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11. Johann has had a very stressful day. He woke up : 1201799
11. Johann has had a very stressful day. He woke up because of a truck that was loudly honking outside his house. While preparing his files, he got a deep paper cut in his finger. At work, his boss told him that he was fired. And when Johann returned to his car, he was physically assaulted by a stranger. Which of his experiences would best be classified as catastrophic?
A. Getting a deep paper cut in his finger
B. Being physically assaulted by a stranger
C. Hearing the loudly honking truck
D. Being fired by his boss
12. Jake was injured and his house was destroyed when a tornado ripped through his town. In this example, Jake has experienced a
A. chronic stressor.
B. daily hassle.
C. life change or strain.
D. catastrophic event.
13. Julia’s parents have been fighting for months, and now they are filing for divorce. Julia will have to pick which parent to live with after the divorce. Julia is facing which type of psychological stressor?
A. Catastrophic event
B. Life change or strain
C. Chronic stress
D. Daily hassle
14. Which of the following is the best example of a life change or strain?
A. Amy leaves her car unattended for a moment and returns to find it towed.
B. Betsy has trouble sleeping at night because her neighbors always play their stereo loudly.
C. Carmen has just been fired from her job, and she must find a new one.
D. Debbie crashes her motorcycle and is badly injured.
15. Doug lives in the residence halls and has a hard time studying because the people next door play loud music every night. The noise is an example of
A. life strains.
B. chronic stress.
C. burnout.
D. a catastrophic event.
16. Which of the following is the best example of a chronic stressor?
A. Amy is attacked by a stray dog while jogging.
B. Ben’s car runs out of gas on the way to work.
C. Celina has been unable to find employment for six months.
D. Drew is robbed after making a withdrawal at an ATM.
17. Ragu turns off his alarm clock in his sleep, and this causes him to wake up late for work. He quickly showers and then jumps into his car, only to find that the car won’t start. Once he manages to get to work, he spills coffee on an important document. Ragu is experiencing
A. chronic stressors.
B. daily hassles.
C. life changes and strains.
D. catastrophic events.
18. Which of the following stressors would not be classified as a daily hassle?
A. Waiting in line for twenty minutes at the checkout of a grocery store
B. Running out of gas while driving home from work
C. Moving to a city far away from family and friends
D. Being unable to find a phone to make an important call
19. Holmes and Rahe’s Social Readjustment Rating Scale is based on the assumption that
A. conflict is the number-one cause of stress.
B. pressure situations are less stressful than frustrating situations.
C. any change in life can be stressful.
D. marriage is the most stressful life event for most people.
20. The Holmes and Rahe Social Readjustment Scale is based on the idea that events are stressful according to the degree of _____ they involve.
A. pressure
B. hostility
C. conflict
D. change
