Dimitri Went Through a Lot of Hard Work During Basic

question 131

Multiple Choice

Dimitri went through a lot of hard work during basic training in the Army. At times, drill sergeants yelled at him; he was physically exhausted and emotionally distressed. But, at the end of Basic Training, he felt that joining the Army had been a very good decision. The self-esteem explanation for Dimitri's feelings about Basic Training is that

• A) Dimitri is delusional for deriving meaning from the horrible experience he just endured.
• B) Dimitri has to somehow justify his suffering while maintaining his self-esteem.
• C) Dimitri's self-esteem increased every day that he survived in Basic Training.
• D) Dimitri's justification for joining the Army was strong enough to see him through to finishing Basic Training.

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