Problem-focused coping is to ___________, as emotion-focused coping is to __________.
A) actions; feelings
B) feelings; action
C) stress reduction; stress magnification
D) stress magnification; stress reduction
Question 2Gavin used emotion-focused coping to deal with the loss of his dog when he
A) placed a bowl of dog food outside the front door of his house.
B) placed Lost Dog ads all over the neighborhood.
C) went to the movies with a friend to distract himself.
D) went to the pound and checked out the latest arrivals.
Question 3After being given a cancer diagnosis, Penelope used problem-focused coping when she
A) ate some chocolate to make herself feel better.
B) called her best friend for support.
C) tried not to think about it.
D) went online to search for information and doctors.
Question 4In the lab, the research assistant is showing young and old adults some very sad and some heartwarmingly happy images. Whose brains are likely to show greater activation in the amygdala upon viewing the images, and will the activation be greater for the happy or the sad images?
A) The older adults will show greater activation and more so for the sad images.
B) The older adults will show greater activation and more so for the happy images.
C) The younger adults will show greater activation and more so for the sad images.
D) The younger adults will show greater activation and more so for the happy images.
Question 5The part of the brain that is involved in the processing of emotions is the
A) amygdala.
B) hippocampus.
C) hypothalamus.
D) thalamus.
Question 6Someone just pushed his way into the middle of a line of people waiting to buy tickets to a movie. Thirteen-year-old Luke and his 71-year-old grandpa Chester are now standing right behind the pusher. Which of the following is likely to be their relative reaction?
A) Chester will obsess about the event more than Luke.
B) Chester will be less likely to express his outrage than Luke.
C) Luke will experience less negative affect than Chester
D) Luke will be more in control of his anger than Chester.
Question 7Compared to younger age groups, older adults experience __________ negative emotions and __________ positive emotions.
A) fewer; fewer
B) fewer; more
C) more; fewer
D) more; more
Question 8A study of the daily experiences of younger and older adults (Mroczek et al., 2006 ) found that the majority of older adults are __________ on neuroticism and that __________ adults experience fewer negative emotional responses to stress.
A) high; older
B) high; younger
C) low; older
D) low; younger
Question 9One effect of repeated activation of the stress-response system over many years is
A) a decrease in neurotic behavior.
B) diminished sensitivity to stress.
C) damage to the heart.
D) a dampened negative affect.
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