Examlex

Solved

Vignette #1 Robert and Chris Have Been at a Local

question 66

Multiple Choice

Vignette #1 Robert and Chris have been at a local bar near their dormitory for 1 hour. Chris has had three beers already and Robert tells him to slow down because too much alcohol can cause death. Chris says this is not true since you just go to sleep when you drink too much. Chris also says that since he is allowed two drinks a day on average, he decided to save them up for the weekend. Robert is beginning to suspect that Chris might have a drinking problem. Let's see if you know more than Chris does concerning alcohol by answering these questions.
As they sit and talk, Chris begins to smoke a cigarette. Robert can't believe his friend has such poor judgment and says, "Chris, don't you know that drinking alcohol and smoking puts you at a much higher risk for ____?"


Definitions:

Emotion-Focused Coping

Strategies aimed at managing and reducing the intensity of negative emotions arising from stressful situations.

Unconscious Strategies

Psychological mechanisms or processes that operate without the individual's conscious awareness to handle thoughts or feelings.

Primary Appraisal

The initial evaluation process where an individual assesses the significance of a stressor as irrelevant, benign-positive, or stressful.

Psychological Review

An academic journal that publishes original research articles, theoretical articles, and critical reviews on psychology.

Related Questions