Exam 5: B: Coping With Stress

Brandon,who can't stop thinking about his poor exam score,sometimes gets so worked up in a vicious cycle of rumination that he resorts to "self-medicating" with alcohol.This destructive pattern is called a(n):

People who engage in fantasizing,antisocial behaviors,and passive behaviors to cope with stress are using which type of approach?

Which of the following is NOT a stage in stress inoculation training?

People who use a(n)_________________ coping approach try to avoid the problem.

Which of the following was NOT offered as an explanation for the interactions among socioeconomic status,gender,and ethnicity among African-Americans in relation to their ability to cope with stress?

Our capacity to modulate our thinking,emotions,and behavior is called:

In Kobasa's study of the hardy personality,executives who reported _______________ levels of stress and _______________ levels of illness scored _______________ on hardiness.

People of low socioeconomic status tend to rely less on _______________ coping than do people with more education and higher incomes.

John Henryism refers to:

Which of the following criticisms has NOT been leveled against research on hardiness?

Which of the following is NOT a documented health benefit of perceiving strong social support?

Neuroimaging studies have shown that mindfulness training seems to increase activity in the:

In their study of nursing home residents,Langer and Rodin found that residents were happier and healthier when:

The association between religious involvement and life expectancy best illustrates the value of:

People who are optimistic:

Physiologically,men and women differ in how they cope with stress in each of the following ways EXCEPT:

Which of the following is true regarding gender differences in coping with stress?

The type of social support that is most helpful for uncontrollable stressors is:

Using fMRI,one study found that volunteers who completed an eight-week course of mindfulness-based-stress reduction training exhibited ___________ density in their ___________.

Self-efficacy refers to: