Chapter 17

Question 1

common coping technique involving searching for detailed information to increase awareness about a situation that has become a perceived threat

Answer 1

information seeking

Question 2

coping technique that involves either changing stress producing factors in the environment, or change the stress producing environment

Answer 2

social orchestration

Question 3

a coping technique whereby the company of friends, family members, and others act to buffer against and dissipate the negative effects of stress

Answer 3

social support

Question 4

theory that suggests that people in support groups buffer the participants from stress, lessening its impact

Answer 4

buffer theory

Question 5

theory suggesting that support groups compensate for various emotional losses one experiences during stress

Answer 5

compensation theory

Question 6

coined by Dr. David Spiegel for women with breast cancer who share their experiences, grief, and healing with others going through the same experience

Answer 6

supportive-expressive group therapy

Question 7

theory suggesting that social contact serves to uplift the individual, thus providing pleasure to the ego

Answer 7

direct effect theory

Question 8

theory suggesting that the collective energy of one’s support group supersedes any individual’s negative experience of stress

Answer 8

cognitive dissonance theory

Question 9

pleasurable pursuit or interest outside one’s daily work responsibilities through which one begins to make order out of chaos

Answer 9

hobby

Question 10

coping technique for anger related stressors for which a shift in attitude is adopted toward those against whom a grudge was previously held

Answer 10

forgiveness

Question 11

a coping technique in which dreams, including recurring dreams are explored and deciphered to help understand acute or chronic stressors

Answer 11

dream therapy

Question 12

process in which an idea to be used as dream material is consciously seeded to prompt the unconscious mind during sleep

Answer 12

dream incubation

Question 13

optimistic attitude adopted to cope with stress for which one perceives a connection to something bigger than onesefl

Answer 13

faith

Question 14

style of prayer whereby the individual seeks assistance from a higher source to intervene or assist with his or her problems

Answer 14

intercessory prayer

Question 15

individuals who do not know if their is a higher source

Answer 15

agnostic

Question 16

individuals who do not believe in a higher source

Answer 16

atheist