According to the Authors of Your Text, What Is One

question 54

Multiple Choice

According to the authors of your text, what is one reason why it can be bad to keep negative thoughts inside?

• A) Suppressing a thought can lead to that thought occurring more frequently.
• B) Suppressing the thoughts can lead to coronary disease within weeks of the trauma.
• C) Suppressing a thought can eventually eat away at people mentally until they are depressed.
• D) People will internalize those thoughts, leading to learned helplessness.

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Definitions:

Color-Blindness

An ideology that advocates ignoring racial differences as a way to address racial discrimination, often critiqued for failing to acknowledge systemic inequalities.

Structural Inequalities

Systematic disparities in access to resources, opportunities, rights, and privileges across different social groups, perpetuated by established societal norms and structures.

Economic Plight

Refers to the challenging financial conditions or difficulties faced by an individual, group, or region.

Pay-Day Lenders

Financial services companies that offer short-term loans with high-interest rates, often targeted towards individuals with financial difficulties.