Maude, a 79-year-old widow, met Harold, a much younger divorcee, at her town's Heritage Days' social. At first, Maude thought that Harold would be a great date to enjoy a dinner and a movie with, but soon after their first "date," Harold began critiquing Maude's cooking and cleaning efforts, and was forever looking at the world [almost any subject] with "half-empty" glasses. In less than a month, Maude decided that she did not want to be around such negative energy, so she dumped Harold. Maude's encounter may be best described to fit under the umbrella of which theory or model?
a) Emotion-focused strategy
b) Problem-focused strategy
c) Socio-emotional selectivity theory (SST)
d) Selection, Optimization, and Compensation (SOC) model
Answer: c
Psychology
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