Biology Test with Answers

Question 1
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|The rates of PTSD would most likely be:Answer|||||
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|Correct Answer:|higher in victims of terrorist attacks.||||
Question 2
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|Released from the adrenal glands, __________ is a steroid that causes glucose to move to the muscles; but, at high levels, this steroid will slow the immune system.Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|cortisol|||||
|Correct Answer:|cortisol|||||
Question 3
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|__________ is a state of physical and emotional exhaustion that includes a hopeless feeling, chronic fatigue, and low energy.Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|Burnout|||||
|Correct Answer:|Burnout|||||
Question 4
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|The possible link between emotional stress and heart attacks involves the stress hormones causing the: Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|blood to clot more rapidly. |||||
|Correct Answer:|blood to clot more rapidly. |||||
Question 5
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|Which of the following is NOT one of the typical symptoms of a post-traumatic stress disorder?Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|under-arousal, resulting in excessive sleepiness and a delayed startle response||||
|Correct Answer:|under-arousal, resulting in excessive sleepiness and a delayed startle response||||
Question 6
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|_____________ is Lazarus’ term for individuals’ interpretation of the events in their lives as harmful, threatening, or challenging and their determination of whether they have the resources to effectively cope with events.Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|Cognitive appraisal|||||
|Correct Answer:|Cognitive appraisal|||||
Question 7
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|In the _______ stage of the general adaptation syndrome, the body is able to adapt to the continued presence of the stressor, the hormones that reduce inflammation circulate at high levels, and the immune system fights off infection.Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|resistance|||||
|Correct Answer:|resistance|||||
Question 8
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|_________________ is the scientific field that explores connections among psychological factors, the nervous system, and the immune system.Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|Psychoneuroimmunology|||||
|Correct Answer:|Psychoneuroimmunology|||||
Question 9
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|The general adaptation syndrome was developed by ___________ to describe the commoneffects on the body when stressors persist.Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|Hans Selye|||||
|Correct Answer:|Hans Selye|||||
Question 10
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|When people move into the larger culture but maintain many aspects of their distinctive cultural identity, the people have adapted to the new culture through:Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|integration.|||||
|Correct Answer:|integration.|||||
Question 11
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|The two types of proactive coping include:Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|reactive coping and preventative coping.||||
|Correct Answer:|anticipatory coping and preventative coping.||||
Question 12
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|When Alex did not win the spelling bee, his family and friends assured Alex that they loved him and were very proud of him being one of the top five “spellers” in the city. Alex’s family and friends are providing which aspect of social support?Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|cognitive restructuring.|||||
|Correct Answer:|emotional support.|||||
Question 13
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|Carol is the only one in her group who does not smoke. Although she is teased by her friends for being a “goody two-shoes,” she continues not to smoke and deals with the teasing by thinking about how she is going to have “goody two lungs” when she gets older. Carol’s reinterpretation of the situation would be considered:Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|emotion-focused coping.|||||
|Correct Answer:|meaning-making coping.|||||
Question 14
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|Marian has three term papers and two projects to complete this semester. She thinks back to a previous semester when she had so many written reports to complete and remembers that she was able to do it. Marian is feeling better because she used:Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|active-cognitive coping strategies.||||
|Correct Answer:|active-cognitive coping strategies.||||
Question 15
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|_____________ is the ability to modify coping strategies to match the demands of the situation. Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|Coping flexibility|||||
|Correct Answer:|Coping flexibility|||||
Question 16
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|The process of __________ focuses on modifying the thoughts, ideas, and beliefs that maintain our problems. Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|cognitive restructuring|||||
|Correct Answer:|cognitive restructuring|||||
Question 17
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|People with low self-esteem are more likely to:Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|possess negative self-illusions.|||||
|Correct Answer:|possess negative self-illusions.|||||
Question 18
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|A well-designed program aimed at increasing self-control always includes:Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|self-talk.|||||
|Correct Answer:|self-talk.|||||
Question 19
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|Coping is defined as: Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|expending effort to master stress.||||
|Correct Answer:|expending effort to master stress.||||
Question 20
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|According to correlational research, people who participate in more diverse social networks: Answer|||||
|Selected Answer:|coped more poorly with stress and tended to depend more on others than those with less diverse social ties. ||||
|Correct Answer:|lived longer than the people with less diverse social ties.||||