Chapter 12: Stress and Health Psychology
Multiple Choice



1.  

The Social Readjustment Rating Scale measures



2.  

You are having a difficult time deciding whether to vacation in Hawaii or Tahiti. This type of conflict is called



3.  

Albert Ellis described an internal source of stress due to



4.  

An effective way of coping with a conflict is to



5.  

Freud believed that people use self-deceptive techniques for reducing stress that are called



6.  

When you forget the embarrassing thing you said at work, you are probably using the defense mechanism of



7.  

You have to cancel a date with someone, and when you do, the person starts yelling and calls you names. That person is exhibiting



8.  

Changing a repressed drive into something more socially acceptable is called



9.  

Utilizing a defense mechanism becomes maladaptive when



10.  

Selye describes the General Adaptation Syndrome as proceeding in the following order:



11.  

Responding to life events in a relaxed and easy going way is most consistent with which type of behavior pattern?



12.  

Which of the following correctly lists the order of reaction to catastrophes?



13.  

For someone to heal from posttraumatic disorder depends a great deal on



14.  

Maslow's theory states that individuals who are well-adjusted attempt to



15.  

Which of the following is most consistent with hardiness, as described by Kobasa?

Note: answer choices in this exercise are randomized.

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