PYC1502 - Psychology In Society Assignment 01 Marked.

PYC1502 - Psychology In Society Assignment 01 Marked. Question 1 Stress affects people in different ways and may lead to burnout. Which of the following is associated with burnout? 1. Burnout may develop when people are subjected to too much stress over a long period of time 2. Burnt-out people tend to feel emotionally drained and alienated from others 3. Feelings of inadequacy and having achieved nothing are common with burnout 4. All of the above Question 2 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 Question 3 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 Question 4 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 and he does not want to leave his family behind. What kind of stressor is Thami experiencing? This study source was downloaded by from CourseH on :49:32 GMT -05:00 1. A micro stressor 2. A community stressor 3. A universal stressor 4. A personal stressor Question 5 To what does the Yerkes-Dodson law refer? 1. Burnout arises from prolonged exposure to stress 2. As arousal increases, so does the performance up to a certain level 3. The amount of time it takes to learn a task increases over time 4. Attention is associated with decreased levels of performance Question 6 Two employees that perform the same job may experience work stress differently. What factor(s) account for the difference(s) in the experience of work stress? 1. People use different coping strategies to deal with stress at work 2. One person may view work stress as a personal event, whereas the other person may see it as a micro event 3. Personality plays a role in whether or not work stress is perceived as threatening or challenging 4. All of the above Question 7 During which phase of the General Adaptation Syndrome (GAS) of stress process does a person become physically ill due to prolonged exposure to the stressor? 1. The alarm and mobilization phase 2. The resistance phase 3. The exhaustion phase 4. All of the above .