Stressors

Review Questions

According to the Holmes and Rahe scale, which life event requires the greatest amount of readjustment?

  1. marriage
  2. personal illness
  3. divorce
  4. death of spouse

Hint:

D

While waiting to pay for his weekly groceries at the supermarket, Paul had to wait about 20 minutes in a long line at the checkout because only one cashier was on duty. When he was finally ready to pay, his debit card was declined because he did not have enough money left in his checking account. Because he had left his credit cards at home, he had to place the groceries back into the cart and head home to retrieve a credit card. While driving back to his home, traffic was backed up two miles due to an accident. These events that Paul had to endure are best characterized as ________.

  1. chronic stressors
  2. acute stressors
  3. daily hassles
  4. readjustment occurrences

Hint:

C

What is one of the major criticisms of the Social Readjustment Rating Scale?

  1. It has too few items.
  2. It was developed using only people from the New England region of the United States.
  3. It does not take into consideration how a person appraises an event.
  4. None of the items included are positive.

Hint:

C

Which of the following is not a dimension of job burnout?

  1. depersonalization
  2. hostility
  3. exhaustion
  4. diminished personal accomplishment

Hint:

B