Blaming Victims for the Suffering They Experience Is an Example

question 9

Multiple Choice

Blaming victims for the suffering they experience is an example of what phenomenon?

• A)people's need for accurate causal knowledge
• B)people's tendency to attribute external causes to the experiences of those they dislike
• C)people's desire to believe that good things happen to their enemies
• D)people's desire to believe that the world is just

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Definitions:

Personality Disorder

A pattern of thought, feeling, and behavior that goes beyond the normal range of and causes problems for the affected individual or for others.

Behavioral Pattern

Consistent or repetitive modes of action or conduct exhibited by individuals in response to their environment.

Hallucinations

Perceptions or sensations experienced without any actual external stimulus, often auditory or visual, and associated with various mental health conditions.

Personality Disorders

Mental disorders characterized by enduring maladaptive patterns of behavior, cognition, and inner experience, exhibited across many contexts and deviating markedly from those accepted by the individual's culture.