Exam 4: Coping Processes

In order to get the full benefit from the relaxation response, it only needs to be practiced when you are under stress. 

Relaxation that is induced by meditation 

When things are going poorly in one area of life, one may compensate by pursuing substitute forms of satisfaction. This coping strategy is referred to as

Positive reinterpretation uses

If you yell at your little sister after having a fight with your girlfriend, you may be diverting your anger through the use of

According to research, which of the following can effectively moderate the negative impact of stress?

Research has shown that forgiveness is positively related to measures of well-being and negatively related to measures of anxiety and depression.

Which of the following is NOT one of the suggested guidelines for using writing about emotional experiences as a coping strategy?

Albert Ellis believed that problematic emotional reactions to stress are caused by 

Which of the following is NOT a type of constructive coping described in your text?

Using multiple strategies to cope with stress has been related to

Learned helplessness results when humans are subjected to aversive events that 

Seeking social support is considered a(n) _____-focused strategy of constructive coping.

Brenda saves money during the summer because she works fewer hours during the fall and her income drops then. Brenda is practicing which type of coping strategy?

Which of the following is NOT one of the factors that contributes to procrastination?

Which of the following is the BEST example of a clearly identified problem?

When confronted by stress, people often become highly self-critical.

Authors of the Mayer-Salovey-Caruso Emotional Intelligence Test are striving to make this test a 

Which of the following was NOT found in frustration-aggression research?

Constructive coping involves confronting problems directly.