AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND HEALTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Attempting to reduce stress directly by changing the stressor is known as
A
mindfulness meditation
B
the adaptation-level phenomenon
C
problem-focused coping
D
the feel-food, do-good phenomenon
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Attempting to alleviate stress directly by changing the stressor, or the way one interacts with that stressor, is known as: problem-focused coping.

Detailed explanation-2: -Attempting to alleviate stress directly by avoiding or ignoring a stressor and attending to emotional needs related to one’s stress reaction is known as: emotion-focused coping.

Detailed explanation-3: -Coping strategies are behavioral and cognitive tactics used to manage crises, conditions, and demands that are appraised as distressing.

Detailed explanation-4: -The stress as stimulus theory assumes: Change is inherently stressful. Life events demand the same levels of adjustment across the population. There is a common threshold of adjustment beyond which illness will result.

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