Chapter 3 Quiz
L. MILKE
Health 11
1. In “flight-or-fight,” the main physiological changes are triggered by
A. the muscular system.
C. the skeletal system.
B. the nervous system.
D. the digestive system.
2. The ability of the body to maintain a constant physiological state is called
A. biofeedback.
C. homeostasis
B. autogenic adaptation
D. progressive relaxation
3. The stress response begins with
A. adaptation to the stressor.
B. exposure to the stressor.
C. identification of the stressor.
D. physical symptoms of stress.
4. Individuals who are highly competitive, strive intensely for achievement, show a high level
of drive, and are at greater risk for heart attack are said to have
A. Type B personalities.
C. Gamma temperaments.
B. Type A personalities.
D. Alpha temperaments.
5. Which of the following would be an example of eustress?
A.
B.
C.
D.
Falling off a cliff
Being involved in an automobile accident
Suffering life-threatening illness
None of the above
6. Thinking up acceptable reasons to justify irrational behavior is know as
A. displacement.
B. compensation.
C. fantasy.
D. rationalization.
E. projection.
7. Reverting back to forms of behavior demonstrated at an earlier age refers to
A. regression.
B. rationalization.
C. projection
D. displacement
E. compensation
8. Expressing angry feelings toward innocent victims, such as spouse, children, or pets, is an
example of
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
denial of reality.
compensation.
projection.
regression.
displacement.
9. Stress is a
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
specific response of the body to internal demands.
specific mental response.
nonspecific emotional response.
nonspecific response of the body to any demand made upon it.
health-damaging or destructive body response.
10. Selye’s description of the body response to stress is know as
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
eustress cycle.
distress syndrome.
alarm response.
psychosomatic disease.
general adaptation syndrome.
11. The stage of the general adaptation syndrome at which the body attempts to adapt to the
imbalance caused by a stressor is known as
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
alarm.
resistance
exhaustion
depression
rehabilitation
12. The three stages of the general adaptation syndrome are
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
alarm, resistance, and exhaustion.
alarm, fatigue, and rehabilitation.
alarm, resistance, and rehabilitation.
alarm, fatigue, and excitement.
Type A, Type B, and Type C behavioral response.
13. Disease is probable outcome during which stage of the general adaptation syndrome?
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
Reflex
Alarm
Resistance
Exhaustion
Recovery
14. The fight-or flight response is characteristic of the stage of the stress response referred to as
the
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
alarm stage.
Exhaustion stage.
Debilitating stage.
Resistance stage.
General adaptation stage.
15. Diseases that are psychological in origin and directly related to stress are referred to as
A.
B.
C.
D.
E.
psychosomatic
psychomotor
psychiatric
biochemical
cerebrovascular
True/ false
16. T
F
Exercise is one of the poorest forms of relaxation because it activates/ energizes too
parts of the body.
17. T
F
The fight-or flight response originally served a valuable role as a human survival
mechanism.
18. T
F
The stress reaction within the body involves both a voluntary and involuntary
response.
19. T
F
Time management is an example of a way to manage external stressors.
20. T
F
Stress means different things to different people.