Ashford PSY301 Week 5 Weekly Review Latest 2021 February

PSY301 Social Psychology

Week 5 Weekly Review  

Question 1Millie drops and breaks her new cell phone as she stepped out of her car. She begins to think about how much she will have to pay for a new phone, whether she can retrieve all of her contacts, and how her Mom always asks her to not hold the phone while driving. According to your textbook, Millie’s experience can be considered to be a _____________ and _____________.

  stressor; a crucial issue

  stressor; a daily hassle

  daily hassle; Murphy’s Law

  daily hassle; a time to start cussing

Question 2Being laid off from a job, losing your home, or failing out of school all are examples of

  bad luck.

  poor decision making.

  stressors.

  typical life events.

 Question 3A person that is extremely stressed, and has come to believe they cannot change their situation, is experiencing

  emotionless coping.

  psychological resignation.

  learned helplessness.

  helpless debilitation.

 Question 4According to the health beliefs model, individuals have different beliefs about

  cues from their own bodies.

  benefits of changing a behavior.

  barriers to changing a behavior.

  All of these.

 Question 5The way in which a person deals with a stressor is referred to in your textbook as

  dealing.

  coping.

  surviving.

  managing.

Question 6The final stage of the general adaptation syndrome is called the ____________ stage.

  exclusion

  expulsion

  exhaustion

  exhalation

 Question 7According the Centers for Disease Control (2013), the leading causes of death in the U.S. include

  heart disease, cancer, and accidents.

  cancer, stroke, and heart disease

  accidents, pneumonia, and tuberculosis

  cancer, stroke, heart disease, and accidents

 Question 8Emotion-focused coping involves confronting and dealing head-on with the stressor.

  True

  False

 Question 9The first stage of the general adaptation syndrome is the alarm stage.

  True

  False

 Question 10Health psychology is a growing subfield in psychology. A major focus of health psychology is

  finding cures for disease.

  understanding causes of disease.

  understanding behavioral factors in health.

  working with people in the medical field.