AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND HEALTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Identify a major limitation of measuring stress using the Hassles and Uplifts Scale.
A
It is cumbersome to use and administer.
B
It does not consider the differences in people’s emotional responses to stressors.
C
It overrates the impact of minor irritations on depression.
D
It overemphasizes the differences in perception among people.
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Identify a major limitation of measuring stress using the Hassles and Uplifts Scale. It is cumbersome to use and administer. It does not consider the differences in people’s emotional responses to stressors. It overrates the impact of minor irritations on depression.

Detailed explanation-2: -what is a major limitation to measuring both major life events and hassles? is that not all people view situations in the same way. Deff: Quick assessment of the meaning of a given environmental event for the individual.

Detailed explanation-3: -Although the Social Readjustment Rating Scale has been a useful stimulant to the study of life change and illness, it has important limitations. The existing scale cannot be used to determine the role of varying types of life changes (e.g., favorable or adverse) in the occurrence of illness.

Detailed explanation-4: -The Hassles and Uplifts Scales (HSUP) measures respondents attitudes about daily situations defined as “hassles” and “uplifts.” Instead of focusing on highly charged life events, the HSUP provides a comfortable way to evaluate positive and negative events that occur in each person’s daily life.

Detailed explanation-5: -One limitation of the Social Readjustment Rating Scale is that it: relies on the respondent’s memory of events.

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