Type:
Test Bank
Resource:
Psychology and the Challenges of Life Adjustment and Growth
Edition:
11th Edition
Author(s):
Jeffrey S. Nevid Spencer A. Rathus
Import Settings: Base Settings: Brownstone Default Information Field: Difficulty Level Information Field: Question Type Information Field: Section Reference Highest Answer Letter: D Multiple Keywords in Same Paragraph: No
Chapter: Chapter 01: Psychology and the Challenges of Life
Multiple Choice
1. Beth, John, Maria, Lisa, and David, discussed in your text, are each experiencing challenges to ______. A) their careers B) self-esteem C) adjustment and growth D) emotional stability Ans: C Difficulty Level: Easy Question Type: Factual Section Reference: Chapter 1 Introduction
2. Beth is torn between attending medical school to become a physician, which means leaving her fiancé, and maintaining a relationship with him and starting a family. She is experiencing ______. A) a role conflict B) a moral dilemma C) the phi phenomenon D) eustress Ans: A
Difficulty Level: Moderate Question Type: Applied Section Reference: Chapter 1 Introduction
3. An eating disorder characterized by cycles of binge eating and a dramatic method for purging, such as vomiting, is ______. A) anorexia nervosa B) hypoglycemia C) Korsakoff's syndrome D) bulimia nervosa Ans: D Difficulty Level: Easy Question Type: Conceptual Section Reference: Chapter 1 Introduction
4. The causes of ______ are complex and not fully understood but appear to be related to social pressures on young women in our society to adhere to unrealistic standards of thinness. A) personality disorders B) eating disorders C) reactive disorders D) adjustment disorders Ans: B Difficulty Level: Easy Question Type: Factual Section Reference: Chapter 1 Introduction
5. The causes of eating disorders are ______. A) simple and easily understood B) complex but easily understood C) simple but not easily understood D) complex and not easily understood Ans: D Difficulty Level: Easy Question Type: Factual
Section Reference: Chapter 1 Introduction
6. Most challenges offer us the opportunity to ______. A) merely adjust B) prove ourselves C) grow D) retrench Ans: C Difficulty Level: Easy Question Type: Conceptual Section Reference: Chapter 1 Introduction
7. The science of ______ is ideally suited to helping people meet the challenges of contemporary life, according to your text. A) psychology B) sociology C) phrenology D) biology Ans: A Difficulty Level: Easy Question Type: Factual Section Reference: Module 1.1 - Psychology and Adjustment
8. The science that studies behavior and the mental processes is ______. A) anthropology B) sociology C) neurology D) psychology Ans: D Difficulty Level: Easy Question Type: Conceptual Section Reference: Module 1.1 - Psychology and Adjustment
9. Psychology is the study of ______. A) the subjective activities of the mind B) observable behavior, but not mental processes C) mental processes, but not observable behavior D) mental processes and observable behavior Ans: D Difficulty Level: Moderate Question Type: Conceptual Section Reference: Module 1.1 - Psychology and Adjustment
10. Psychologists traditionally attempt to understand or explain behavior in terms of the workings of the ______ system, according to your text. A) nervous B) cardio-vascular C) muscular-skeletal D) endocrine Ans: A Difficulty Level: Moderate Question Type: Factual Section Reference: Module 1.1 - Psychology and Adjustment
11. Psychologists traditionally attempt to understand or explain behavior in terms of each of the following EXCEPT ______. A) the workings of the endocrine and cardiovascular systems B) the interaction of genetic and environmental influences C) the roles of learning and motivation D) the nature of personality and social interaction Ans: A Difficulty Level: Moderate Question Type: Factual Section Reference: Module 1.1 - Psychology and Adjustment