When an individual rejects evidence about a diagnosis and/or insists that surgery was just precautionary, Greer and others suggest this is
A) helplessness/hopelessness.
B) minimization.
C) denial.
D) anxious preoccupation.
C
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A) Countertransference B) Selective attention C) Repression D) Cognitive dissonance E) Select
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Meg is an early maturing girl and has encountered some psychological problems. What does the textbook offer as an explanation for Meg's psychological problems?
A. She does not perceive herself to be attractive. B. Her parents simply have not accepted the fact that she is growing up. C. Her estrogen levels are too high, but will decrease once she becomes 15 or 16 years old. D. She has not yet acquired adult personality traits and social skills.
Psychology