For modern Westerners the primary causes of death are accidents and infection

Shelby is concerned that she is spending too much of her day worrying about things that are out of her control. She often feels tense, even in situations where there is nothing that is directly threatening her safety

If you were a clinical psychologist, you would be trying to determine if Shelby meets the criteria for A) agoraphobia. B) generalized anxiety disorder. C) major depression. D) social phobia.

Lindsay fails an accounting test

Lindsay now believes that she should probably change to a non-business major, that she should quit her part-time job at the bank, and should resign as the treasurer for the business club, even though she is quite good at all of these activities. Lindsay's behavior exemplifies the distortion of thinking cognitive therapists call a. all-or-nothing thinking. b. personification. c. overgeneralization. d. selective perception.