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People under stress were more likely to |
| | A) | engage in health enhancing behaviors because they recognize effects of stress. |
| | B) | have a snowball effect of poor health behaviors, such as failing to eat breakfast, sleep well, or exercise adequately. |
| | C) | seek professional help. |
| | D) | judge neutral events appropriately. |
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Negative affectivity refers to |
| | A) | coping skills for especially negative life events |
| | B) | planning for the worst scenario and thus not being surprised by life's negative events |
| | C) | personality that is marked by a pervasive negative mood, with anxiety, depression, and hostility |
| | D) | people who refuse to use health services especially during stressful times. |
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Martin Seligman and others have found evidence that pessimistic explanatory style can lead to poor health by |
| | A) | studying students who came from wealthy families. |
| | B) | coding responses to positive events into terms of internal, stable, and global qualities. |
| | C) | reduced immune efficiency on the cellular level. |
| | D) | age 45 to 60, but no evidence exists before that age. |
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Problem-solving coping involves all of the following EXCEPT |
| | A) | it appears to emerge during childhood. |
| | B) | changing the stressful condition. |
| | C) | decreasing distress by reducing emotional outbursts. |
| | D) | problem-solving and emotion-focused go together. |
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Pennebaker, et al, are known for which research findings? |
| | A) | Individual differences are accounted for by genetics. |
| | B) | People who write about traumatic life experiences show less distress and change of attitude in positive ways 3 months later. |
| | C) | People who write about traumatic life experiences show more distress and negative change in coping style 3 months later. |
| | D) | People who did a writing exercise after a post-operative procedure left the hospital earlier than those who did not. |
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The best indicator of health is |
| | A) | positive thinking and cognitive restructuring. |
| | B) | positive emotional regulation. |
| | C) | high socioeconomic status. |
| | D) | personal growth. |
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Social support has been defined as |
| | A) | feelings of being loved and valued. |
| | B) | support through physical assistance of food, money, etc. |
| | C) | information and suggestions for dealing with the stressful situation. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Stress Management basic techniques involve teaching |
| | A) | to the most stressed out individuals. |
| | B) | to one person at a time. |
| | C) | positive self-talk. |
| | D) | all of the above |
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Relaxation training is |
| | A) | learning to reduce physical arousal. |
| | B) | basically the same as monitoring stress. |
| | C) | a combination of muscle relaxation, mediation, yoga, etc. |
| | D) | a and c |
| | E) | all of the above |
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Time management strategies can help reduce stress by |
| | A) | setting strict daily routines to accomplish all anticipated tasks. |
| | B) | setting goals, establishing priorities, and sticking to a plan. |
| | C) | CSN skills training. |
| | D) | compensating for the lack of social support. |
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