Steven doesn't think that his actions will help change his stressful job. Instead, he adopts the "smile - the world looks brighter when you do" coping style to deal with his stress. He uses what type of coping style?

a. emotion-focused
b. problem-focused
c. decision-focused
d. avoidance-focused
e. aggression-focused


a. emotion-focused

Psychology

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Indicate whether the statement is true or false

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A design that includes two waves of measurement prior to the intervention is a ____ design

a. double pretest b. switching replications c. nonequivalent dependent variables d. regression point displacement

Psychology

Kim and her whole graphic design department as well as people from other graphic design departments in other companies are attending a program that claims to increase each participant's self-awareness and personal growth and to facilitate constructive personal changes. Kim and her department are participating in one of many commercialized programs, collectively known as

a. therapeutic encounter groups. b. humanistic business therapy. c. large-group psychodrama training. d. large-group awareness training.

Psychology

Dr. Martinez is the top math professor at a local university

Students rate him as a fantastic instructor because of his superb math abilities and his fine language skills, in addition to his ability to clearly communicate with students. Students connect with him, find him to be personable and approachable, and find him very easy to understand. According to Gardner, the three types of intelligence he would score high on would be _____, _____, and _____. Fill in the blank with correct word

Psychology