Rational Coping Involves Purposefully Attending to and Thinking About the Stressor

question 40

True/False

Rational coping involves purposefully attending to and thinking about the stressor in an effort to overcome it.

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Definitions:

Permanent Change

An alteration that is lasting and not reversible, affecting the future state or condition of its subject.

Spontaneous Recovery

The reappearance of a learned response after its apparent extinction, without the need for further conditioning.

Abstract Thinking

The ability to think about objects, principles, and ideas that are not physically present.

Neutral Stimulus

A stimulus that initially produces no specific response other than focusing attention.