Chapter 10 Juggling: Stress, Money, Family, and Work Answer Key
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Which of the following is not one of the three main types of stressors?
A. personal stressors
B. cataclysmic events
C. irrational stressors
D. daily hassles
The three main types of stressors are cataclysmic events, personal stressors, and daily hassles.
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Blooms: Remember
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Learning Objective: 10-1 Explain what stress is and how to control it.
Topic: Stress Management
2. What are the efforts to control, reduce, or tolerate threats that lead to stress?
A. visualization
B. coping
C. relaxation
D. meditation
According to the text, coping is the effort to control, reduce, or tolerate threats that lead to stress. It can help you ward off stress and actively deal with it.
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Learning Objective: 10-1 Explain what stress is and how to control it.
Topic: Stress Management
3. What can virtually any event, good or bad, cause if it presents you with a challenge?
A. illness
B. stress
C. a poor attitude
D. an increased heart rate
Virtually any event, good or bad, can cause stress if it presents you with a challenge. It is important to take steps to control, reduce, or tolerate stress.
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Learning Objective: 10-1 Explain what stress is and how to control it.
Topic: Living with Stress
4. Stress is
A. sudden, powerful events that occur quickly and affect many people simultaneously.
B. the physical and emotional response to events that threaten or challenge us.
C. major life events that produce a negative physical and psychological reaction.
D. the minor irritants of life that don’t affect us too much.
The challenge stimulation of this revved-up response is called a stressor. Stressors can range from a first date to losing your history notes.
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Learning Objective: 10-1 Explain what stress is and how to control it.
Topic: Stress Management
5. A cataclysmic event is a
A. sudden, powerful event that occurs quickly and affects many people simultaneously.
B. physical and emotional response to events that threaten or challenge us.
C. major life event that produces a negative physical and psychological reaction.
D. minor irritant of life that doesn’t affect us too much.
Tornadoes, hurricanes, and plane crashes are examples of cataclysmic events.
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Learning Objective: 10-1 Explain what stress is and how to control it.
Topic: Stress Management
6. A personal stressor is a
A. sudden, powerful event that occurs quickly and affects many people simultaneously.
B. physical and emotional response to events that threaten or challenge us.
C. major life event that produces a negative physical and psychological reaction.
D. minor irritant of life that doesn’t affect us too much.
Failing a course, losing a job, and ending a relationship are all examples of personal stressors.
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Blooms: Remember
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Learning Objective: 10-1 Explain what stress is and how to control it.
Topic: Stress Management
7. A daily hassle is a
A. sudden, powerful event that occurs quickly and affects many people simultaneously.
B. physical and emotional response to events that threaten or challenge us.
C. major life event that produces a negative physical and psychological reaction.
D. minor irritant of life that doesn’t affect us too much.
Waiting in a traffic jam, receiving a bill filled with mistakes, and being interrupted by construction noise while trying to study are examples of daily hassles.
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Learning Objective: 10-1 Explain what stress is and how to control it.
Topic: Stress Management
8. Taking charge of the situation and meditating are examples of
A. sources of stress.
B. effective coping strategies for stress.
C. keeping your commitments.
D. progressive relaxation.
Talking to your friends and family can also help you tolerate stress more effectively.
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Learning Objective: 10-1 Explain what stress is and how to control it.
Topic: Stress Management
9. Of the four scenarios below, which could be best defined as a personal stressor?
A. Dave’s family home suffers moderate damage during an earthquake.
B. Jenn’s pencil breaks during an exam.
C. Dan’s sister, who lives out of state, gives birth to premature twins.
D. Jasmine breaks up with her boyfriend during her first year in college.
Positive events such as getting married or starting a new job can also act as a personal stressor.
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Blooms: Remember
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Learning Objective: 10-1 Explain what stress is and how to control it.
Topic: Stress Management
10. A stress-related illness is
A. always triggered by personal or intimate relationships that go sour.
B. completely avoidable if one exercises regularly and eats right.
C. primarily a psychological problem, best treated with antidepressants or other such medications.
D. more likely to affect a student if he/she has experienced a number of stressors in the past year.
Surveys have found that the greater number of stressful events a person experiences over the course of a year, the more likely it is that he or she will have a major illness.
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Blooms: Remember
Difficulty: 1 Easy
Learning Objective: 10-1 Explain what stress is and how to control it.
Topic: Stress Management
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