Dominque broke her leg right before she was to go on spring break with her friends. "It figures," she says. "Things like this always happen to me exactly when they shouldn't. That's just the way it is." This is an example of __________

a. truth-telling
b. pessimistic explanatory style
c. optimistic explanatory style
d. practical realism

Answer: B

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Psychodynamic therapies assume a person has psychological problems because __________

a) of irrational beliefs. b) of childhood experiences. c) there is some type of biochemical imbalance. d) there is some type of cultural conflict happening.

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Which of the following is NOT mentioned in the text as being effectively treated by cognitive therapy?

a) dissociative identity disorder b) schizophrenia c) insomnia d) bulimia

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