Exam 13: C: Health,stress,and Coping

Although Gary wants to become an administrator,he is still working as a staff member after 10 years and has dealt with this frustration by pretending not to care about getting a promotion,a reaction to frustration known as circumvention.

As a Type A personality,Peter would be unusually prone to

When you are sick,the problem is physical and requires a physical treatment,such as taking medicine,according to the

Regarding stress inoculation,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Regarding acculturative stress,which of the following statements is FALSE?

Marian's day never seems to end.She has to deal with carpooling,traffic delays,finding a parking place at her job,working through lunch,and then coming home to cook,clean,and help with homework.Marian has stated a number of

Meichenbaum has encouraged clients to reduce stress through the use of

According to Barbara Fredrickson,positive emotions tend to do all of the following EXCEPT

The best predictor of long-term health one to two years in the future would be

Setting realistic goals,ordering your priorities,and slowing down are ways of dealing with which of the following aspects of stress?

Frustration-caused behavior that is repetitive and non-productive is referred to as __________ responding.

Daily annoyances that are closely linked to immediate health and psychological well-being are referred to as

You had planned to go on a two-week vacation.Because of problems at work,you will only be able to take off a couple of days now and then during the summer.So,you search the Internet for interesting places to visit within short driving distances.You are dealing with this situation by using __________-focused coping.

If you see a poisonous snake in the path while hiking,your decision on how you will react and avoid getting bitten is referred to as your primary appraisal.

Sally is a hardy person who is resistant to the effects of stress.If Sally is indicative of the stress research,she

You are so hungry but both snack machines in your building are out of order.You are experiencing a(n)__________ frustration.

Pia is looking forward to the weekend,but her boss needs her to stay late on Friday and come in on Saturday morning in order to rewrite a report from another employee.This report must get to the main office by Monday.With this unexpected work and short deadline,Pia can be expected to be feeling the element of stress known as __________.

"If I get nervous,I'll just pause a moment" and "I've managed to do this before" are examples of

The easiest conflict to resolve is usually an avoidance-avoidance conflict.

The use of marginalization or separation in adapting to a new culture usually produces __________ stress.