1) a Disorder in Which a Person Who Has Suffered a Highly Traumatic Experience Repeatedly

Name______

MULTIPLE CHOICE. Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1) A disorder in which a person who has suffered a highly traumatic experience repeatedly relives it

in all its terror is ______.

1)

A) cyclothymia B) dysthymia

C) posttraumatic stress disorder D) obsessive-compulsive disorder

2) ______is an attempt to balance our desires against the demands of the environment. 2)

A) Adjustment B) Pressure C) Coping D) Stress

3) Stress is experienced ______.

A) only in life or death situations

B) only when we are faced with pleasant situations

C) only when we are faced with unpleasant situations

D) in pleasant and unpleasant situations

4) Petty annoyances, irritations, and frustrations that arise from chronic or repeated conditions of

living are called ______.

3)

4)

A) frustrators B) life events C) hassles D) irritants

5) When we must speed up or intensify our efforts to live up to a higher standard of performance, we 5)

experience ______.

A) cognitive dissonance B) anxiety

C) pressure D) overload

6) ______occurs when a person is prevented from reaching a goal because someone or something is 6)

in the way.

A) Anxiety B) Pressure C) Frustration D) Conflict

7) Being told by your boss that you can either quit or you will be fired is an example of a(n) ______7)

conflict.

A) avoidance/avoidance B) approach/avoidance

C) double approach/avoidance D) approach/approach

8) A single goal whose attainment produces both good and bad consequences usually creates a(n) 8)

______conflict.

A) approach/avoidance B) approach/approach

C) avoidance/avoidance D) double approach/avoidance

9) Deciding on a more realistic solution or goal when an ideal solution or goal is not practical is called 9)

______.

A) withdrawal B) confrontation

C) compromise D) intellectualization

10) Refusing to acknowledge a painful or threatening reality is ______. 10)

A) projection B) rationalization C) repression D) denial

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11) Acknowledging a stressful situation directly and attempting to find a solution to the problem or 11)

attain a difficult goal is called ______.

A) compromise B) aggression C) confrontation D) sublimation

12) A supposedly mature adult reverting to childlike behavior is typical of ______. 12)

A) repression B) reaction formation

C) sublimation D) regression

13) When we attribute feelings, we do not want to have to someone else we may be ______. 13)

A) displacing B) identifying C) sublimating D) projecting

14) A form of defensive forgetting is called ______. 14)

A) repression B) denial C) projection D) sublimation

15) Avoiding a situation when other forms of coping are not practical is known as ______. 15)

A) compromise B) intellectualization

C) confrontation D) withdrawal

16) Analyzing our problems by detaching ourselves from them and talking about them as if they 16)

concerned not us, but other people, is called ______.

A) sublimation B) intellectualization

C) projection D) regression

17) People who respond to life events with impatience, hostility, competitiveness, urgency, and 17)

constant striving are said to be exhibiting a ______behavior pattern.

A) Type S B) Type T C) Type B D) Type A

18) Selye observed that the body reacts to stress in three stages he has called the ______. 18)

A) A-R-E Syndrome B) Universal Stress Response

C) Stockholm Syndrome D) general adaptation syndrome

19) When people express exaggerated emotions and ideas that are the opposite of their real emotions 19)

and ideas, they are exhibiting ______.

A) displacement B) intellectualization

C) repression D) reaction formation

20) ______heart rate and ______blood pressure are known to contribute to coronary heart disease. 20)

A) Low; low B) Low; high C) High; low D) High; high

21) People who respond to life's events with a laid-back, easygoing attitude are said to be exhibiting a 21)

______behavior pattern.

A) Type T B) Type A C) Type S D) Type B

22) Confrontation, compromise, and withdrawal are all forms of ______. 22)

A) indirect coping B) self-deception

C) direct coping D) defensive coping

Name ______Date ______

Multiple Choice

1.6.11.16.21.

2.7.12.17.22.

3.8.13.18.

4.914.19.

5.10.15. 20.

Essay (12 pts)

Poor Jackie has had a problem with her softball coach Kieth and has been kicked off the team. Name and explain Jackie’s effort to cope with this dilemma using 5 of the 9 Defense Mechanisms. ( Be sure to say how Jackie would use these with regards to Softball)