Darla Thinks She Has Bad Luck

question 67

Multiple Choice

Darla thinks she has bad luck. She repeatedly says, "Bad things just happen to me. It doesn't matter what I do. If it can go wrong, it will. And it always does." How does this thinking relate to the development of stress disorders?

• A) There is no correlation between the two.
• B) She is less likely to develop a stress disorder
• C) She is more susceptible to a stress disorder.
• D) She will definitely develop a stress disorder during her lifetime.

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