Exam 1
Fall, 2009
1. A positive stress is known as:
a. Distress
b. Eustress
c. Imaginary
d. None of the above
4. Men and women appear to have different stress responses. Which most indicates these
differences:
a. Men tend to fight, women tend to befriend
b. Men turn to aggression, women nurture
c. Men withdraw, women engage
d. All are accurate descriptions of the gender differences
11. Which of the following statements is TRUE concerning acculturation in the United
States?
a. Immigrants who arrive as adults tend to give up their traditional practices.
b. First-generation Americans are less likely to be acculturated than their elders were
c. In the United States, many levels of acculturation exist.
d. Acculturated members of an ethnic group rarely mediate between their parents
and the health care profession.
12. The assumption that the beliefs and practices of one’s own culture are true and correct is
known as
a. Ethnocentricm
b. Ethnosensitivity
c. Acculturation
d. Beliefism
19. Research studies have shown that genes may affect human behavior. According to this
research, which of the following statements is most
true?
a. Core temperament traits are not inherited at conception.
b. Genes may affect sexual orientation.
c. There is a clear genetic role in addiction.
d. Gene variations do not cause a reaction to alcohol known as flushing syndrome,.
20. Which of the following mental disorders is known to have a genetic component?
a. bipolar disorder
b. anorexia nervosa
c. adjustment disorder
d. PTSD
21. Which of the following is NOT considered a treatment for genetic disorders?
a. Medications
b. experimental gene therapy
c. diet modification
d. genetic counseling
22. Which of the following is most strongly associated with mental health?
a. Isolation
b. Optimism
c. Intelligence
d. self-employment
23. Approximately what percentage of adults living in the United States experiences a mental
disorder in a given year?
a. fewer than 5 percent
b. about 10 percent
c. more than 25 percent
d. over 60 percent
24. This type of intelligence involves sensitivity, empathy for others, self-discipline, and
social competence.
a. Spatial
b. General
c. Emotional
d. interpersonal
27. Which of the following is one of the most important ingredients in a mentally healthy
life?
a. going to a top 10 college
b. social support
c. getting married
d. having children
28. When a person with a physiological dependence on a substance needs higher and higher
doses to achieve a high, we say that person is experiencing
a. a compulsion
b. loss of interest
c. tolerance
d. withdrawal symptoms
29. The basic premise of Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory is that people will pursue their
highest potential when
a. more basic needs are met
b. they model the behavior of other successful people
c. they can acknowledge all of their psychological faults
d. circumstances force them to do it.
34. Research has found that religious involvement and spirituality are often associated with
a. higher blood pressure
b. depression
c. enhanced immune functioning
d. transplantiosis
35. The goal of hospice is to
a. prolong a patient’s life as long as possible
b. improve the quality of a patient’s last days by providing comfort and dignity
c. provide life-long care for individuals with mental disabilities
d. offer health care to the families of terminally ill patients
36. The stress response is a series of ____________ that occur in the face of a threat.
a. trained behaviors
b. physiological changes
c. threatening images
d. irrational thoughts
38. Selye proposed the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) model to explain
a. how organisms respond physiologically to stressors
b. how different people respond differently to stress
c. the difference between good and bad stress
d. the effects of stress on our health
39. Long-term exposure to stress can damage the cardiovascular system by causing
a. sudden, dangerous increases in the heart rate
b. excessive electrical activity in heart muscle
c. chronic high blood pressure
d. heart valve malfunction
40. Which of the following personality types describes people who are impulsive, need to get
things done quickly, and live their lives on a time schedule?
a. Type A
b. Type B
c. Type C
d. Type X
41. All of the following are positive strategies for coping with post-traumatic stress disorder
EXCEPT
a. Exercising
b. maintaining a balanced lifestyle
c. practicing relaxation techniques
d. remaining silent about the traumatic event
42. ___________________ is a style of coping with stress that features a positive outlook, a
sense of commitment, and a sense of control.
a. Distorted thinking
b. Visualization
c. Hardiness
d. Realism
44. One sign that a family copes well with stresses is that it
a. observes celebrations and rituals
b. demonstrates lots of conflict
c. rarely spends time together
d. has abundant wealth
45. ______________ is (are) positive thoughts that one can write down or say to oneself to
balance negative thoughts.
a. Affirmations
b. Distortions
c. Biofeedback
d. Achievements
50. Wellness:
a. Exists on a continuum
b. Is difficult to define, as it varies from person to person
c. Is rarely attained to its fullest extent
d. All of the above are true