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21. Which of the following is true about the general adaptation syndrome?
A. In the mobilization stage, people use a variety of means to cope with the stressor—sometimes successfully but at a cost of some degree of physical or psychological well-being.
B. In the alarm stage, the sympathetic nervous system becomes weak due to the sudden onset of stress.
C. The first stage of the general adaptation syndrome is known as the alarm and mobilization stage.
D. If exhaustion is inadequate, people enter the resistance stage to cope with stress.
22. During the _____ stage of the general adaptation syndrome, the body is actively fighting the stressor on a biological level.
A. exhaustion
B. resistance
C. alarm
D. mobilization
23. People enter the last stage of the general adaptation syndrome, exhaustion, when:
A. resistance is inadequate.
B. they just become aware of the presence of a stressor.
C. their sympathetic nervous system starts to become energized.
D. they attempt to cope with the stressor.
24. At which stage of Selye’s general adaptation model (GAS) are individuals the most likely to show negative consequences of stress?
A. Exhaustion
B. Resistance
C. Alarm
D. Mobilization
25. Which stage of the general adaptation syndrome model is correctly matched with an example?
A. Alarm—drinking coffee and energy drinks to stay up late each night, writing that political science paper
B. Resistance—realizing that a major term paper is due in 2 weeks in your political science course
C. Exhaustion—coming down with a bad cold the day after you hand in that political science paper
D. Alarm—visiting the library daily to do reference and research work to write that political science paper
26. Which of the following is true of the exhaustion stage of the general adaptation syndrome?
A. During exhaustion, the sympathetic nervous system becomes energized, which helps a person cope initially with the stressor.
B. During the exhaustion stage, a person’s ability to fight the stressor is highest.
C. In some cases, exhaustion allows people to escape a stressor.
D. During the exhaustion stage, the body is actively fighting the stressor on a biological level.
27. Some health psychologists have criticized the general adaptation syndrome because:
A. it suggests that one’s physiological reaction to stress is rapidly changing, which may not be true.
B. it does not take into account how an individual interprets or appraises a stressful event.
C. they believe people’s biological responses are not specific to the way they appraise a stressful event.
D. they believe that the physiological response to stress follows the same set pattern regardless of the cause of stress.
28. Stress may impair our production of disease-fighting white blood cells called:
A. leukocytes.
B. lymphocytes.
C. monocytes.
D. hemocytes.
29. Efforts to control, reduce, or learn to tolerate the threats that lead to stress are termed:
A. coping.
B. adaptation.
C. resistance.
D. reactance.
30. Eve was stressed as she had got transferred to Italy. She decided to look at the brighter side of her relocation by telling herself that it will be a new experience, that she will be able to meet different people, and see new places. Eve is observing _____ coping.
A. emotion-focused
B. proactive
C. avoidant
D. defensive
