Within Carver Et Al

question 12

Multiple Choice

Within Carver et al.'s (1989) multidimensional framework, individuals who cope with stressful events by trying to find the good in the situation are relying on

• A) mental disengagement.
• B) restraint coping.
• C) active coping.
• D) positive reinterpretation.

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Definitions:

Activation-Synthesis

A theory of dreaming that suggests dreams are the result of the cerebral cortex interpreting random signals from the lower brain during REM sleep.

Reticular Formation

A network of neurons in the brainstem that's involved in arousal, wakefulness, and transmitting sensory information to the brain.

REM Sleep

Sleep characterized by rapid eye movements, EEG patterns similar to wakefulness, speeded heart rate and respiration, near-paralysis of skeletal muscles, and highly visual dreams.

Rapid Eye Movements

Quick, jerky movements of the eyes that occur during certain stages of sleep, especially REM sleep, associated with dreaming.