Question 10

Question

2
Points
Noticing that you have difficulty concentrating during and after periods of prolonged stress exemplifies how stress can have a negative ________ impact.

cognitive

emotional

physical

social



Text Section: 14.1 What is Stress?

Bloom’s Level: Understand

Difficulty: Moderate

Question 11
Question 11
2
Points
Which of the following is an example of a primary appraisal of a stressor?

Ava decides to quit her job because her employer is so unpleasant.

Humphrey judges the man with the gun to be a moderate threat.

Mekhi weighs his options on dealing with the bully who is harassing him.

Sophia decides to get a divorce because her husband is cheating on her.



Text Section: 14.1 What is Stress?

Bloom’s Level: Apply

Difficulty: Easy

Question 12
Question 12
2
Points
The saying is “Money can buy happiness,” but research finds that in the United States those who earn more than ________ per year are not measurably happier than those who earn below that amount.

$40,000

$55,000

$75,000

$92,000



Text Section: 14.5 The Pursuit of Happiness

Bloom’s Level: Remember

Difficulty: Moderate

Question 13
Question 13
2
Points
________ is having an experience that is so engaging and engrossing that it becomes worth doing for its own sake. During this state a person might say that they feel that they “lose themselves” in the activity.

Flow

Completion

Chi

Zen



Text Section: 14.5 The Pursuit of Happiness

Bloom’s Level: Remember

Difficulty: Moderate

Question 14
Question 14
2
Points
Sensory and motor neurons of the ________ nervous system are associated with activities traditionally thought of as conscious or voluntary.

autonomic

parasympathetic

somatic

sympathetic



Text Section: 3.3 Parts of the Nervous System

Bloom’s Level: Understand

Difficulty: Moderate

Question 15
Question 15
2
Points
Lydia is often described as having an easy, laid-back outlook on life. She tends to be very relaxed, is not particularly competitive, and rarely feels or demonstrates anger or hostility. Lydia exemplifies a Type ________ behavior pattern.

A

B

C

D



Text Section: 14.3 Stress and Illness

Bloom’s Level: Apply

Difficulty: Easy

Question 16
Question 16
2
Points
Parsons and her colleagues are doing a study comparing differences in brain activity levels between patients with schizophrenia and controls with no psychological disorders. Their hypothesis requires a high level of detail and good detection of differences over time. Which of the following is the best brain imaging technique to use?

computerized tomography (CT) scan

functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)

positron emission tomography (PET)



Text Section: 3.4 The Brain and Spinal Cord

Bloom’s Level: Apply

Difficulty: Difficult

Question 17
Question 17
2
Points
The ________ nervous system is responsible for responses such as pupil dilation, increased heart rate, and increased respiration.

autonomic

parasympathetic

somatic

sympathetic



Text Section: 3.3 Parts of the Nervous System

Bloom’s Level: Remember

Difficulty: Moderate

Question 18
Question 18
2
Points
What was the most stressful event found on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale with a LCU score of 100?

declaring bankruptcy

divorce

being the victim of a sexual assault

the death of a spouse



Text Section: 14.2 Stressors

Bloom’s Level: Remember

Difficulty: Difficult

Question 19
Question 19
2
Points
Which term refers to mental or behavioral efforts used to manage problems relating to stress, including the cause and the unpleasant feelings and emotions it produces?

autopilot

biofeedback

coping

distress



Text Section: 14.4 Regulation of Stress

Bloom’s Level: Remember

Difficulty: Easy

Question 20
Question 20
2
Points
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are drugs commonly prescribed for ________.

depression

obsessive-compulsive disorder

Parkinson’s disease

schizophrenia



Text Section: 3.2 Cells of the Nervous System

Bloom’s Level: Apply

Difficulty: Moderate

Answer 1

Here are the answers to the questions based on the information provided:

Question 10: Noticing that you have difficulty concentrating during and after periods of prolonged stress exemplifies how stress can have a negative ________ impact.
Answer: cognitive

Question 11: Which of the following is an example of a primary appraisal of a stressor?
Answer: Humphrey judges the man with the gun to be a moderate threat.

Question 12: The saying is “Money can buy happiness,” but research finds that in the United States those who earn more than ________ per year are not measurably happier than those who earn below that amount.
Answer: $75,000

Question 13: ________ is having an experience that is so engaging and engrossing that it becomes worth doing for its own sake. During this state, a person might say that they feel that they “lose themselves” in the activity.
Answer: Flow

Question 14: Sensory and motor neurons of the ________ nervous system are associated with activities traditionally thought of as conscious or voluntary.
Answer: somatic

Question 15: Lydia is often described as having an easy, laid-back outlook on life. She tends to be very relaxed, is not particularly competitive, and rarely feels or demonstrates anger or hostility. Lydia exemplifies a Type ________ behavior pattern.
Answer: B

Question 16: Parsons and her colleagues are doing a study comparing differences in brain activity levels between patients with schizophrenia and controls with no psychological disorders. Their hypothesis requires a high level of detail and good detection of differences over time. Which of the following is the best brain imaging technique to use?
Answer: functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

Question 17: The ________ nervous system is responsible for responses such as pupil dilation, increased heart rate, and increased respiration.
Answer: sympathetic

Question 18: What was the most stressful event found on the Social Readjustment Rating Scale with a LCU score of 100?
Answer: the death of a spouse

Question 19: Which term refers to mental or behavioral efforts used to manage problems relating to stress, including the cause and the unpleasant feelings and emotions it produces?
Answer: coping

Question 20: Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are drugs commonly prescribed for ________.
Answer: depression

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