Exam 5: Coping With and Reducing Stress

Dr. Smith believes that the most effective way to treat stress is to use many different techniques since stress and coping are complex experiences. She believes in the use of _____ approaches.

Match the following techniques with their descriptions -Little Ashley was afraid of clowns until she saw her older brother Joshua shake one's hand.

Match the methods of coping listed with their description -"The doctor told me that I'll feel some unusual pressure in my back during this procedure. I've got to remember that."

Children between the ages of 7 to 14 are more suggestible to hypnosis than adults.

Compared to middle-aged adults, older adults tend to see stressors as

Which statement regarding informational control of anxiety is NOT true

Conclusions regarding the use of progressive muscle relaxation in stress reduction interventions suggest that

According to Richard Lazarus, emotion focused coping is aimed at controlling stress by either reducing demands of the situation or expanding resources to deal with it.

In their 'DeStress for Success' stress reduction program for adolescents, Sonia Lupien and her colleagues used which of the following approaches

According to the text, disadvantaged persons are more likely to experience

Studies on the effectiveness of biofeedback indicate that

Match the following techniques with their descriptions -Questioned due to the cost and complications of the equipment necessary as compared to benefits received.

Which of the following is not a part of effective time management

Match the methods of coping listed with their description -"I can't possibly have cancer! Your test must be inaccurate!"

Which of the following is NOT true of systematic desensitization

Meichenbaum's stress inoculation training includes which of the following processes

When a person copes with stress by actively processing and expressing their feelings, they are engaging in

Which of the following statements regarding the use of coping strategies is true

Which of the following is NOT an example of behavioural coping

Dr. Chu believes that his patient, Samuel, has learned his fear of snakes from watching his mother's negative reactions to snakes. Dr. Chu believes in a(n) _____ explanation of stress-related behaviour.