personality and coping with stress

Question 1

what is Dimensions of Temperament Styles (DOTS)

Answer 1

Temperament refers to behavior with an emphasis on how people
behave rather than on how well they perform
on tasks

Question 2

what are general activity levels

Answer 2

■ Activity Level: General
– High levels of energy, vigor, motor activity
■ Activity Level: Sleep
– High levels of motor activity during sleep (tossing & turning)

Question 3

what is Adaptability/Positive Affect

Answer 3

■ Approach Withdraw
– Approach or move toward new persons, objects,
situations, events
■ Flexibility-Rigidity
– More flexibility in changes in the environment
■ Mood Quality
– High levels of positive affect (smiling, laughing,
cheerful)

Question 4

what is General Rhythmicity

Answer 4

having a routine of waking up, eating, and daily habits

Question 5

what is task orientation

Answer 5

■ Distractibility (ability to concentrate and maintain
perceptual focus despite external stimuli) &
Persistence (stay with or continue steadily in an
activity for a long period of time)

Question 6

what is the weinberger adjustment inventory

Answer 6

designed to assess long-term- social-emotional adjustment

Question 7

What does the weinberger measure

Answer 7

Gas Pedal- Distress
Anxiety
– Depression
– Low Self-Esteem
brake pedal-restraint
– Suppression of Aggression
– Impulse Control
– Consideration of Others

Question 8

what is the five-factor model of personality

Answer 8

o- openness to experience
c-consciousness
e-extroversion
a-agreeableness 
n-nervous high strung/neuroticism