Stress & Coping
Making a plan to directly deal with a stressor is called this.
What is problem-focused coping?
Persistent, uncontrollable, free-floating anxiety is characteristic of this disorder.
What is generalized anxiety disorder?
Gradually exposing a person to a feared stimulus while reducing anxiety is called this.
What is systematic desensitization?
Changing behavior because of a direct command is called this.
What is obedience?
Behavior directed toward someone because of their group membership is called this.
What is discrimination?
Believing that nothing you do can change an unpleasant situation is called this.
What is learned helplessness?
A persistent, recurring, unwanted thought is called this.
What is an obsession?
Immediate, intense exposure to a feared stimulus is called this.
What is flooding?
Changing behavior or attitudes to match the standards of a group is called this.
What is conformity?
As the number of bystanders increases, each person may feel less personally responsible to help.
What is diffusion of responsibility?
This is the first stage of the General Adaptation Syndrome, when a stressor is first recognized and the body mobilizes.
What is alarm?
Hallucinations and severe distortions of reality may occur in this group of disorders.
What is schizophrenia spectrum disorder?
This therapy directly challenges irrational and unrealistic beliefs.
What is REBT?
Someone first asks you for a small favor, then follows it with a larger request.
What is the foot-in-the-door technique?
Expectations about someone influence behavior in ways that help make those expectations come true.
What is a self-fulfilling prophecy?
A highly competitive, ambitious, and aggressive person is traditionally described as this personality type.
What is Type A?
This personality disorder is associated with unstable, intense relationships and emotional volatility.
What is borderline personality disorder?
This nondirective approach emphasizes reflection of the client’s words and feelings.
What is person-centered therapy?
A person assumes a classmate is lazy because they arrived late, without considering traffic or car trouble.
What is the fundamental attribution error?
Stimuli associated with past violence that may make aggressive behavior more likely are called these.
What are aggression cues?
After months of prolonged stress, a person becomes physically run down and begins experiencing negative health consequences. Which GAS stage best fits this?
What is exhaustion?
Rosenhan’s study showed that once someone receives this, mental-health workers may interpret later behavior through that lens.
What is a diagnostic label?
A therapist works on changing dysfunctional thoughts while also using principles of learning and behavior. What treatment approach is this?
What is CBT?
Someone knows smoking is unhealthy but continues smoking while telling themselves, “It probably won’t happen to me.” What social-psychology concept is illustrated?
What is cognitive dissonance?
According to Sternberg, relationships can differ depending on combinations of three components. Name the three components.
What are intimacy, passion, and commitment?