Kyle had to relearn how to walk after suffering severe injuries in a car accident. Although the event was traumatic, Kyle has proven himself to be resilient, and actually feels a greater sense of inner strength than he did prior to the accident
The ability of people like Kyle to grow and actually benefit from negative events is known as ____________.
FIll in the blank with correct word.
Answer: post-traumatic growth
Rationale: Post-traumatic growth is the capacity to grow and experience long-term positive effects in response to negative events.
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b. Those devices emit ultrasonic vibrations that increase heart rate. c. The excitement from using those devices increases production of steroid hormones. d. The content of those devices causes dreams to start earlier than usual in the night.
In the context of the commonality corollary, Kelly held that people who construe an experience similarly have similar cognitive processes
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
Which of the following is not an issue regarding caregivers of the elderly?
a. Physical abuse b. Cohousing c. Financial exploitation d. Neglect
Margerite passed Piaget’s class inclusion problem. This indicates that Margerite can __________
A) think through a series of steps and then mentally reverse direction B) focus on relations between a general and two specific categories at the same time C) solve problems using abstract reasoning D) order items along a quantitative dimension