AP PSYCHOLOGY

MOTIVATION EMOTION AND STRESS

STRESS AND HEALTH

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
THe passive resignation that accompanies an inability to avoid repeated aversive events is called
A
an internal locus of control
B
emotion-focused coping
C
the adaptation-level phenomenon
D
learned helplessness
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The passive resignation that accompanies an inability to avoid repeated aversive events is called. learned helplessness. After experiences inescapable brutalities as a prisoner in a Nazi concentration camp, Mr. Sternberg became apathetic, stopeed eating, and gave up all efforts to physically survive the ordeal.

Detailed explanation-2: -The passive resignation that accompanies an inability to avoid repeated aversive events is called: an internal locus of control.

Detailed explanation-3: -Learned helplessness is linked with depression, PTSD, and other health problems. Research indicates that it increases feelings of stress, anxiety, and depression in both humans and animals.

Detailed explanation-4: -General adaptation syndrome is how your body responds to stress. There are three stages to stress: the alarm stage, the resistance stage and the exhaustion stage.

Detailed explanation-5: -The best example of a Type A personality is someone who is: Take-charge and highly competitive. Fast-paced and impatient. Entrepreneurial, workaholic.

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