Based on research about the relationship of parental attachment and adaptation to college, most difficulty adapting to college during their first year

Which of the following is most true about self-handicapping?

a. People who self-handicap tend to try harder at a task. b. Women are more likely to engage in reported self-handicapping than are men. c. Women are more critical of people who self-handicap than are men and are less likely to engage in behavioral self-handicapping than are men. d. East Asians are more likely to engage in behavioral self-handicapping than are westerners.

Physical symptoms and a tendency to make poor decisions are increased by

a. being unrealistically optimistic about situations. b. negative thoughts and "self­talk." c. not focusing intently on your goals. d. being too relaxed in stressful situations.