Category: D

The act of challenging irrational beliefs in REBT.  

Also known as traits; the particular characteristics or structural elements of personality that predispose a person to respond in certain ways.  

An enduring tendency to have global expectations of positive outcomes.  

A form of coping in which the stressor or the emotions it evokes are not dealt with directly but are instead avoided or escaped from.  

The idea that mindfulness meditation achieves some of its beneficial effects by the practitioner learning to let go of tendencies to react automatically to stimuli.  

Using biofeedback to directly target the physiological systems that support the symptoms such as muscle tension biofeedback for tension-type headache.  

Social support has beneficial health and well-being effects independent of the level of stress.  

Illness results from environmental stressors having an adverse impact on an individual’s most vulnerable biological systems.  

Holding grudges, brooding, and discussing one’s anger repetitiously in a way that magnifies animosity.  

Blaming others for one’s anger and expressing self-justification and desire for vindication.