Although George has lost his business and his wife has left him,
he still believes that he is an excellent gambler, who is just having "a run of bad luck" that will soon change. Regarding George's situation, he is exhibiting the cognitive distortions known as
a. a magnified gambling skill and the gambler's fallacy.
b. gambling personification and "allornothing" thinking.
c. luck transference and latent learning.
d. the algorithmic fallacy and an internal locus of control.
ANSWER: a
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a. acting and thinking "white.". b. identity diffused. c. identity achieved. d. moratorium.
Unhealthy and/or risky behaviors that impact directly on the cardiovascular system may contribute to
A. panic disorder. B. somatic symptom disorders. C. strokes, high blood pressure, and coronary heart disease. D. reduced immunity to autoimmune diseases.
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a. panic b. stress c. anxiety d. terror
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