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The first recommendation of the Kirby Report (2006 ) was the creation of the Canadian Mental Health Commission. This commission's role is to:
 
  a) Act as a facilitator and supporter of a national approach to mental health issues.
  b) Be a catalyst for the reform of mental health policies and improvements in service delivery.
  c) Ignore the impact of mental illness stigma faced by psychiatric patients.
  d) A and B only.

Question 2

According to the goodness of fit hypothesis, the most adaptive form of coping in uncontrollable situations is:
 
  a) Problem-focused coping
  b) Escape
  c) Emotional expression
  d) Task-oriented coping

Question 3

Jan typically copes with stressful situations by relaxing or distracting herself from the problem. According to Lazarus, this type of coping is referred to as
 
  a) emotion-focused coping.
  b) problem-focused coping.
  c) avoidance coping.
  d) cognitive-behavioural coping.

Question 4

Michael becomes very overwhelmed as exam time approaches. In order to cope with this, he creates a very detailed study schedule that ensures adequate time for each subject. According to Lazarus, this type of coping is referred to as
 
  a) emotion-focused coping.
  b) problem-focused coping.
  c) obsessional coping.
  d) cognitive-behavioural coping.

Question 5

Distraction can be an effective way of dealing with the emotional upset of an upcoming surgery, but it would be a poor way to handle the upset of discovering a lump in one's breast. This concept describes the:
 
  a) Allostatic load
  b) General adaptation syndrome
  c) Goodness of fit hypothesis
  d) Palliative coping

Question 6

The general adaptation syndrome is a model to describe the
 
  a) effects of relaxation training on psychophysiological disorders.
  b) effects of psychological coping on the body's response to stress.
  c) biological reaction to chronic physical stress.
  d) effects of autonomic lability on anxiety.

Question 7

The general adaptation syndrome is divided into three stages as follows:
 
  a) Alarm- resistance- exhaustion.
  b) Stress- coping- recovery vs. disease.
  c) Autonomic reactivity- relaxation- adaptation.
  d) Stressor- arousal- anxiety.

Q1
d

Q2
c

Q3
a

Q4
b

Q5
c

Q6
c

Q7
a