ORGB 2nd Edition By Debra Nelson – Test Bank

ORGB 2nd Edition By Debra Nelson – Test Bank

CHAPTER 7—STRESS AND WELL-BEING AT WORK

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. The demand, person, activity, or event that triggers an uncomfortable encounter is known as:
a. stress
b. distress
c. the stressor
d. strain

ANS: C PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: p. 103
OBJ: 1 NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | Individual Dynamics
TOP: What is Stress? MSC: K&C

2. The adverse psychological, physical, behavioral, and organizational consequence that may occur as a result of stressful events is known as:
a. distress
b. the stressor
c. the stress response
d. anxiety disorder

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: p. 103
OBJ: 1 NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | Individual Dynamics
TOP: What is Stress? MSC: K&C

3. The unconscious preparation to fight or flee that a person experiences when faced with any demand is known as:
a. avoidance
b. instinct
c. arousal
d. stress

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: p. 103
OBJ: 1 NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | Individual Dynamics
TOP: What is Stress? MSC: K&C

4. Strain is the same as:
a. stress
b. distress
c. eustress
d. tension

ANS: B PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 103
OBJ: 1 NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | Individual Dynamics
TOP: What is Stress? MSC: K&C

5. The approach to stress that is based on the concept of homeostasis is known as:
a. physiological
b. psychoanalytical
c. social psychological
d. psychological-cognitive

ANS: A PTS: 1 DIF: Moderate REF: p. 104
OBJ: 2 NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | Individual Dynamics
TOP: Four Approaches to Stress MSC: K&C

6. The medical approach to stress is most similar to:
a. the person-environment fit approach
b. the cognitive appraisal approach
c. the psychoanalytic approach
d. homeostatic approach

ANS: D PTS: 1 DIF: Easy REF: p. 104
OBJ: 2 NAT: AACSB Reflective Thinking | Individual Dynamics
TOP: Four Approaches to Stress MSC: S&E