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Attempting to alleviate stress directly by changing the stressor is known as
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problem-focused coping
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To alleviate the stress he feels after failing a college course, Jeremy seeks social support from his friends and family. Jeremy's behavior best illustrates
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emotion-focused coping
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Addressing stressors with problem-focused coping would be most characteristic of those with
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personal control
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Rats that received electric shocks were unlikely to develop ulcers if the
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rats could control the termination of the shocks.
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British civil service workers in executive positions live longer than those in clerical positions. This best illustrates the value of
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perceived control
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A loss of perceived control tends to result in
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reduced immune responses
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A perceived loss of control is associated with ________ epinephrine levels and ________ lymphocyte activity.
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increased, decreased
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Alex experiences little stress because he expects things to work out the way he wants them to. This best illustrates the value of:
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optimistic explanatory style
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During the first few weeks of law school, students were observed to have stronger immune systems if they
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were optimistic
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Compared with the unmarried, people in low-conflict marriages are more likely to
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live longer
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Social support helps to promote cardiovascular health by
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lowering blood pressure
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Which of the following is most likely to foster stronger immune functioning?
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social support
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Undergraduate women who had been sexually abused as children were especially likely to report health problems if they had
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kept the abuse a secret.
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Activities such as jogging or swimming are forms of
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aerobic exercise
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The genes in muscle cells that are not activated by exercise produce lower quantities of proteins, which leaves us susceptible to
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all of these diseases
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Aerobic exercise has been most closely linked to a decrease in
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depression
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Mildly depressed female college students assigned to a program of ________ reported a greater decrease in depression than those assigned to a program of ________.
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aerobic exercise; relaxation exercises
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Evidence suggests that ________ may foster neurogenesis.
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aerobic exercise
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Which of the following is an example of biofeedback?
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Milos learns to relax by being provided with information on changes in his heart rate.
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A psychologist would most likely use biofeedback to provide clients with information about their
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blood pressure
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Aviad, a 50-year-old banking executive and Type A personality, recently suffered a serious heart attack. To prevent a recurrence, Aviad would probably benefit most from:
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relaxation training
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The relaxation response associated with meditation is most likely to
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decrease oxygen consumption and decrease blood pressure.
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During meditative relaxation, a part of the ________ lobe that tracks where we are in space is ________ active than usual.
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parietal; less
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Volunteers who participated in an eight-week course of meditation training exhibited increased levels of the ______ activity associated with positive emotions.
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left hemisphere
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The natural disappearance of a disease is called
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spontaneous remission
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Whether a health care treatment is mainstream medicine or an alternative medicine depends on whether the treatment has been
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scientifically validated as effective.
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Israelis living in nonreligious collective settlements were observed to have ________ than those living in religiously orthodox collective settlements.
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higher rates of death
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The correlation between religious involvement and life expectancy is ________ among women and ________ among men.
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positive, positive
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One possible explanation for the longer life expectancy of religiously active people is that
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they receive more social support