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21. Which of the following true about the Holmes and Rahe : 1201800
21. Which of the following is true about the Holmes and Rahe Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS)?
A. A person’s score depends on how long-lasting the results of a stressful event were.
B. A person’s score depends on how he or she interprets a particular catastrophic event.
C. The SRRS measures only chronic stressors.
D. Persons are assessed based on the number and severity of life-changing events they have experienced.
22. Max has recently experienced a divorce, a jail term, and the loss of a job. According to the Social Readjustment Rating Scale, Max has accumulated a lot of _____.
A. life-change units
B. diathesis-stress
C. daily hassles
D. stress mediators
23. While taking a stress test, Bernadette is asked how positive or negative certain events were for her. She is also given the opportunity to write in and rate any stressors that are not asked about on the test. Bernadette is most likely taking the
A. Life Experiences Survey.
B. Daily Hassles and Uplifts Scale.
C. Thematic Apperception Test.
D. Social Readjustment Rating Scale.
24. Martin works at a stress clinic, and he is creating a new “Stressbusters” program. He is looking for an assessment that will allow participants to reflect on the meaning of their stressful experiences, especially as they relate to their cultural and religious backgrounds. You tell Martin to consider
A. the Social Readjustment Rating Scale.
B. Prochaska’s Behavioral Model.
C. the General Adaptation Scale.
D. the Life Experiences Survey.
25. The main difference between the Social Readjustment Rating Scale and the Life Experiences Survey is that the Life Experiences Survey
A. is based on the general adaptation syndrome.
B. does not ask about coping methods.
C. measures the respondents’ perceptions.
D. also measures health change behaviors.
26. Breaking out in hives every time you have to speak in front of a group is what kind of stress response?
A. Physical
B. Cognitive
C. Psychological
D. Behavioral
27. Selye’s general adaptation syndrome is a model outlining a primarily _____ response to stress.
A. psychological
B. physical
C. cognitive
D. emotional
28. Judith is waiting to meet her date in the lobby. “Oh, great,” she thinks. “My heart is racing and my hands are cold and sweaty—that’ll really impress him.” Judith is experiencing the _____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome.
A. alarm reaction
B. excitement
C. exhaustion
D. resistance
29. Cheranita is experiencing the first stage of the general adaptation syndrome. An environmental stressor has triggered a process in her brain in which the _____ activates the sympathetic branch of the _____ nervous system, which stimulates the adrenal gland, which secretes adrenaline.
A. hypothalamus; autonomic
B. medulla; somatic
C. hypothalamus; somatic
D. medulla; autonomic
30. Kylie was unexpectedly fired from her job at the bookstore. According to the general adaptation syndrome, Kylie is in the alarm reaction stage if
A. her body settles in to resist the stressor on a long-term basis.
B. the changes occurring in her body are similar to those of the fight-or-flight reaction.
C. her body’s immune system has become suppressed.
D. endorphins are no longer being released into her bloodstream.