Chapter 4

Question 1

Aggression

Answer 1

is any behavior intended to hurt someone, either physically or verbally.

Question 2

Brainstorming

Answer 2

is generating as many ideas as possible while withholding criticism and evaluation.

Question 3

Catastrophic thinking

Answer 3

involves unrealistic appraisals of stress that exaggerate the magnitude of one’s problems.

Question 4

Constructive coping

Answer 4

to refer to efforts to deal with stressful events that are judged to be relatively healthful.

Question 5

Defense mechanisms

Answer 5

are largely unconscious reactions that protect a person from unpleasant emotions such as anxiety and guilt.

Question 6

Emotional intelligence

Answer 6

consists of the ability to perceive and express emotion, use emotions to facilitate thought, understand and reason with emotion, and regulate emotion.

Question 7

internet addiction

Answer 7

which consists of spending an inordinate amount of time on the Internet and an inability to control online use.

Question 8

Learned helplessness

Answer 8

is passive behavior produced by exposure to unavoidable aversive events.

Question 9

Procrastination

Answer 9

is the tendency to delay tackling tasks until the last minute.

Question 10

Rational-emotive behavior therapy

Answer 10

is an approach to therapy that focuses on altering clients’ patterns of irrational thinking to reduce maladaptive emotions and behavior.