The painful feeling of wanting more human contact or connection than you have is known as ____

a. ostracism
b. social rejection
c. loneliness
d. rejection sensitivity


C

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A) It demands instant gratification without consideration for other people. B) It stands for rational ways of coping with frustration. C) It holds up models of an ideal self and helps handing out judgments of right and wrong. D) It develops as one incorporates the moral standards of the members of the community.

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Mann (1981) found a significant positive correlation between crowd size and suicide baiting. What is the most correct way to interpret Mann's findings?

A) People in large crowds feel anonymous and it causes them to bait. B) Once suicide baiting starts, it causes a crowd to gather. C) There is no relationship between crowd size and suicide baiting. D) As crowd size increases, suicide baiting increases.

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How do psychological factors affect responding to, treatment of, and prognosis for cancer?

A. The evidence is inconclusive regarding how psychological factors play a role in cancer. B. Some psychological attributes, such as optimism and conscientiousness, have been shown to delay the onset of ovarian cancer. C. High levels of mood awareness and extraversion have been linked to the severity of esophageal cancer. D. No link, correlational or otherwise, has been established between psychological factors and cancer outcomes.

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To illustrate "anger turned inward", Freud noted that melancholics were often highly:

a. accusatory of others b. self-accusatory c. aware of unconscious feelings d. subservient to others

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