Exam 8: Personality and Patterns of Coping

Immature defense mechanism example A 27-year-old graduate student finds out that he failed his comprehensive exams,an experience that would normally be extremely anxiety-provoking.However,instead of becoming openly upset,he goes out drinking with his friends that night and never even mentions the failure.Even the next day,he doesn't actually act like anything has gone wrong with his career.Vaillant would classify this as an example of a(n):

Type A and cardiovascular disease- example A behavioral health specialist working on a cardiologist's hospital team is called in to conduct a session with a new patient.After determining that the patient fits the Type A Behavior Pattern,what would be the best way for her to try to help this patient decrease his future heart disease risk?

Attachment theory perspective Attachment theory fits into the ______________ perspective in personality and aging.

Aging Today- depressive realism As pointed out in "Aging Today," people who view their situations in life honestly,if not with a slight sense of worry,can be considered high in:

Research on socioemotional selectivity theory Supporting the theory known as ____________,Isaacowitz's research on eye movements showed that older people prefer to look at the happy parts of a face.

Safe haven Research on attachment styles in older adults shows that older adults have a variety of sources of security which provide a(n)_____________ when they are experiencing distress.

Prevention and personality Research conducted by Lodi-Smith comparing personality and preventive behaviors found that observer-rated personality traits were correlated with which measure relevant to health?