Question 1

Describe two forms of problem-focused coping, and provide an original example of each.

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Question 2

What is emotion-focused coping? Describe the six forms of emotion-focused coping that are summarized in your textbook.

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Question 3

Contrast the general patterns of coping in individualistic versus collectivistic cultures.

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Question 4

What gender differences have been found in the effects of social support?

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Question 5

According to the In Focus box: "Providing Effective Social Support," what are the three most commonly studied broad categories of social support? Give original examples of each.

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Question 6

Identify and discuss the four strategies, described in the Psych for Your Life box, "Minimizing the Effects of Stress," that help minimize the negative effects of stress, and explain why they are helpful.

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Question 7

Describe instances in which social support can have negative consequences.

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Question 8

Describe the use of the positive reappraisal coping strategy, and provide either an original personal example or use the example of model Petra Nemcova to show how positive reappraisal can be a constructive response to tragedy.

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Question 9

Health psychologist Shelley Taylor has proposed that women "tend-and-befriend" in response to stress. Define the "tend-and-befriend" response, and explain this phenomenon from an evolutionary perspective.

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Question 10

What kinds of social support efforts are LEAST likely to be perceived as helpful? What is "invisible support"?

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Question 11

Discuss gender differences in responding to stress, contrasting the tend-and-befriend response with the fight-or-flight response.

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Question 12

What kinds of social support efforts are MOST likely to be perceived as helpful?

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