What Is the Best General Definition of "Coping

question 1

Multiple Choice

What is the best general definition of "coping"?

• A)The way one adapts to a stressor
• B)The use of specific mechanisms to reduce anxiety
• C)The development of unconscious behaviors to reduce psychological distress
• D)The adaptation to mental health problems

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Definitions:

Just World Hypothesis

The belief that the world is inherently fair and that all actions have predictable and just consequences, leading people to rationalize an unjust situation as deserved by the victim.

Actor/Observer Bias

The tendency to attribute one's own actions to external factors, while attributing others' actions to their character or disposition.

Fundamental Attribution Error

The tendency for observers to attribute others' behaviors to their character rather than to external factors.

Self-Fulfilling Prophecy

A prediction that directly or indirectly causes itself to become true, due to positive feedback between belief and behavior.