Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

Psychology

Chapter

Meeting Life Challenges

Question:

Read the given case-study carefully and answer the question that follow.

According to Lazarus and his colleagues, people have a tendency to appraise any situation as positive, negative or neutral. When Vikram lost his job as event manager, he perceived the situation as negative but he didn't lose heart and decided to start a food joint as he was handling similar projects in the past. Whereas Vikas who also lost his job as a marketing manager, started feeling helpless and hopeless and consumed alcohol regularly. He started coming up with excuses for not doing anything. He could not even think of starting his own venture as he had no money to invest. He would often become very angry or would start crying bitterly.

Match List - I with List - II.

List – I

List – II

(A)

Emotional effect of stress

(I)

Production of adrenaline and cortisol hormones

(B)

Physiological effect of stress 

(II)

Poor concentration, reduced short term memory capacity 

(C)

Cognitive effect of stress

(III)

Mood swings

(D)

Behavioural effect of stress

(IV)

Increased consumption of alcohol

Choose the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(II), (C)-(I), (D)-(III)

(A)-(I), (B)-(IV), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

(A)-(IV), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(III)

Correct Answer:

(A)-(III), (B)-(I), (C)-(II), (D)-(IV)

Explanation:

List – I

List – II

(A)

Emotional effect of stress

(I)

Mood swings

(B)

Physiological effect of stress 

(II)

Production of adrenaline and cortisol hormones

(C)

Cognitive effect of stress

(III)

Poor concentration, reduced short term memory capacity

(D)

Behavioural effect of stress

(IV)

Increased consumption of alcohol

Emotional Effects : Those who suffer from stress are far more likely to experience mood swings, and show erratic behaviour that may alienate them from family and friends.

Physiological Effects : When the human body is placed under physical or psychological stress, it increases the production of certain hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol.

Cognitive Effects : If pressures due to stress continue, one may suffer from mental overload. This suffering from high level of stress can rapidly cause individuals to lose their ability to make sound decisions. Faulty decisions made at home, in career, or at workplace may lead to arguments, failure, financial loss or even loss of job. Cognitive effects of stress are poor concentration, and reduced shortterm memory capacity.

Behavioural Effects : Stress affects our behaviour in the form of eating less nutritional food, increasing intake of stimulants such as caffeine, excessive consumption of cigarettes, alcohol and other drugs such as tranquillisers etc.