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What is the relationship between positive life events and health in individuals with low self-esteem?

Positive life events are irrelevant to their health status.

Positive life events are linked to better health.

Positive life events can have a detrimental effect on their health. (correct)

Positive life events have no effect on their health.

How do uncontrollable or unpredictable stressors affect individuals?

They are more stressful than controllable stressors. (correct)

They are perceived as neutral by individuals.

They are less stressful than controllable stressors.

They have no impact on stress levels.

What is the impact of ambiguous stressors compared to clear-cut stressors?

Clear-cut stressors allow for confrontative action. (correct)

Ambiguous stressors lead to quicker problem-solving.

Ambiguous stressors are perceived as less stressful.

Clear-cut stressors require more energy to understand.

How do overloaded individuals differ in stress levels from those with fewer tasks?

Overloaded individuals report higher levels of stress. Signup and view all the answers

Which type of stressor causes vulnerability to depression in individuals with a focus on personal relationships?

Negative life events in personal relationships Signup and view all the answers

Why might people be more vulnerable to stress in central life domains than in peripheral ones?

Because important aspects of the self are overly invested in central life domains. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason why negative events are more likely to be appraised as stressful than positive events?

Negative events have a stronger impact on an individual's self-concept and sense of identity. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is an example of a positive event that can be stressful?

Planning a party Signup and view all the answers

According to the passage, what is one exception to the pattern that negative events are more likely to be reported as stressful than positive events?

The passage does not mention any exceptions to this pattern. Signup and view all the answers

Which of the following is a characteristic of potential stressors that makes them more likely to be appraised as stressful?

They present people with extra work or special problems that may tax or exceed their resources. Signup and view all the answers

What is the main reason why negative events show a stronger relationship to psychological distress and physical symptoms than positive events?

Negative events have implications for the self-concept, producing loss of self-esteem or erosion of a sense of mastery or identity. Signup and view all the answers

Dimensions of Stressful Events

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Questions and Answers

What is the relationship between positive life events and health in individuals with low self-esteem?

How do uncontrollable or unpredictable stressors affect individuals?

What is the impact of ambiguous stressors compared to clear-cut stressors?

How do overloaded individuals differ in stress levels from those with fewer tasks?

Which type of stressor causes vulnerability to depression in individuals with a focus on personal relationships?

Why might people be more vulnerable to stress in central life domains than in peripheral ones?

What is the main reason why negative events are more likely to be appraised as stressful than positive events?

Which of the following is an example of a positive event that can be stressful?

According to the passage, what is one exception to the pattern that negative events are more likely to be reported as stressful than positive events?

Which of the following is a characteristic of potential stressors that makes them more likely to be appraised as stressful?

What is the main reason why negative events show a stronger relationship to psychological distress and physical symptoms than positive events?

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