Analyses of the Effectiveness of Coping Strategies in Managing the Stress

question 2

Multiple Choice

Analyses of the effectiveness of coping strategies in managing the stress associated with chronic health disorders conclude that

• A)the coping strategies used by chronically ill patients are significantly different from the strategies observed in healthy samples.
• B)avoidant coping is associated with reduced psychological distress and better psychological adjustment.
• C)confrontative coping is associated with better adjustment than the use of multiple coping strategies.
• D)active coping is more consistently associated with good adjustment.

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Definitions:

Savings

The portion of income not spent on current expenditures or taxes, which is set aside for future use or investment.

Autonomous Consumption

Spending that does not depend on current income levels, such as basic necessities, implying that this consumption occurs even in the absence of income.

Disposable Income

represents the amount of money that households have available for spending and saving after income taxes have been accounted for.

Saving

The portion of income that is not spent on consumption but rather set aside for future use or emergencies, contributing to personal and national wealth.