A Feeling of Painful Isolation Involving a Sense of Being

question 142

Multiple Choice

A feeling of painful isolation involving a sense of being cut off from other people is called ______.

• A) stoicism
• B) separation anxiety
• C) loneliness
• D) shyness

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Definitions:

Reversibility

The concept that certain processes can be undone, returning to the original state by reversing the process that caused the change.

Egocentrism

A cognitive bias where an individual has difficulty understanding or assuming any perspective other than their own, often discussed in the context of child development.

Simple Reflexes

Basic, involuntary responses to stimuli, such as the knee-jerk reflex, that are mediated by the spinal cord and brainstem.

Cognitive Structures

Mental frameworks or patterns that help individuals organize and interpret information.