Which of the Following Best Describes an Internal Attribution

question 90

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best describes an internal attribution?

• A) blaming failure on bad luck or bad timing
• B) blaming failure on one's lack of competence
• C) an example of a coping mechanism used by aggressive children
• D) a style of coping used by bullies to justify their behaviour

Explain the significance of personality traits in coping with stress, focusing on the hardy personality.

Analyze the impact of chronic stress and how it leads to physical and mental health issues.

Understand the role of conflict in stress and its types.

Understand the Type A and Type B personality theory and its implications on health.

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Definitions:

Schizophrenic Disorder

A long-term mental disorder involving a breakdown in the relation between thought, emotion, and behavior, leading to faulty perception, inappropriate actions and feelings, withdrawal from reality and personal relationships into fantasy and delusion, and a sense of mental fragmentation.

Antisocial Personality Disorder

A mental condition where a person consistently shows no regard for right and wrong and ignores the rights and feelings of others.

Unfit to Stand Trial

A legal determination that a person is not mentally capable of participating in their defense due to mental illness or incapacity.

Echolalia

The automatic and involuntary repetition of words or phrases spoken by others, often observed in autism and certain neurological conditions.