According to Antonovsky, are stressors inherently pathogenic? Why or why not?
What will be an ideal response?
As Antonovsky (1987) proposed, stressors are not inherently pathogenic, but rather create tension. Depending on how we manage the tension, we will move toward the negative entropic end of the health continuum or the positive salutary end. Our challenge then is to learn to accept and adapt to our stress-filled environments so that we can move toward the salutary end of the health continuum. In order to do this, we need to be able to recognize what stresses us, step outside ourselves and observe our reactions, and develop coping skills for dealing with these stressors.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
Electroconvulsive shock therapy (ECT) is used:
a. as a first step in treating severe psychotic disorders, such as schizophrenia b. as a last resort, when drugs and other therapies have failed c. as a first step in alleviating the symptoms of severe depression d. after psychosurgery has been completed
James Mark Baldwin's inclusion of research on animals in his studies of the development of human infants' hand preference reflected
a. the prevailing view at the time that infants were not actually fully human b. his disinterest in social institutions and cultural contexts c. the influence of Jean Piaget's theories of Baldwin's thinking d. the influence of theories of evolution on studies of human behavior and development
According to the article Watch Yourself about behavior modification as a treatment for ADHD, the participants in this study were:
(a) three kids (b) four groups with 20 kids in each group (c) one large group of 50 kids (d) the college students in a large PSY 101 class