After Several Miscarriages, Shintara Questioned Why God Would Allow This

question 63

Multiple Choice

After several miscarriages, Shintara questioned why God would allow this and was very angry that he allowed this to happen.According to Pargament and colleagues (1998) this would be considered ______.

• A)defiance coping
• B)anticipatory coping
• C)negative coping
• D)avoidance coping

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Definitions:

Instincts

Innate, typically fixed patterns of behavior in animals in response to certain stimuli.

Emotions

Affective states that are experienced as a response to internal or external events and are associated with physiological, behavioral, and cognitive changes.

Primary Drives

Basic physiological needs such as hunger, thirst, and sleep, which motivate behavior to ensure survival.

Stimuli

External factors or events that elicit a physiological or psychological response in an organism.