Chapter 12 Multiple Choice Questions

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. Stress as a stimulus is defined as:

the demands placed on people by stressors demanding adjustment correct incorrect

the impact of the stimulus on the individual's health correct incorrect

interactions between the person and the environment correct incorrect

an exhausting effort to process frightening experiences correct incorrect

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. Which of the following situations fits the definition of a hassle?

winning the lottery correct incorrect

the death of a loved one correct incorrect

getting married correct incorrect

going to work in the morning correct incorrect

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. One kind of minor hassle that can have particular strong effects is:

chronic strain correct incorrect

grieving correct incorrect

post traumatic stress disorder correct incorrect

none of the above—minor hassles have little effect correct incorrect

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. Goodness of fit refers to the relationship between:

demands and resources correct incorrect

hassles and uplifts correct incorrect

major life events and illness correct incorrect

stimuli and responses correct incorrect

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. The most important factor in determining whether an individual will feel stressed in a situation is:

their cognitive appraisals of the situation correct incorrect

immune system reactions correct incorrect

physiological responses to the demand correct incorrect

the level of threat the situation presents to safety correct incorrect