How did Katharine’s self-concept differ from her ideal self before her experience with her support group? What does this imply about her mental health, according to Rogers’s theory?
What will be an ideal response?
Katharine is a divorced secretary with no children. Her ideal self is a wife, mother, business owner, and weighs 30 pounds less. A wide gap between the ideal self and self-concept indicates incongruence. Depending on the size of the incongruence, a person could be considered mentally unhealthy.
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Continuum theories of health behavior do NOT include ______.
A. the transtheoretical model B. theories of reasoned action and planned behavior C. social cognitive theory D. the health belief model
The fact that members of an organization who blow the whistle on problematic practices are often treated harshly by the rest of the group illustrates the power of group
a. roles. b. norms. c. instrumentation. d. development.
Joseph has just lost his job because of the company downsizing. He soon has trouble sleeping, loses his appetite, and begins having frequent headaches and an upset stomach. His symptoms decrease as he attends some job placement counseling. Joseph most likely experienced a(n)
a. acute stress disorder. b. moderate depression. c. generalized anxiety disorder. d. adjustment disorder.
It is believed that __________ tend to reduce the anxiety connected with obsessions
a. compulsions c. stressors b. phobias d. physical symptoms