Activity

Please access the link to the textbook (glencoe-understanding-psychology-mcgraw-2003.pdf). Go to page 442 on the pdf (pg 430 in the textbook), and read Sec. 3: Coping with Stress. When finished, please answer the questions below.

1. Definecognitive appraisal. How does your cognitive appraisal of an event determine your stress level?

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2. Definedenial andintellectualization. How/why do people use denial and intellectualization to cope with stress?

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3. Explain the difference between defense mechanisms and active coping strategies (will not be found word for word in the text).

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4. Identify and define the four most common active coping strategies that you believe that you use. Be sure to provide a brief example of you using each strategy.

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5. Why would writing about a stressful experience help you better cope with it?

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6. Defineprogressive relaxation andmeditation. Why would those two methods be effective at helping manage and reduce stress? (consider what happens to our body when we are stressed - physical and hidden effects)

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7. Think of a highly stressful situation that you have recently experienced. How did you cope with it? Identify and evaluate the various coping mechanisms that you used to deal with the stressor (be sure to explain how the coping mechanisms helped you deal with that stressor).

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