Which of the following is a consequence of responding to failure in a maladaptive way?

A. mastery orientation
B. job burnout
C. learned helplessness orientation
D. social promotion


Answer: C

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In the play Harvey, a man who says he sees a six-foot white rabbit is the target of people who want to admit him involuntarily to a psychiatric hospital. Why is this kind of civil commitment something to be avoided if at all possible? a. People who are in hospitals involuntarily are usually denied treatment

b. Civil commitment leads to the stigma of psychiatric hospitalization, major disruptions in the person's life, loss of control over one's life, and loss of self-esteem. c. People who are committed spend more time in the hospital than they would in prison if they were convicted of a crime. d. Civil commitment takes away the person's due process rights.

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Which statement about humour and health is TRUE?

A) Laughter increases the time required to recover from a stressor. B) People who try to find the humour in life's events tend to live longer. C) Humour can reduce sensitivity to pain. D) Humour leads to good health.

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Using personality characteristics that are relatively stable and enduring to explain behavior is called:

a. the trait approach c. the psychodynamic approach b. the cognitive-social approach d. the transactional approach

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According to Freud, the mind consists of _________ regions

a. three b. four c. six d. two

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