One of the strongest risk factors for late-life depression is

Dr. Hammouda surveyed the graduating class of a small private university. One of his findings was that over 50 percent of the graduating class expected to receive a salary of at least $100,000 a year within 5 years of graduation. Dr

Hammouda knows that the actual percentage of recent graduates attaining that level of salary is much lower than 50 percent. The students are displaying ________. a) realistic pessimism b) self-evaluation maintenance c) unrealistic optimism d) the below average effect

The textbook lists several characteristics of an optimistic explanatory style. All of the following are mentioned as assumptions about negative events EXCEPT

a. They are unlikely to happen again. b. They are not the individual’s fault. c. They are the result of fate, not personal actions. d. They are limited to just one aspect of one’s life.