Class 12 Psychology Chapter 3 MCQ

Hypothalamus: A deep structure in the brain, the hypothalamus serves as the coordination center for the body’s intellectual control. Its main function is to keep the body in a stable state called homeostasis. It does its job by directly affecting the autonomic nervous system and by controlling hormones.

Blocking by Reason and Necessity: Frustration comes from having our needs and motivations blocked by something or someone that prevents us from achieving the goals we want.

Endler and Parker: It is therefore recommended that a ‘task-oriented strategy’, as described by Endler and Parker, be an effective stress management tool. Task-oriented coping includes obtain information about stressful situations.

Task-oriented strategies: Task-oriented coping consists of efforts aimed at solving problems. Emotion-focused coping involves emotional responses. Avoidance-oriented coping involves activities and perceptions aimed at avoiding stressful situations and can be inherently distracting or socially distracting.

Fatigue: General Adaptation Syndrome (GAD) describes the processes the body goes through when exposed to any type of stress, positive or negative. There are three phases: Alert, Resistance and Exhaustion.

Predictability: Being Predictable: Known A priori, Observable or Declarable Predictable Response/Outcome Highly Predictable Behavior Change.

All of the above: Hardy people have three common characteristics: (a) they believe they can control events in their lives (control); (b) they are able to consider themselves as fully engaged in their daily activities (commitment); and (c) they are capable of interpreting problems as exciting challenges to personal growth.

Hans Selye: The word ‘stress’ is used in physics to refer to the interaction between a force and the resistance to counter that force, and it was Hans Selye who first incorporated this term into the medical lexicon to describe the nonspecific response of the body to any demand.

Heart: The morbidity and mortality due to stress-related illness is alarming. Emotional stress is a major contributing factor to the six leading causes of death in the United States: cancer, coronary heart disease, accidental injuries, respiratory disorders, cirrhosis of the liver and suicide.

Frustration: Frustration results from the blocking of needs and motives by something or someone that hinders us from achieving a desired goal.

An independent variable: An independent variable is exactly what it sounds like. It is a variable that stands alone and isn’t changed by the other variables you are trying to measure. For example, someone’s age might be an independent variable.

Heart: The morbidity and mortality from stress-related diseases is staggering. Emotional stress is the leading cause of the top six causes of death in the United States: cancer, coronary artery disease, accidental injury, respiratory disease, cirrhosis, and suicide.

Frustration: Frustration arises from having our needs and motivations thwarted by something or someone that prevents us from achieving our desired goals.