Psychology Chapter 3: Meeting Life Challenges

List of Questions and Answers

Q 1. The state of physical, emotional and psychological exhaustion is known as :
a) resistance
b) stress
c) burnout
d) coping
Chapter 3: Meeting Life Challenges

Ans: c) burnout

Q 2.While walking in the forest, I suddenly hear a hissing sound. My heartbeat increases, breathing becomes short and rapid, pupils dilate etc.This is due to the activation of
a) Sympathetic nervous system
b) Parasympathetic nervous system
c) Hypothalamus
d) All of the above
Chapter 3: Meeting Life Challenges

Ans: c) Hypothalamus

Q 3.___________ results from the blocking of needs and motives by something or someone that hinders us from achieving a desired goal.
a) Conflicts
b) Frustration
c) Internal pressures
d) None of the above
Chapter 3: Meeting Life Challenges

Ans: b) Frustration

Q 4._____________ is a behaviour or skill that helps to communicate, clearly and confidently, our feelings, needs, wants, and thoughts.
a) Physiological
b) Cognitive
c) Assertiveness
d) None of the above
Chapter 3: Meeting Life Challenges

Ans: c) Assertiveness

Q 4._____________ is a behaviour or skill that helps to communicate, clearly and confidently, our feelings, needs, wants, and thoughts.
a) Physiological
b) Cognitive
c) Assertiveness
d) None of the above
Chapter 3: Meeting Life Challenges

Ans: c) Assertiveness

Q 5.Who defined stress as "the nonspecific response of the body to any demand"?
a) Hans Selye
b) Lazarus
c) Holmes and Rahe
d) None of the above
Chapter 3: Meeting Life Challenges

Ans: a) Hans Selye

Q 6. The stresses which people experience vary in terms of intensity, duration, complexity and __________.
a) personality
b) predictability
c) temperament
d) None of the above
Chapter 3: Meeting Life Challenges

Ans: b) predictability

Q 7. GAS involves three stages: alarm reaction, resistance, and ________.
a) exhaustion
b) aggression
c) sensation
d) None of the above
Chapter 3: Meeting Life Challenges

Ans: a) exhaustion