The process by which we perceive and respond to events the threaten or challenge us is called:

Related Mcqs:

1. One of the most stressful events on the major life changes scale is:

   A. Death of a spouse B. Divorce C. Losing a job D. Major move...

2. The process where the lens of the eye changes shape is called:

   A. accommodation B. plasticity C. adaptation D. regulation...

3. According to Freud, the Oedipal and Electra conflicts end when a child takes on the values and behaviors of the same sex parent in a process called:

   A. fixation B. imitation C. observation D. identification...

4. Through the educational process, an individual is stimulated to think, to appreciate and to:

   A. Educate B. Behave C. Act D. Train...

5. Which of the following has a significant in the learning process:

   A. Desire B. Previous knowledge C. Mental level D. All of the above...

6. Which process is at work when a toddler learns to use a sippy cup when all he knew before was a bottle?

   A. Maturation B. Accommodation C. Growth D. Assimilation...

7. What are the frightening, terrifying and repetitive thoughts that an OCD sufferer cannot get out of his or her head called?

   A. Compulsions B. Scrupulosity C. Trichotillomania D. Obsessions...

8. A neural impulse is initiated when a neuron’s charge momentarily becomes less negative, or even positive. This event is called:

   A. an action potential B. a resting potential C. impulse facilitation D. inhibitory...

9. Which disorder has been called “the common cold of mental illness”?

   A. Major depression B. Bipolar depression C. Schizophrenia D. Post traumatic stress...

10. Midbrain contains a relay center that connects the hindbrain with forebrain. It is called:

    A. Corpus callosum B. Pons C. Reticular formation D. Hypothalamus...