Question 1

Research on stressful life events indicates that

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A)   those who live a relatively peaceful,monastic life actually suffer a higher-than-average rate of heart attacks.
B)   widowed people are at an increased risk of death in the week following their partner's death.
C)   survivors of a natural disaster are immunized against stress and have fewer long-term health problems.
D)   all of these statements are true.

Question 2

An overactive immune system puts women at higher risk of ________ than men.

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A)   high blood pressure
B)   stomach cancer
C)   lupus
D)   AIDS

Question 3

Cancer-producing substances are called

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A)   carcinogens.
B)   lupus.
C)   multiple sclerosis.
D)   arthritis.

Question 4

Researchers have found that certain factors are related to happiness.One of these is that happy people tend to

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A)   be well educated.
B)   experience an external locus of control.
C)   have a satisfying marriage or close friendship.
D)   be physically attractive.

Question 5

Walter Cannon observed that a variety of stressors trigger activation of the sympathetic nervous system,which prepares the body for

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A)   decreased respiration.
B)   lowered blood sugar levels.
C)   a fight-or-flight reaction.
D)   an increase in the production of lymphocytes.

Question 6

Compared to those with an external locus of control,people who perceive an internal locus of control are more likely to

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A)   be shy personalities.
B)   suffer high blood pressure.
C)   conform to social pressure.
D)   cope effectively with stress.

Question 7

People who laugh a lot have exhibited a lower incidence of

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A)   cancer.
B)   emotion-focused coping.
C)   heart disease.
D)   problem-focused coping.

Question 8

Rats that received electric shocks were unlikely to develop ulcers if the

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A)   shocks were systematically associated with the delivery of appetizing food.
B)   shocks were quickly terminated by the experimenter.
C)   rats could control the termination of the shocks.
D)   shocks became a routine part of the rats' daily life.

Question 9

People with AIDS are most likely to suffer from

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A)   elevated oxytocin levels.
B)   reduced lymphocyte levels.
C)   elevated serotonin levels.
D)   reduced cortisol levels.

Question 10

Level of happiness tends to fluctuate around

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A)   a happiness set point.
B)   predictable levels.
C)   heritable levels.
D)   relative deprivation.

Question 11

Which of the following is true regarding social support and culture?

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A)   Social support is related to increased happiness and health in individualist cultures but not in collectivist cultures.
B)   Social support is related to increased happiness and health in collectivist cultures but not in individualist cultures.
C)   Social support is related to increased happiness and health in both individualist and collectivist cultures.
D)   Social support is related to decreased happiness and health in both individualist and collectivist cultures.

Question 12

Which of the following is NOT a self-attacking disease that may be caused by an overreacting immune system?

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A)   carcinogens
B)   lupus
C)   multiple sclerosis
D)   arthritis

Question 13

Winston has a very negative academic self-concept because most of his classmates are more academically advanced than he is.Winston's experience best illustrates

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A)   the adaptation-level phenomenon.
B)   the concept of flow.
C)   relative deprivation.
D)   an internal locus of control.

Question 14

Research on the experience of flow suggests that people experience the most happiness when they are

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A)   eating.
B)   daydreaming.
C)   highly self-aware.
D)   absorbed in challenging activities.

Question 15

Resisting the temptation to eat chocolate chip cookies led research participants to subsequently give up sooner than normal on efforts to complete a tedious task.This illustrated that self-control momentarily weakens following

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A)   the exercise of willpower.
B)   relative deprivation.
C)   an external locus of control.
D)   mindfulness meditation.

Question 16

Former prisoners of war were observed to experience a shortening of telomeres indicative of

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A)   lung cancer.
B)   heart disease.
C)   a shorter life span.
D)   an increased production of NK cells.

Question 17

Anger is the toxic core of the

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A)   fight-or-flight reaction.
B)   Type A personality.
C)   immune system's underreaction.
D)   Type B personality.

Question 18

What is subjective well-being?

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A)   empathy
B)   relative deprivation
C)   life satisfaction
D)   emotion-focused coping

Question 19

Don experiences persistent stress because he has lost his job and his marriage is failing.His high level of stress is most likely to place him at a higher risk for

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A)   allergies.
B)   arthritis.
C)   multiple sclerosis.
D)   high blood pressure.

Question 20

Personal control is defined as

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A)   the passive resignation a person learns when unable to avoid repeated aversive events.
B)   the ability to control impulses and delay short-term gratification.
C)   our sense of controlling our environment rather than feeling helpless.
D)   an attempt to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to our stress reaction.

Exam 11: Stress, Health, and Human Flourishing

Researchers have found that certain factors are related to happiness.One of these is that happy people tend to

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An overactive immune system puts women at higher risk of ________ than men.

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Cancer-producing substances are called

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Compared to those with an external locus of control,people who perceive an internal locus of control are more likely to

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Research on stressful life events indicates that

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People who laugh a lot have exhibited a lower incidence of

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Anger is the toxic core of the

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Rats that received electric shocks were unlikely to develop ulcers if the

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Winston has a very negative academic self-concept because most of his classmates are more academically advanced than he is.Winston's experience best illustrates

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People with AIDS are most likely to suffer from

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Level of happiness tends to fluctuate around

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Walter Cannon observed that a variety of stressors trigger activation of the sympathetic nervous system,which prepares the body for

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Which of the following is NOT a self-attacking disease that may be caused by an overreacting immune system?

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Resisting the temptation to eat chocolate chip cookies led research participants to subsequently give up sooner than normal on efforts to complete a tedious task.This illustrated that self-control momentarily weakens following

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Research on the experience of flow suggests that people experience the most happiness when they are

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