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1 STRESS (8 marks)
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 person thinks that work is stressful while the
other does not. How can this be explained?
1 people use different coping strategies




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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
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



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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 retrenching
people. This scenario is an example of . . . stressor. 1.
personal
2. micro

3. community

4. universal
Q: There are physiological changes that take place when people
experience stress. The . . . increases the degree of physical tension
of the body, whereas the . . . decreases it.
1) sympathetic nervous system; parasympathetic nervous
system
2) primary appraisal; secondary appraisal

3) parasympathetic stimulation; sympathetic stimulation

4) psychosomatic stimulation; psycho-physiological stimulation


Q: There are different models that explain the process of stress.
To what does the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) of stress
refer?
1) The appraisal of our ability to cope in a stressful situation
2) The way the human body reacts to stressful situations
3) The contextualisation of the
stress process 4) All of the above
Q: The economic recession has led to many people losing their jobs
across the globe and has created uncertainty around job security.
Thami is relocating to a distant branch so that he can keep his job




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