According to Carver, Which of the Following Did Not Lower

question 167

Multiple Choice

According to Carver, which of the following did not lower the distress for women with breast cancer, three and six months after surgery?

• A) acting as if nothing had happened
• B) a sense of humour
• C) maintaining an optimistic outlook
• D) accepting the reality of their situation

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Definitions:

Nature and Nurture

The debate regarding the relative contributions of genetics (nature) and environment (nurture) to individual development and behavior.

Free Will

The concept that individuals have the ability to make choices that are not determined by prior causes or by divine intervention.

Superego

In psychoanalytic theory, the part of the personality that holds moral standards, conscience, and ideals, often in conflict with the desires of the id.

Environmental-Mold Traits

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