Sasha worries about her mother's cancer so much that she cannot concentrate on her schoolwork, causing it to suffer. Her continual thoughts about her mother and trouble concentrating would be considered maladaptive because she

a. deviated from the norm of her family.
b. presented difficulties adapting to life's demands.
c. expressed personal distress to her therapist.
d. was hospitalized for suicidal ideation.

b

Psychology

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a. conduct a telephone survey asking smokers about their health b. conduct an experiment using animal participants c. observe people smoking d. find correlation between smoking and the rates of cancer

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A psychological cause of prejudice is that it:

a. reduces feelings of entrapment. b. increases self-esteem. c. increases altruistic behavior. d. decreases us-them thinking.

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