People with disease-prone personalities tend to do all of the following except
A. try to ignore stressors whenever possible.
B. perceive stressors as long-term, catastrophic threats that they caused to themselves.
C. think pessimistically about their ability to overcome stressors.
D. rely mainly on problem-focused coping strategies.
Answer: D
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a. Turner syndrome. b. Single X syndrome. c. Triple Y syndrome. d. "Superfemale" syndrome.
To increase the chance that a general attitude like "Helping others is a good thing" will predict a specific behavior like someone's willingness to give blood, you should ____
a. measure their cognitive coping skills first b. measure the general attitude and link it to the specific behavior c. ask the person to think about giving blood as a helpful act when you make the request for a blood donation d. reduce the accessibility of the attitude
According to your textbook, which of the following is one of the important skills related to emotional intelligence?
a. creativity b. concept formation c. empathy d. directive communication
____ involves mentally recycling concerns—it is the process of repeating our thoughts associated with anxiety
a. Anger c. Worry b. Fear d. Rage