Chapter 5

Question 1

What is Hardiness?

Answer 1

• cluster of stress-buffering traits consisting of commitment, challenges, control
• linked to lower levels of anxiety, adaptive coping styles

Question 2

What is Resilience?

Answer 2

ability of some children to spring back form sometimes overwhelming stressors

Question 3

What is Optimism?

Answer 3

shorter hospital stays, faster recoveries, longer and healthier lives
- positive emotions increase a person’s physical, cognitive, and social resource

Question 4

What is Pessimism?

Answer 4

• attributions that are global, stable and internal
• tendency to ruminate
• anger, hostility, depression, smoking

Question 5

What are 2 Types of Regulatory Control?

Answer 5

• good regulatory control

- too lose (undercontrolled)

Question 6

What is Good Regulatory Control?

Answer 6

Good regulatory control- calmer, able to delay gratification, control emotions
Too lose (Undercontrolled)- impulsive, unable to delay gratification, aggressive, venting

Question 7

What is Too lose (Undercontrolled)?

Answer 7

impulsive, unable to delay gratification, aggressive, venting

Question 8

What is Social Support?

Answer 8

companionship from others that convey emotional concern material assistance, or honest feedback

Question 9

What is Emotion-Focused Coping?

Answer 9

coping with strategy in which a person tries to control his or her emotional response to a stressor:

• escape avoidance
• distancing
• positive reappraisal

Question 10

What is Problem- Focused Coping?

Answer 10

coping strategy for dealing directly with a stressor by reducing its demands or increasing one’s resources for meeting those demands

Question 11

What is Emotional Disclosure?

Answer 11

associated with a variety of positive health benefits