coping wih sress

Question 1

coping

Answer 1

Attempting to manage
the demands of a
stressor in some
effective way.

Question 2

approach strategies

Answer 2

Attempt to deal directly with
a stressor. Activity is
focused towards the
stressor.

Question 3

avoidance strategies

Answer 3

Attempt to deal indirectly
with a stressor. Activity is
focused away from the
stressor.

Question 4

context specific effectiveness

Answer 4

When there is a good match between the coping strategy
that is used and the stressful situation, then a strategy is
considered to have context-specific effectiveness.

Question 5

coping flexibility

Answer 5

The ability to effectively modify or adjust one’s
coping strategies according to the demands of
different stressful situations.

Question 6

high coping flexibility

Answer 6

• individuals that are able to readily adjust their coping strategies if their particular strategy is proving to be ineffective

Question 7

low coping flexibility

Answer 7

• consistently use the same type of coping strategies across different stressful situation even found to be ineffective

Question 8

benefits of exercise

Answer 8

• uses up the stress hormones secreted into the bloodstream, allows the body to return to normal levels of functioning sooner
• increases strength, flexibility and stamina for future stressor
• releases endorphins into brain