Sheila used to be faced with anxiety, confusion, and discouragement resulting from her perfectionist attitude. She made herself much calmer and happier when she adopted the attitude, Perfection is impossible; all I can do is my best. This is an example of ____.
a. progressive muscle relaxation training
b. cognitive restructuring
c. burnout
d. general adaptation syndrome
Question 2
Carl has been under a lot of stress as he struggles to maintain high grades to get into a top engineering graduate program. His roommate encourages Carl to view his situation as a positive challenge, rather than as a stressful situation, and to concentrate on just doing as well as he can and not worrying about the rest. Carl's roommate is advocating ____ as a stress-coping mechanism.
a. assessment
b. cognitive restructuring
c. psychotherapy
d. behavioral coping strategies
A model of anxiety in which stressful events or a changing mental condition can produce unfavorable
anxiety
Levels of Anxiety
Selected Neurocognitive Disorders Resulting in Dementia
Medications and Medical Conditions Associated with Anxiety
Commonly Used Anxiolytics: Drugs for Treatment of Generalized Anxiety Disorders