Some researchers have suggested that low self-esteem can be a self-fulfilling prophecy in that
A) self-esteem is differentiated into domains in which adolescents are most likely to
experience failure.
B) adolescents consistently hear messages from the media about their inadequacy, and those
messages serve as prophecies of failure.
C) adolescents consistently hear messages from their families about their inadequacy, and
those messages serve as prophecies of failure.
D) adolescents act in a way that is consistent with their expectations and beliefs and thereby
increase the likelihood that the event or behavior will occur.
D
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A) private B) progressive C) religious D) traditional
Most couple therapists concentrate on ______
a. exploring the marital partners' childhoods to understand the source of the current conflicts b. desensitization techniques to help the marital partners become more tolerant of each other c. changing the behavior of the person in the marriage who is the source of the couple's problems d. improving the couple's patterns of communications and mutual expectations