AP Psychology Module 42

Coping

alleviating stress using emotional, cognitive, or behavioral methods

Emotion-Focused Coping

attempting to alleviate stress by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to one's stress reaction

Problem-Focused Coping

attempting to alleviate stress directly - by changing the stressor or the way we interact with that stressor

People tend to use emotion-focused rather than problem-focused coping strategies when they:

believe they cannot change a stressful situation

In the late 1960s, experiments indicated that rats could learn to slow their heartbeat if given pleasurable brain stimulation when their heartbeat decreased. This research most clearly demonstrated the potential utility of:

biofeedback

After breaking up with her boyfriend, Kathy alleviated her stress by avoiding contact with her ex-boyfriend and by planning recreational activities with her best girlfriend. Kathy's behavior best illustrates:

emotion-focused coping

The best way to increase the production of serotonin is to:

engage in aerobic exercise

Biofeedback

a system for electronically recording, amplifying, and feeding back information regarding a subtle physiological state, such as blood pressure or muscle tension

Leukemia patients have enjoyed markedly increased survival rates if they received:

social support

Aerobic exercise ________ the body's production of serotonin and ________ its production of the endorphins.

increases; increases

Research participants who received nasal drops laden with a cold virus were least likely to catch a cold if they had:

positive social ties

A perceived loss of control is associated with________ epinephrine levels and ________ lymphocyte levels.

raised; lowered

Religiously active AIDS patients ________ than do their nonreligious counterparts.

survive longer

Aerobic Exercise

sustained exercise that increases heart and ling fitness; may also alleviate depression and anxiety

Psychologists would most likely use biofeedback to help clients reduce their:

tension headaches

Complementary & Alternative Medicine

unproven health care treatments not taught widely in medical schools, not used in hospitals, and not usually reimbursed by insurance companies