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Topic 0: Stress and Adjustment Disorders

Practice Test

Practice Test

This activity contains 15 questions.

	A funeral can best be described as a ________ that causes ___________.   eustress; stressor eustress; distress stressor; distress stressor; eustress

	Which of the following is not one of the basic categories of events that cause stress?   conflicts assessments frustrations pressures

	Which of the following describes a crisis?   A life change that rates more than 100 LCUs. When one must resort to defense-oriented coping. A negative event that causes distress. A time when one is not able to effectively cope with a stressor.

	Which of the following is more important in determining the effect of a stressor?   How much control one has. How much control one feels they have. One's level of social support. Whether or not the stressor was expected.

	Which of the following would a task-oriented approach to dealing with concern about an exam?   Finding someone to cheat off of. Studying for another class. Oversleeping and missing the exam. Going to the movies.

	What did Selye do?   He studied the effects of stress on immune function. He explained why zebras do not get ulcers. He was the first to describe the effects of activation of the sympathetic nervous system on the mind and body. He described the body's response to stress.

	Which of the following is an effect of decreased immune function?   Increased blood pressure. Increased risk of autoimmune illnesses. Increased susceptibility to disease. Decreased activation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal system.

	Which of the following is NOT a likely cause of an adjustment disorder?   job loss childbirth rape divorce.

	Which of the following accounts for about one-third of the PTSD cases seen in the community?   Death of a loved one. Environmental disasters. Childhood abuse. Spousal abuse.

	What is "combat exhaustion" known as today?   Acute stress disorder Generalized anxiety disorder PTSD Chronic fatigue syndrome

	What is stress-inoculation training?   A procedure for decreasing the incidence of PTSD in those identified as being at risk. A cognitive-behavioral approach that prepares people for a crisis by changing how they think about the anticipated event. A treatment for PTSD. A form of short-term crisis therapy often used after a natural disaster.

	What is the purpose of a post-disaster debriefing session?   To share experiences To identify those in need of additional psychological services To aid victims in seeing beyond the present situation To decrease the intensity of the immediate crisis

	Which of the following is an example of a conflict?   Negative comments made by a spouse. Lack of job fulfillment. Losing a job. Deciding between two career options.

	In what way is the Impact of Events Scale better than the Social Readjustment Rating Scale?   It recognizes that both positive and negative events can lead to stress reactions. It does not try to quantify stress. It does not view death of a spouse as the most stressful event. It assesses how one is coping with a particular stressor.

	Which of the following neurotransmitters is NOT involved in activation of the sympathetic nervous system?   serotonin adrenalin norepinephrine dopamine

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