Angela Has Never Been a Great Student, but Once She

question 40

Multiple Choice

Angela has never been a great student, but once she gets into college, it is even harder. She tries reading the book, and does poorly. Her instructor encourages her to outline the text as she reads, but she still does poorly. She goes to tutoring, but still is failing. No matter what she does, it does not seem to help her do better in class. Based on this experience, Angela may develop the cognitive risk factor for depression known as

• A) an unstable attributional pattern.
• B) learned helplessness.
• C) the negative cognitive triad.
• D) cognitive distortion.

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Definitions:

Unemployment Rate

The portion of the labor market without jobs but actively making efforts to secure employment.

Labor-Force Participation Rate

The percentage of the adult population that is part of the labor force, either employed or actively seeking employment.

Unemployment Rate

The rate at which individuals in the labor force are without jobs but earnestly seeking employment.

Marginally Attached Workers

Individuals who are not currently in the labor force but indicate that they want and are available for a job and have looked for work sometime in the recent past but not actively in the current period.