Positive psychology is a school of thought that focuses on a person's __________.
A. strengths and virtues
B. ability to achieve rewards
C. mathematical abilities
D. ability to distinguish right from wrong
Answer: A
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Your uncle returns home after visiting a sleep clinic. He says the sleep specialists diagnosed him as suffering from narcolepsy. Which of the following sets of symptoms probably led to his decision to seek an evaluation at the sleep clinic?
a. loud snoring and violent leg movements during sleep b. early morning waking and an inability to get back to sleep c. irresistible sleep attacks and sudden loss of muscle tone for brief periods of time d. inability to breathe and sleep at the same time and difficulty getting to sleep
Research MOST strongly suggests that people who have been betrayed by someone will experience improved mood if they
a. make new trustworthy friends. b. openly confront the person who betrayed them about their feelings of betrayal. c. forgive the betrayer. d. avoid all further contact with the person who betrayed them.
Renata starts grad school this fall and is locked into the program for the next three years because she has accepted a fellowship. Unfortunately, Renata discovers that she hates the field specialization she is in. According to cognitive dissonance theory, Renata is likely to ____.?
a. ?maintain her dislike of the program until completion b. ?decide that she loves the program c. ?decide how much the amount of the fellowship justifies her staying in a field she dislikes d. ?quit school immediately and find a job until she finds another program she likes better
Trenton was diagnosed with Munchausen syndrome. This means that he
a. tends to fake his own medical problems to gain attention. b. tends to fake the medical problems of someone in his care in order to gain attention. c. has severe emotional conflicts that produce symptoms that resemble a physical disability. d. has frequent episodes of depersonalization with accompanying amnesia.