Question 1

Which of the following statements regarding work-life conflict is correct?

Accepted Answer

A)  Work-life conflict increases job and life satisfaction.
B)  Organizations that have programs to assist employees in achieving work-life balance accept that these programs will reduce productivity while increasing retention.
C)  Recent surveys show that Americans rarely work overtime.
D)  Work-life conflict occurs when the demands of work and family negatively impact each other.

Question 2

Agnes glances at the clock and notes it is three hours until her first final of the week.She still has two chapters to study.She feels a slight pain in the pit of her stomach.Agnes is experiencing symptoms of what stress phase?

Accepted Answer

A)  exhaustion phase
B)  alarm phase
C)  resistance phase
D)  stressor phase

Question 3

Name two organizational approaches to managing stress.
e.g. ,supervisor support for work-life balance),training,telecommuting,sabbaticals,employee assistance program,and wellness programs.

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Organizational approaches to m...

Question 4

Which of the following statements is true regarding diet and stress?

Accepted Answer

A)  Eating light meals in the middle of the day may slow down the body because there is insufficient food energy available to stimulate the brain to react to stress.
B)  Greasy foods make a person feel tired because digestion of the fats in such foods diverts blood from the brain.
C)  The dopamine in fish produces a feeling of sleepiness.
D)  Eating fish for lunch tends to reduce reaction times.

Question 5

All stress results in negative consequences.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

Stressors are defined as

Accepted Answer

A)  demands to perform interactions and internal calculations that exceed the supply or capacity of time available for processing.
B)  states of consciousness in which a person is totally absorbed in an activity.
C)  events on the job which cause different people to feel different emotions.
D)  events or contexts that cause a stress reaction by elevating levels of adrenaline and forcing a physical or mental response.

Question 7

Role overload refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  inability to reconcile the demands of one's work and home life.
B)  facing contradictory demands at work.
C)  having insufficient time and resources to complete a job.
D)  vagueness in relation to what job responsibilities are.

Question 8

Describe the Affective Events Theory and illustrate how it operates in organizations.

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Affective Events Theory looks at how eve...

Question 9

Antonia received some negative feedback on her sales performance on her last performance evaluation.It's already been a week since the meeting with her supervisor but she just can't stop thinking about the feedback.She keeps replaying it in her mind over and over.This is an example of

Accepted Answer

A)  burnout.
B)  rumination.
C)  anticipation.
D)  a role stressor.

Question 10

Omar is sitting at his computer writing his organizational behavior term paper using Internet research while he e-mails his friends and watches the NFL Thursday night football game.His phone just rang and now he is also talking to his girlfriend.Omar is likely experiencing

Accepted Answer

A)  role conflict.
B)  information overload.
C)  role ambiguity.
D)  role overload.

Question 11

Information processing demands that exceed the supply or capacity of time available for such processing is called

Accepted Answer

A)  role conflict.
B)  role ambiguity.
C)  role overload.
D)  information overload.

Question 12

Work that flows offers

Accepted Answer

A)  opportunities for a large number of breaks.
B)  the employee little opportunity to comment on the task at hand.
C)  high pay.
D)  opportunities to use skills possessed by the employee.

Question 13

John's company downsized,and John is now performing his own job plus most of his former coworker Sidney's job.John is now experiencing role ambiguity.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

Your roommate has major stress issues every finals week.She becomes so upset about her exams and papers that she is almost impossible to live with.You do not want to see her go through these problems this finals week,so you have decided to discuss with her various approaches she can adopt that may help calm her during this time.What are some suggestions you could offer her?

Accepted Answer

You have just read Jack Groppel's work o...

Question 15

Stress in the form of job challenge leads to:

Accepted Answer

A)  Higher turnover
B)  Higher performance.
C)  Higher absenteeism.
D)  Higher commitment.

Question 16

Individuals with a strong social network are more stressed than individuals who do not have such networks because of the increased interpersonal demands of large social networks.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Genuine acting is

Accepted Answer

A)  pretending to experience emotions not really felt.
B)  exhibiting physical signs that reflect emotions not felt.
C)  displaying emotions in alignment with your emotions.
D)  a mismatch of emotions.

Question 18

Which was the most stressful job in America of 2017 according to Forbes magazine?

Accepted Answer

A)  miner
B)  inner city high school teacher
C)  police officer
D)  enlisted military personnel

Question 19

The ____________ Theory explores how events on the job cause different kinds of people to feel different emotions.

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The answer of The ____________ Theory explores how events on...

Question 20

Which of the following represents a negative emotion?

Accepted Answer

A)  stress
B)  fear
C)  surprise
D)  joy

Exam 7: Managing Stress and Emotions

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Describe the Affective Events Theory and illustrate how it operates in organizations.

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Agnes glances at the clock and notes it is three hours until her first final of the week.She still has two chapters to study.She feels a slight pain in the pit of her stomach.Agnes is experiencing symptoms of what stress phase?

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Omar is sitting at his computer writing his organizational behavior term paper using Internet research while he e-mails his friends and watches the NFL Thursday night football game.His phone just rang and now he is also talking to his girlfriend.Omar is likely experiencing

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Antonia received some negative feedback on her sales performance on her last performance evaluation.It's already been a week since the meeting with her supervisor but she just can't stop thinking about the feedback.She keeps replaying it in her mind over and over.This is an example of

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Which of the following represents a negative emotion?

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Which was the most stressful job in America of 2017 according to Forbes magazine?

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Stress in the form of job challenge leads to:

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Information processing demands that exceed the supply or capacity of time available for such processing is called

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John's company downsized,and John is now performing his own job plus most of his former coworker Sidney's job.John is now experiencing role ambiguity.

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Individuals with a strong social network are more stressed than individuals who do not have such networks because of the increased interpersonal demands of large social networks.

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The ____________ Theory explores how events on the job cause different kinds of people to feel different emotions.

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All stress results in negative consequences.

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Work that flows offers

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Name two organizational approaches to managing stress. e.g. ,supervisor support for work-life balance),training,telecommuting,sabbaticals,employee assistance program,and wellness programs.

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Omar is sitting at his computer writing his organizational behavior term paper using Internet research while he e-mails his friends and watches the NFL Thursday night football game.His phone just rang and now he is also talking to his girlfriend.Omar is likely experiencing

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Antonia received some negative feedback on her sales performance on her last performance evaluation.It's already been a week since the meeting with her supervisor but she just can't stop thinking about the feedback.She keeps replaying it in her mind over and over.This is an example of

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John's company downsized,and John is now performing his own job plus most of his former coworker Sidney's job.John is now experiencing role ambiguity.

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Individuals with a strong social network are more stressed than individuals who do not have such networks because of the increased interpersonal demands of large social networks.

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The ____________ Theory explores how events on the job cause different kinds of people to feel different emotions.

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