TRUE OR FALSE? - Cognitive appraisal refers to the way an individual interprets a situation. It can affect how stressful that situation is for the individual.
2. Which ONE of the following factors related to an individual's appraisal of an event does NOT influence how stressful it will be?
a. CHRONICITY
b. DESIRABILITY
c. CONTROLLABILITY
d. AMBIGUITY
3. Oxytocin is associated with which of the following prosocial behaviors? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY.
a. Attachment
b. Generosity
c. Empathy
d. Love
4. TRUE OR FALSE? - Social support can lessen the severity of the symptoms of Multiple Sclerosis or MS.
5. The following psychosocial stressors have been linked to heart disease. (Select ALL that apply.)
a. Job-related stress
b. Marital conflict
c. Caregiving
d. Excessive athletic training
6. TRUE OR FALSE? - Compared to Type B personalities, Type A personalities tend to be more calm, less emotional, and more tolerant of mistakes. Type A personalities are at lower risk of cardiovascular disease compared to Type B personalities.
7. Which Type A personality characteristic has the greatest likelihood of increasing an individual's risk for developing chronic heart disease?
a. Chronic impatience
b. Drive/motivation to attain high levels of achievement
c. Chronic levels of anger and hostility
d. Workaholism
8. TRUE OR FALSE? - About 10 percent of all women will experience workplace-related sexual harassment in their lifetimes.
9. TRUE OR FALSE? - The trend is for women in higher-status jobs to experience more harassment than those in lower-status jobs and for men in lower-status jobs to experience more harassment than those in higher-status jobs.
10. The following interventions can lessen the stress caused by role ambiguity. (Select ALL that apply.)
a. Provide a clear job description.
b. Restrict the flow of information about the role.
c. Improve the predictability of what is expected of the employee.
d. Increase colleagues' understanding of each other's job responsibilities.