Barb teaches second grade in an inner-city school. Despite the fact that most of her students are already two years behind other children their age, Barb views her job as a challenge. She is constantly looking for new and different methods to interest her students and feels that she has a direct positive effect on their lives. Barb manages her stressful life without experiencing psychosomatic

problems because she possesses the trait of:

a. hardiness c. frustration avoidance
b. external locus of control d. approach-avoidance


A

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