This document provides a study plan and questions for Devry PSYC 110 Week 6 Chapter 11. It covers topics like stress, coping mechanisms, cognitive appraisal theory, general adaptation syndrome, and the relationship between stress and health outcomes. The document contains 20 multiple choice questions testing understanding of concepts from the chapter like the three stages of the general adaptation syndrome, cognitive appraisal, personality types, and links between stress and conditions like heart disease.

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1) According to psychologist Richard Lazarus, the
cognitive-mediational theory suggests that:
2) During the ___________ stage of the general
adaptation syndrome, the adrenal glands release
hormones that increase heart rate, blood pressure,
and the supply of blood sugar.
3) A person dealing with acculturative stress by
choosing to maintain a sense of the original
culture's identity while also trying to form a
positive relationship with members of the
majority culture is using the ________ method.

2. 4) According to the general adaptation syndrome,
when a body first reacts to a stressor during the
alarm stage, the body activates the ___________
system, causing increase in heart rate, blood
pressure, and supply of blood sugar.
5) Endocrinologist Hans Selye's three stages of the
body's physiological reaction to stress are called
the:
6) Stress has been linked to heart disease in part
because the __________ is not activated when the
sympathetic nervous system is aroused, and
therefore it does not clear the fat and cholesterol
from the blood stream, leading to clogged arteries.
7) The phases of the general adaptation syndrome
are alarm, resistance, and:
8) Two economically-based social factors
discussed in the text that create stressful living
conditions are poverty and:
9) According to Lazarus's cognitive appraisal
approach, the first step in appraising a stressor is
called _______ appraisal.
10) Which of the following activities is associated
with a rise in immune system functioning?

3. 11) When Ravi found out that he didn't get a high
enough grade on his final for an A in his
psychology course, he experienced stress from:
12) Which of the following describes a person with
a Type C personality?
13) More than anything else, Kendra wants to be
the lead singer in a rock band and become famous.
However, during her singing lessons, her music
teacher told her that her voice is flat and she has
no future as a singer. This is an example of:
14) Religion is associated with all of the following
EXCEPT:
15) Which of the following is NOT true regarding
optimists?
16) Howard was upset that he got a B in Biology,
but he felt better knowing that he had improved
over his previous grade and that he could work
hard to get an A on the next exam. Howard was
using __________ to help himself feel better.
17) Claire's boss scolded her in front of her
coworkers in a meeting. When she got home, she
started a fight with her roommate. What form of

4. coping with this frustration did Claire
demonstrate?
18) If Tom has been adapting to a stressor and is
now experiencing fatigue due to prolonged muscle
tension, according to psychologist Selye, Tom is in
the ______stage.
19) Stress has been shown to:
20) __________ strategies are actions people can take
to master, t