Coping With Stress

Question 1

actions that people can take to master, tolerate, reduce, or minimize the effects of stressors

Answer 1

Coping Strategies

Question 2

coping strategies that try to eliminate the source of a stress or reduce its impact through direct actions

Answer 2

Problem-Focused Coping

Question 3

coping strategies that change the impact of a stressor by changing the emotional reaction to the stressor

Answer 3

Emotion-Focused Coping

Question 4

mental series of exercises meant to refocus attention and achieve a trancelike state of consciousness

Answer 4

Meditation

Question 5

form of meditation in which a person focuses the mind on some repetitive or unchanging stimulus so that the mind can be cleared of disturbing thoughts and the body can experience relaxation

Answer 5

Concentrative Meditation

Question 6

the network of family, friends, neighbors, coworkers, and others who can offer support, comfort, or aid to a person in need

Answer 6

Social-Support System

Question 7

A form of concentrative meditation in which the person purposefully pays attention to the present moment, without judgment or evaluation.

Answer 7

Mindfulness Meditation