Karen smokes two packs of cigarettes a day. However, she is aware that smoking is harmful to her health; therefore, she holds two conflicting or dissonant thoughts. If Karen were to reduce her cognitive dissonance by reducing the amount of her perceived choice, she might say to herself,
a. "Smoking really is not that dangerous.".
b. "Smoking is a habit that I have little control over.".
c. "I think that I'll try to give smoking up.".
d. "I'll only smoke when I feel stressed out.".
B
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a. Generalized Anxiety Disorder. b. Adjustment Disorder. c. Depressive Disorder. d. Posttraumatic Stress Disorder.
Which of the following is not one of the personality theory metaphors discussed in the text
A. The Mechanistic Metaphor B. The Orgasmic Metaphor C. The Narrative Metaphor D. The Chaos and Complexity Metaphor