After Graduation, Two of Your Friends Express an Interest in Psychology

question 24

Multiple Choice

After graduation, two of your friends express an interest in psychology careers.Carl wants to work with relatively healthy individuals who are experiencing adjustment or vocational difficulties.Anna wishes to focus on the more severe psychological disorders and conduct research into their causes.Because you are studying abnormal psychology, they ask you for career advice.What do you tell them?

• A)Carl should study psychology at the graduate level, and Anna should apply to medical school.
• B)Carl should study clinical psychology at the graduate level, and Anna should study counselling psychology at the graduate level.
• C)Both of them should apply to medical school.
• D)Anna should study clinical psychology at the graduate level, and Carl should study counselling psychology at the graduate level.

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Definitions:

Pessimistic Explanatory Style

A tendency to explain negative events as having personal, permanent, and pervasive causes.

Type B Personality

A personality type characterized by a less competitive, more relaxed, and less stress-prone behavior pattern compared to Type A personality.

Power Motive

The inherent drive to influence or control others and to achieve a position of authority.

Impulsivity

A trait characterized by acting on a whim, displaying behavior characterized by little or no forethought, reflection, or consideration of the consequences.