psych--module 34

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Cheryl's father-in-law had a serious heart attack several weeks ago. She is concerned because he lives alone. After his heart attack, which acquisition would increase his odds of survival?

a dog

Dewey just won a $145 million lottery prize. If he is typical, one year from now, he will be:

about as happy as he was before he won the lottery.

"Always look on the bright side of life," advises an old saying. Looking on the bright side suggests _____ coping.

emotion-focused

Dani consciously adopts an attitude of gratitude and a positive outlook when things are not going well in her life. In these instances, Dani is dealing with stress through _____ coping.

emotion-focused

Liz loses her well-paid executive position in a round of corporate downsizing. She spends the evening becoming intoxicated in a seedy bar across town. Liz is demonstrating _____ coping.

emotion-focused

When bad things happen to him, Joe lists all the good things in his life that he is thankful for. Joe's practice exemplifies _____ coping.

emotion-focused

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

Carl and Ralph both earned a D on their psychology test. Carl believes that his low grade resulted because his teacher does not like him. Ralph believes that his low grade was due to bad luck. Carl demonstrates an _____ locus of control; Ralph demonstrates an _____ locus of control.

external; external

Casey and Reagan both earned A's on their biology test. Casey believes that her test score was due to luck, while Reagan attributes her grade to hard work. Casey demonstrates an _____ locus of control; Reagan demonstrates an _____ locus of control.

external; internal

Selma participated in a research project in college, and she was identified as being less happy than average. During a follow-up study 20 years later, researchers found all of these EXCEPT Selma was:

less likely to have met all of her life goals than her happy peers.

Hakeem is a fourth year medical student. He has the tendency to downplay every successful exam. Every little setback is evidence to him that he will never graduate even though he has had several successful evaluations. Hakeem has a(n) _____ outlook.

pessimistic

Faced with overlapping, unrealistic deadlines at work, Ira recruits his co-workers to perform some of the routine clerical tasks associated with the projects. Ira is engaged in _____ coping.

problem-focused

When people speak of "being proactive" or "getting in front of a situation," they usually mean tackling an obstacle head-on so that it does not become a bigger issue. These phrases MOST clearly suggest _____ coping.

problem-focused

Nadine believes she is less successful than most of her social media friends. This perception BEST illustrates the concept of:

relative deprivation.

Joe has been in treatment for lung cancer for the past 11 months, but has described himself as thankful and happy for every day that he has. The personal strength that has helped him to cope can be described as:

resilience.

Hillary rates her satisfaction with her life as an 8 out of 10. This score refers to her:

subjective well-being.

Religiously active AIDS patients _____ than do their nonreligious counterparts.

survive longer

With each new accomplishment, each career advance, and each raise, Joe somehow feels that it is still not enough. Joe's example BEST illustrates:

the adaptation-level phenomenon.


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