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What is the final stage of Hans Selye's general adaptation syndrome, in which the
organism's resources for fighting stress may be depleted?
a) fatigue
b) resistance
c) alarm
d) exhaustion


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d) exhaustion




Which of the following factors are essential in defining personality?
a) consistency and testing
b) testing and disposition
c) testing and distinctiveness
d) consistency and distinctiveness

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d) consistency and distinctiveness




If you believe that you will get a good grade on this test because you have studied
hard this time, what sort of attribution have you made?
a) internal-unstable
b) external-unstable
c) internal-stable
d) external-stable


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a) internal-unstable




After years of planning, Miranda finally started her own business. The day that her
store was to open, a huge storm knocked out all of the power in town. What is
Miranda likely experiencing as she waits for the power to come back?
a) burnout
b) frustration
c) pressure
d) conflict


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b) frustration




Which adage seems to be supported by research on factors contributing to building
relationships?

,a) "similarity builds uncertainty"
b) "similarity breeds liking"
c) "similarity builds discrimination"
d) similarity breeds contempt"


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b) "similarity breeds liking"




At what age did Freud believe that personality was formed?
a) 5
b) 25
c) 10
d) 18


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a) 5




post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)


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a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a
shocking, scary or dangerous event.




Generalized Anxiety Disorder


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, a mental health disorder that produces fear, worry, and a constant feeling
of being overwhelmed. Characterized by excessive, persistent and
unrealistic worry about everyday things.




Schizophrenic Disorders


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a mental disorder characterized by disruptions in thought processes,
perceptions, emotional responsiveness, and social interactions.




Clarise was in a meeting with several other employees when her boss started to
criticize her proposal. Clarice's heart rate and respiration increased, and she could
feel her face and hands become flushed and red. What was Clarise experiencing,
according to Selye's general adaptation syndrome?
a) physiological exhaustion
b) autonomic rebound
c) an alarm reaction
d) a resistance reaction.


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c) an alarm reaction




If Maurice has a prejudice involving a group of people, which statement would be
most accurate?
a) maurice discriminates against that group
b) maurice has a stereotype involving that group

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