Question :
21.Which of the following definitions best describes frustration?
A)A state of : 1231097
21.Which of the following definitions best describes frustration?
A)A state of tension resulting from the presence of multiple competing goals
B)A negative emotional state that results when efforts to pursue a goal are blocked
C)Pressure or demands placed upon an organism
D)An internal state of psychological or physical pain
E)The accumulation of multiple daily hassles
22.Eduardo is stressed because he aspires to join the full-time faculty at a local university, but the university will only hire him as a temporary instructor because he lacks a Ph.D. In Eduardo’s case, the source of stress is
A)conflict.
B)stress.
C)distress.
D)frustration.
E)anxiety.
23.Shandra experiences tension because she has two competing goals that must both be resolved. Psychologists use the term _____ to describe Shandra’s source of stress.
A)conflict
B)frustration
C)aggression
D)anxiety
E)distress
24.Psychologists have identified ______ types of conflict, and they are called ______.
A)3; stressors, hassles, and life events
B)3; alarm, resistance, and exhaustion
C)2; frustration and aggression
D)2; burnout and pessimism
E)4; approach-approach, avoidance-avoidance, approach-avoidance, and multiple approach-avoidance
25.Pauline would like to be a full-time college student. However, she also would like to work full-time. She is a single mother and would prefer to not have her child in day care. The state of tension that Pauline feels is most accurately labeled
A)frustration.
B)aggression.
C)conflict.
D)neurosis.
E)acculturative stress.
26.Which type of conflict is generally considered the least stressful?
A)approach-avoidance
B)avoidance-avoidance
C)approach-approach
D)multiple approach-avoidance
E)multiple approach-approach
27.Which type of conflict will most likely cause feelings of ambivalence?
A)approach-approach
B)frustration
C)avoidance-avoidance
D)distress
E)approach-avoidance
28.Emilio arrives at the movie theater planning to see a new thriller. When he gets there, he is surprised to see that a new comedy that he has wanted to see is also playing. Based on this description, which type of conflict is he most likely experiencing?
A)approach-avoidance
B)avoidance-avoidance
C)approach-approach
D)multiple approach-avoidance
E)multiple approach-approach
29.An approach-avoidance conflict is when someone faces
A)a goal that is simultaneously attractive yet unpleasant.
B)a goal with multiple unpleasant qualities.
C)two equally attractive goals that are mutually exclusive.
D)two equally unpleasant goals.
E)two or more goals, each of which is simultaneously attractive yet unpleasant.
30.Antonio is faced with a multiple approach-avoidance conflict. This means Antonio is facing
A)a goal that is simultaneously attractive yet unpleasant.
B)two equally attractive goals that are mutually exclusive.
C)two equally unpleasant goals.
D)two or more goals, each of which is simultaneously attractive yet unpleasant.
E)two equally pleasant goals.
