University of Texas, Rio Grande Valley

PSY 4333

CHAPTER SIX QUIZ

1)A person who_____used a problem-focused coping strategy.

2. Which type of coping strategy is most effective for a stressful situation that can't be corrected, such as the death of a family member?

3. According to Freud,              anxiety occurs when unacceptable id impulses are dangerously close to breaking into a person's consciousness.

4. Alicia had a long and frustrating day at work and couldn't wait to relax on the couch and watch a movie when she got home. As soon as she stepped into her apartment, she saw that her roommate had left her clean laundry piled on the couch—again. Normally Alicia ignores this annoying behavior, but this time she angrily confronted her roommate about it. Alicia's reaction to her roommate's laundry being left on the couch best illustrates
5. The frustration-aggression hypothesis states that            .

6. Research indicates that a cathartic release of tension such as punching a pillow

7. Why might a cathartic release of tension such as punching a pillow actually increase aggression?

8. How do defense mechanisms differ from coping strategies?

9. Attachment theory asserts that adult romantic behavior can be understood by examining

10. Lashing out at an innocent bystander rather than attacking the source of our frustration directly is known as