1. Discuss individual differences in the way people cope with stress.

How is coping best

defined?

2. Differentiate problem-focused coping and emotion-focused coping. Under what

circumstances might each type of coping be adaptive?

3. Discuss the impact of low socioeconomic status on stress management, health, and
illness.

4. Describe the characteristics of the hardy personality. What is the evidence linking this
type of personality to health?

5. Define two types of explanatory style, and discuss the relationship of each style to
coping, health, and illness.

6. Explain the importance of self-regulation and personal control in coping with stressful
events.

7. Imagine that you have been given the tasks of designing a stress-management program
to help students cope with the demands of college. What would your program consist
of? Why?

8. Explain stress inoculation training, and outline the steps involved in its implementation.
Give an example of how stress inoculation training might help an ex-smoker avoid
relapsing during stressful moments.

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