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QuizMultiple Choice

Stress Responses

Question 9 • TX-Psychology CR

Theorist Albert Ellis claimed that one's emotional reaction to stress can be controlled by ___________.

Answer
A
engaging in particular defense mechanisms to decrease stress
B
altering thoughts or evaluations about stressful events
C
avoiding certain events that cause stress
D
using humor to reduce negative effects of stress

Explanation

Albert Ellis’s rational-emotive approach holds that beliefs and interpretations about an event shape emotional reactions. Changing an unhelpful evaluation of a stressful event can therefore change the resulting emotion. The best answer is altering thoughts or evaluations about stressful events.

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