Which of the Following Statements About the Witchcraft Craze in the Sixteenth

question 54

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about the witchcraft craze in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries is FALSE?

• A) it was exclusively an urban phenomenon.
• B) most of those accused of being witches were female.
• C) the hysteria surrounding the accusations of witchcraft led to as many as 100,000 witch trials.
• D) the unsettling nature of the times served to feed the frenzy over witchcraft allegations.
• E) the witchcraft hysteria was declining by the mid-1600s.

Explain the homeostatic/medical approach to understanding stress.

Differentiate between interrole and intrarole conflicts as triggers of stress.

Recognize interpersonal demands that can be sources of stress.

Identify specific task demands in organizations that contribute to stress.

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Definitions:

Functionalists

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Greater Rewards

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Lumpenproletariat

A term used in Marxist theory to describe the underclass excluded from the class structure of capitalist societies, including the unemployed and criminals.