Josh Is Visiting a Friend When He Accidentally Breaks a Valuable

question 77

Multiple Choice

Josh is visiting a friend when he accidentally breaks a valuable plate. He begins to berate himself for his clumsiness and stupidity, and almost instantaneously he starts to feel embarrassed and upset. According to Ellis's ABCD model of emotion, the breaking of the plate would represent the

• A)"A"
• B)"B"
• C)"C"
• D)"D"

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Definitions:

Ethics

A branch of philosophy that involves systematizing, defending, and recommending concepts of right and wrong behavior, focusing on the morality of actions, duties, rights, and the goodness of characters.

Causality

The relationship between cause and effect, where one event (the cause) leads to the outcome of another event (the effect).

Concrete Level

Describes a stage of analysis or understanding that deals with tangible, definite, and specific instances as opposed to abstract or theoretical concepts.

Abstract Level

a degree of thinking that involves complex, non-concrete concepts that do not rely on sensory experience for understanding.