Which statement best describes the role of acceptance or nonjudgmental awareness of experience in promoting positive mental states like compassion?
a. Acceptance counteracts the tendency to blame self or others
b. Acceptance promotes denial which is sometimes useful in coping
c. Acceptance lowers stress and reduces the tendency to blame self or other
d. Acceptance provides a different perspective or vantage point which can be useful in understanding and making choices
Ans: d
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