Imagine That You Have Just Flunked a Class

question 140

Multiple Choice

Imagine that you have just flunked a class. You evaluate this situation and decide that flunking a class is stressful and important enough to be upset about. Next, you decide to repeat the class in summer school. You have made ________.

• A) a primary appraisal only
• B) both a primary and a secondary appraisal
• C) a stress-related decision
• D) a hassle-related decision

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Definitions:

Aneroid Sphygmomanometer

A type of blood pressure monitor that uses a gauge without liquid (aneroid) to measure blood pressure.

Axillary Thermometer

A thermometer designed for measuring body temperature by placing it in the armpit (axillary area).

Systolic

Pertaining to the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle contracts and pumps blood from the chambers into the arteries.

Diastolic

Refers to the phase of the heartbeat when the heart muscle relaxes and allows the chambers to fill with blood, specifically noted as the bottom number in blood pressure readings.