You are about to make a speech, and you are quite nervous. Which of the following would most likely reduce your tension and anxiety the most?
a. Think about the ending of your speech and the relief you will feel.
b. Think about a supportive friend or a loving pet.
c. Visualize that you are floating on a cloud and breathe deeply.
d. Roll your shoulders, and bend your neck from side-to-side.
b
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Hardy individuals believe that they are in control of their lives and that they are not victims of circumstance. Hardiness should therefore be associated with an ______ locus of control.
A. external B. extrinsic C. internal D. intrinsic
In terms of adolescent identity issues,
a. those from two different ethnic groups may have less trouble forming an identity than those from a singleethnic heritage b. some adopt the values that are most important to them from each culture. c. those from ethnic minority groups are more likely to reach identity achievement. d. those from two different ethnic groups always chose to identify with the dominant group.
The term _____ refers to the co-occurrence of both pleasant and unpleasant emotions
a) emotional complexity b) emotion response system coherence c) bi-polar emotionality d) emotion antecedent
As developmental psychologists, Sroufe and Rutter (2000) argue that psychological disorders are best
a. described in terms of a disease. b. conceptualized as a pattern of adaptation that unfolds over time. c. thought to be defects lying within the person. d. understood without knowledge concerning the individual's personal characteristics, history, or developmental status as these factors bias the diagnosis.