Found on page 114) a. b. c. d.

They are rarely used as coping strategies. They are beneficial at all stages in the coping process. In general, they are more effective than attention-promoting strategies. They are most beneficial during the first few weeks of a prolonged stress experience.

13. Problem-focused coping is LEAST likely to be used under which of the following situations? (Found on page 325-326) a. job loss b. final exams c. interpersonal conflicts d. death in the family 14. Which of the following statements about social networks is true? (Found on page 84) a. Women use their social support networks somewhat more effectively. b. Older adults are likely to have extensive social support networks.

c. The nature of social support networks is not related to social prestige, income or education level. d. The use of social and helping organizations as support networks is no greater now than it was decades ago. 15. What do we know from research on self-help groups about their effectiveness? (Found on page 119) a. Groups that have been around the longest, like Alcoholics Anonymous are the most effective. b. Only women benefit from being in such groups. c. Being in a self-help group only helps early in a stress crisis. d. Researchers really don’t have good data on which support groups work best for specific issues and problems. 16. Chronic discomfort that is psychogenic in origin is referred to as (Found on page 289/90) a. pain disorder. b. malingering. c. chronic-organic syndrome. d. acute pain. 17. The high levels of anxiety associated with acute pain (Found on page 290) a. typically subside as pain decreases. b. appears unrelated to the pain. c. are alleviated with brief medical consultations. d. increases with decreasing pain levels. 18. Chronic pain sufferers tend to (Found on page 290/1) a. become preoccupied with their pain. b. feel worn down and exhausted. c. become increasingly irritable with their families. d. all of the above. 19. Which set of patients is most likely to have a physiological reaction to pain-related words? (Found on page 303/4) a. hypnotized persons. b. those who use emotion-based coping strategies. c. migraine sufferers. d. phantom limb pain patients. 20. Higher pain thresholds are reported by people exposed with which of the following experimental stimuli? (Found on page 296) a. a lecture or a funny movie. b. a funny movie or a baseball game. c. a relaxing tape or a funny movie. d. white noise or a lecture on pain. 21. The class of pain reliever most likely to produce increased tolerance and addiction is (Found on page 318) a. peripherally acting analgesics. b. centrally acting analgesics. c. local anesthetics. d. indirectly acting drugs.

22. Studies with patient-controlled analgesia have shown (Found on page 318) a. high probabilities of abuse. b. low abuse risk. c. they are not effective with cancer patients. d. patients administer the medication as directed. 23. Some research regarding the use of narcotic pain-killers with phantom limb pain indicates that (Found on page 299/300) a. addiction usually results. b. increased tolerance usually results. c. pain was reduced without increased tolerance. d. none of the above. 24. Which of the following reflects the clinical caution regarding the use of narcotics for chronic pain? (Found on page 299/300) a. Clinical research needs to be done on a wider variety of chronic pain conditions. b. The clinical effects of taking narcotics daily are widely known but seldom considered in treatment. c. Researchers know why low addiction levels occur when such drugs are taken for pain relief but ignore this information. d. Acupuncture is a far more effective treatment. 25. One of the advantages of imagery over distraction is that (Found on page 324/325) a. it is successful with severe pain whereas distraction is not. b. it requires little involvement or attention. c. it involves the use of a scene that can be easily carried in one’s head. d. most people are quite adept at imagery....