The concept that as we age, we prune our social networks to maintain a desired emotional state depending on the amount of limited time we have in our lives is:
a. familialism c. escape avoidance
b. socioemotional selectivity theory d. distancing
B
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In the semantic network model, a specific category or concept is represented at a
A. link. B. input unit. C. node. D. output unit.
Many clinicians suggest that the most difficult part of treatment for anorexia nervosa, and the part of treatment where many people with anorexia nervosa are not successful, is a. initial weight gain
b. admitting that there is a problem and agreeing to begin treatment. c. changing their attitudes regarding body and self-image d. when they become bulimic.
You recently interviewed for a new job but did not get it. When you attribute the rejection to the fact that you "messed up" in the interview, what type of attributional style are you using?
a. internal c. global b. external d. specific
Which of the following holds true for diagnostic labels?
a. After a person has been given a diagnosis, other people begin to see that person primarily in terms of the label. b. People are likely to consider many possible explanations for the mental condition of a person. c. People tend to notice positive behavioral changes in a teenager diagnosed with oppositional defiant disorder. d. People do not consider the problems of another person to be inherent.