The major difference between proactive coping and other forms of coping (such as problem-based and emotionbased) is that proactive coping
a. occurs before a stressful event takes place.
b. is principally a cognitive strategy.
c. has no reported physiological effects.
d. is effective for events low in controllability.
a
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A. gout B. nephitis C. lupus D. fibromyalgia
Freud's psychoanalytic theory posits that the pleasure principle is
a. information that we have in mind at any given moment in time b. the demand for instant gratification without regard to social rules or customs c. primitive sexual and aggressive impulses, memories of troubling emotional experiences, and unacceptable wishes or ideas d. information that can be retrieved from memory and brought into awareness at any time e. the internalized moral teachings of parents or other significant others that may be partially conscious and partially unconscious.
Regarding the diathesis-stress model, which of the following statements is false?
a. Diatheses are generally genetic in nature, although they may also involve psychological factors. b. Significant sources of stress may increase the risk of developing particular disorders. c. The stronger the diathesis, the less stress is needed to produce a disorder. d. Disorders may develop under benign life circumstances. e. Whether a person having a diathesis develops a particular disorder is primarily dependent on his or her cluster of personality traits.
After staring at a particular color for a long period of time and then looking at a white background, a negative afterimage occurs because the ____
a. ?cones that were not used as much to sense the particular color are well-rested and therefore respond more readily to the white background b. ?well-rested rods take over the task of sensation, thus distorting the color that is sensed c. ?parts of the cells that continually responded to the color are worn out and therefore don’t respond as readily to the white background d. ?parts of the cells that continually respond to white are worn out and therefore don’t respond as readily to the white background