Explanatory Style Is a Habitual Pattern of Explaining Successes and Failures

question 30

Multiple Choice

Explanatory style is a habitual pattern of explaining successes and failures. People who have optimistic style typically attribute unfortunate events to:

• A) internal, permanent factors
• B) fate and something outside their control
• C) external and situational factors
• D) being dispositional and unchangeable

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Definitions:

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

A type of mental health treatment aimed at enhancing well-being by changing negative feelings, actions, and beliefs.

Drug Therapy

The use of pharmaceutical drugs to treat or manage medical conditions, often involving specific medications for targeted symptoms or disease processes.

Binge Eating

The consumption of large quantities of food in a short period of time, accompanied by a sense of loss of control over eating.

Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs)

Class of antidepressant drugs.