Joe Has Never Trusted Doctors; However, After His Heart Attack

question 118

Multiple Choice

Joe has never trusted doctors; however, after his heart attack, he finds himself dependent on them. Because Joe must trust doctors with his health, what will he probably do to reduce the dissonance between his feelings of mistrust for doctors and his realization that only they can help him now?

• A) Joe will not be able to overcome his dissonance.
• B) Joe will justify his mistrust of doctors by believing they cannot really help him.
• C) Joe will not allow the doctors to help him.
• D) Joe will admit that if you have a serious medical problem, doctors can actually help you to survive.

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