According to Seligman, an "optimist" sees setbacks as:

A. serving no function.
B. something that is permanent and pervasive.
C. temporary, often confined to a specific situation, and external.
D. something related to an individual's internal personalized flaws.
E. going "two steps back, one step forward."


Answer: C

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a. black privilege b. female privilege c. white privilege d. of the problems faced by ex-convicts

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a. focuses on the client’s presenting challenges or problems in the change process b. is a single resource for collecting mental health dimensions c. utilizes a single data collection method

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A) Ensuring treatment goals do not clash with cultural values of the client B) Whether or not the expert stance of the therapist is in conflict with a client's cultural values or beliefs C) Ensuring treatment goals do not clash with cultural values of the client and whether or not the expert stance of the therapist is in conflict with a client's cultural values or beliefs D) None of these is correct

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