Kelly's first pregnancy was a disaster by most people's standards. Her water broke 24 weeks into the pregnancy, she delivered the baby 15 weeks premature, and he survived but with multiple physical and behavioral health problems that take enormous resources to tackle. Yet every time Kelly takes the baby to the doctor, she notices other families with worse situations--children with terminal
illnesses or more profound disabilities. Kelly is using ____ to cope with her baby's complications.
a. assumptive worlds
b. downward comparisons
c. presumptive reasoning
d. stigmatization
B
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a) physiotherapy b) cognitive behavioral therapy c) tricyclic antidepressants d) hypnosis
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a. are not very task-oriented b. do not feel excessively guilty about their shortcomings c. are anti-democratic d. never obey the rules and regulations of society
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false
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Indicate whether the statement is true or false