COPING WITH AND REDUCING STRESS – Flashcards
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"This situation is unpleasant, but maybe some good will come of it."
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cognitive restructuring
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Includes setting goals and making lists in order to control stress.
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time management
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Involves tensing specific muscle groups.
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progressive relaxation
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"The doctor told me that I'll feel some unusual pressure in my back during this procedure. I've got to remember that."
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informational control
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"I can't possibly have cancer!! Your test must be inaccurate!"
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denial
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Questioned due to the cost and complications of the equipment necessary as compared to benefits received.
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biofeedback
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Designed by Meichenbaum, this program involves steps of conceptualization, skills acquisition and application.
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stress inoculation training
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Involves the use of progressive muscle relaxation paired with a fear hierarchy.
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systematic desensitization
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Little Ashley was afraid of clowns until she saw her older brother Joshua shake one's hand.
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modeling
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Based on the belief that our incorrect or maladaptive attitudes need to be disputed.
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cognitive therapy
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Which of the following is true about the relationship between perceived discrepancy and the experience of stress?
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Efforts at coping are done to reduce perceived discrepancies.
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Which of the following is NOT true about the coping process?
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It does not include avoidance behavior.
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According to Lazarus, coping serves to
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both a and b
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Which of the following is NOT an example of behavioral coping?
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denying unpleasant facts
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Which of the following is NOT an emotion focused coping approach?
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trying to find out more about the stressful situation
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Which of the following statements is true about avoidance approaches?
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They are most beneficial during the first few weeks of a prolonged stress experience.
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Problem focused coping is LEAST likely to be used under which of the following situations?
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death in the family
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Positive emotions affect coping by
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helping us sustain our coping efforts.
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When a person copes with stress by actively processing and expressing their feelings, they are engaging in
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emotional approach.
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Which of the following statements regarding the use of coping strategies is true?
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No one coping method is used or is effective in all stressful situations
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Compared to middle-aged adults, older adults tend to see stressors as
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difficult to change.
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According to research men and women differ in their use of problem- focused v. emotion-focused coping EXCEPT when
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they are similar in occupation and education level.
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Which of the following statements about social networks is true?
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Women use their social support networks more effectively.
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Which of the following is not a part of effective time management?
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Delaying urgent new tasks until the next day.
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The technique of progressive muscle relaxation involves
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alternately tightening and relaxing specific muscle groups.
