Which of the following is an example of the catastrophizing that sometimes accompanies anxiety disorders?
A) "I sure hope that this storm isn't strong enough for there to be a tornado."
B) "I've never had to work so hard in my life just to make a C in a class."
C) "If she doesn't want to go to the dance with me, I'll just ask someone else."
D) "If I make a mistake during our routine, no one else in the band will ever speak with me again."
Answer: D
You might also like to view...
In comparison to a multiple-treatment design, a two-treatment, within subjects design has ____
a. reduced risk of participant attrition b. increased risk that time-related factors will influence the data c. more challenges with counterbalancing d. more analytic complexities
Someone whose vision receptors respond the same way to all wavelengths cannot
see any colors. This condition is called (a) congenital achromatopsia (b) trichromatopsia (c) dichromatopsia (d) recessive gene disorder (e) none of the above
The mean should be chosen as the measure of central tendency when the distribution is
A. skewed in a generally positive direction. B. skewed in a generally negative direction. C. approximately symmetrical in nature. D. approximately j-shaped in nature.
According to the text, patients are more likely to comply with their physicians if:
a. the patient is given a sense of personal control b. threat of the grave consequences of non-compliance c. the physician conveys a personal concern about the patient d. both a and b e. both a and c