Identify the different ways in which people cope with illness and other stressful life circumstances.

What will be an ideal response?


Key terms and concepts that may be included in student responses:
? Avoidance coping-denying that you are ill or are facing other obvious stresses
? Talking about negative emotions and important issues in one's life
? Seeking social support

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What will be an ideal response?

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Dee understands conservation, but she can't handle questions that deal with the abstract. She is in the:

a. sensorimotor period b. formal operational period c. preoperational period d. concrete operational period

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During the alarm stage of the general adaptation syndrome:

a) the central and somatic systems are activated. b) synaptic activity and the somatic nervous system activate to send messages from the CNS to muscles. c) the sympathetic nervous system is activated and adrenal glands release hormones. d) neurotransmitter levels and the central nervous system are activated.

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Hong knows a half dozen people whom she labels "poor students." However, they all received high grades from Professor Kaplan, so Hong decides that Professor Kaplan is likely a lenient grader. Which of the following best describes how Hong likely reached her conclusion?

A. Inductive reasoning B. Deductive reasoning C. Algorithm application D. Dialectical reasoning

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