Which one of the following scenarios best illustrates problem-focused coping?
A. Rachel is upset that her neighbor's dog keeps barking, so she leaves an anonymous note for the neighbor.
B. Robert is upset that his neighbor's dog keeps barking, but he is afraid of confronting the neighbor.
C. Raisa is annoyed that her neighbor's dog keeps barking, but she decides it's not worth getting that upset over.
D. Raymundo is annoyed that his neighbor's dog keeps barking, so he uses his meditation techniques to calm himself down.
Answer: A
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a. his books contain many inconsistencies and contradictions. c. he inferred the stories of sexual seduction in patients' childhood from his analysis of the symptoms, without really hearing his patients say so. b. there are discrepancies between his notes on his therapy sessions and the case histories he published, which supposedly were based on these notes. d. his research is based on a small and unrepresentative sample of people, restricted to himself and those who sought psychoanalysis with him.
How are Seligman’s concepts of explanatory style different from Rotter’s concepts of external and internal locus of control?
What will be an ideal response?
The ability to resist interference from irrelevant information to stay focused on the task at hand is called ______.
A. extraversion B. inhibition C. generativity D. selective attention
The sounds of a language convey meaning; words serve as symbols for actions, objects, and relational concepts. What is the property of language that carries meaning?
a. displacement c. syntax b. infinite creativity d. semanticity