When the Stressor Is Severe and Chronic and Really Needs

question 398

Multiple Choice

When the stressor is severe and chronic and really needs immediate attention, escape-avoidance behaviors:

• A) are the most helpful way to relieve the psychological distress.
• B) can be counterproductive.
• C) work better than problem-focused coping strategies.
• D) are beneficial because of the delays they cause, given that most problems resolve themselves given enough time.

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Definitions:

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease

An infection of the female reproductive organs, often caused by sexually transmitted infections, leading to severe health complications including infertility.

PID

Pelvic Inflammatory Disease, a condition affecting women characterized by infection and inflammation of the reproductive organs, often caused by sexually transmitted infections.

Spontaneous Abortion

Unplanned, accidental abortion.

Chromosomes

Rod-shaped structures that are composed of genes and found within the nuclei of cells.