Selma's friends can't stand her new girlfriend, Patty, and have been pressuring Selma to stop seeing her. Selma gets agitated and feels that her friends should mind their own business and not try to "run her life" for her. According to the concept of ____, Selma would be most likely to respond by ____
a. psychological reactance? breaking up with Patty
b. psychological reactance? feeling even more dedicated to her relationship with Patty
c. attitude inoculation? eventually becoming persuaded by her friends' attitudes about Patty
d. attitude inoculation? taking out her frustrations on Patty
b
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A mother confesses that she sometimes feels relieved and happy at how well she has been able to cope since her husband died. The daughter should assume that this:
A) is a sign that her mom didn't really love her dad. B) is a normal response. C) means her mom is denying her loss. D) means her mom should join a widowed person's group.
Five months after her husband's death, Corina was still not herself. She often forgot to feed the dog, was late for work on a regular basis, and had not yet taken his clothes out of the closet. Which of the following diagnoses could apply to Corina, according to the DSM-5?
A. Adjustment disorder with depressed mood B. Persistent depressive disorder C. Postpartum depression D. Major depressive disorder