Stressful Events Interpreted with a Negative Explanatory Style Can Encourage

question 59

Multiple Choice

Stressful events interpreted with a negative explanatory style can encourage dampened mood states that lead to behavioral withdrawal and subsequent social rejection by others. This best illustrates

• A) bipolar disorder.
• B) free-floating anxiety.
• C) depression's vicious cycle.
• D) post-traumatic stress disorder.

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