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Q: South Africa experienced xenophobic
attacks and this led to some people eeing the
country. This is an example of a
_______________ stressor
1 community
2 universal
3 micro
4 personal
Q: A certain degree of stress is normal in our
lives. Response speci city refers to
1 the general way in which people react to
stress
2 learned behaviours of individuals that live
in adverse conditions for a prolonged period
3 unique way individuals respond to stress
that adversely affects their health
4 increased levels of arousal experienced in
the presence of speci c stimuli
Q: During which phase of the General
Adaption Syndrome (GAS) of the stress
process does a person come physically ill
due to prolonged exposure to the stressor?
1 Reaction phase
2 Resistance Phase
3 Exhaustion Phase
4 Alarm and mobilisation phase
Q: Two people who perform the same job
may experience stress differently. One
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person thinks that work is stressful while the
other does not. How can this be explained?
1 people use different coping strategies
2 one person may view work as a personal
event and other see it as a micro event
3 personality plays a role in whether or not
someone see work as threatening or
challenging 4 all of the above
Q:Which of the following options about
burnout is incorrect?
1 Burnout arises from prolonged exposure to
stress
2 The development of burnout is rapid
and easy to identify
3 burnout is also associated with decreased
levels of performance
4 Burnout leads to feelings of alienation and
emptiness
Q:The Contextual Stress Model is based on
four assumptions which one of the
assumptions is incorrect?
1 The process of perception is important in
the contextualisation of events
2 communities share beliefs and meanings in
terms of the interpretation of events
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3 Events do not have universal
meaning independent of the situation in
which it occurs 4 There is a pattern in
the way people react to stress,
regardless of the nature of the
stressor
Q:Which of the following statements is
correct about the relationship between stress
and disease?
1 Stress directly causes disease
2 stress is the only cause fro psychosomatic
disease
3 chronic and acute
stress act as a
catalyst for disease
4 there is no
relationship between
stress and disease
Q: The General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
of the stress process refers to . . .
1. the appraisal of our ability to cope in a
stressful situation
2. the common pattern in which people
react to stress
3. the contextualisation of the stress process
4. the use of unconscious processes to deal
with a stressful situation
Q: John read in the newspaper that the
economic recession is hitting many
countries and companies are
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Q: South Africa experienced xenophobic
attacks and this led to some people eeing the
country. This is an example of a
_______________ stressor
1 community
2 universal
3 micro
4 personal
Q: A certain degree of stress is normal in our
lives. Response speci city refers to
1 the general way in which people react to
stress
2 learned behaviours of individuals that live
in adverse conditions for a prolonged period
3 unique way individuals respond to stress
that adversely affects their health
4 increased levels of arousal experienced in
the presence of speci c stimuli
Q: During which phase of the General
Adaption Syndrome (GAS) of the stress
process does a person come physically ill
due to prolonged exposure to the stressor?
1 Reaction phase
2 Resistance Phase
3 Exhaustion Phase
4 Alarm and mobilisation phase
Q: Two people who perform the same job
may experience stress differently. One
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person thinks that work is stressful while the
other does not. How can this be explained?
1 people use different coping strategies
2 one person may view work as a personal
event and other see it as a micro event
3 personality plays a role in whether or not
someone see work as threatening or
challenging 4 all of the above
Q:Which of the following options about
burnout is incorrect?
1 Burnout arises from prolonged exposure to
stress
2 The development of burnout is rapid
and easy to identify
3 burnout is also associated with decreased
levels of performance
4 Burnout leads to feelings of alienation and
emptiness
Q:The Contextual Stress Model is based on
four assumptions which one of the
assumptions is incorrect?
1 The process of perception is important in
the contextualisation of events
2 communities share beliefs and meanings in
terms of the interpretation of events
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3 Events do not have universal
meaning independent of the situation in
which it occurs 4 There is a pattern in
the way people react to stress,
regardless of the nature of the
stressor
Q:Which of the following statements is
correct about the relationship between stress
and disease?
1 Stress directly causes disease
2 stress is the only cause fro psychosomatic
disease
3 chronic and acute
stress act as a
catalyst for disease
4 there is no
relationship between
stress and disease
Q: The General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS)
of the stress process refers to . . .
1. the appraisal of our ability to cope in a
stressful situation
2. the common pattern in which people
react to stress
3. the contextualisation of the stress process
4. the use of unconscious processes to deal
with a stressful situation
Q: John read in the newspaper that the
economic recession is hitting many
countries and companies are
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