Finding Out What Your Legal Resources Are When You Have

question 255

Multiple Choice

Finding out what your legal resources are when you have been the victim of a crime is an example of:

• A) problem-focused coping.
• B) emotion-focused coping.
• C) distraction.
• D) reappraisal.

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Definitions:

Genetic Predispositions

Inherited tendencies or vulnerabilities to develop certain diseases, behaviors, or characteristics.

Instinct Theory

A view that explains human behavior as motivated by automatic, involuntary, and unlearned responses.

Homeostasis

The ability of a living organism to regulate its internal environment to maintain a stable, constant condition despite external changes.

Drive-Reduction Theory

The idea that a physiological need creates an aroused tension state (a drive) that motivates an organism to satisfy the need.