Chaim Worked as a Professor in a Department Whose Chair

question 102

Multiple Choice

Chaim worked as a professor in a department whose chair was a tyrant. This supervisor would constantly micromanage projects, tell Chaim what to do and when to do it, and was virtually impossible to please. After three years, Chaim had lost all of his passion for teaching and decided to change careers. Chaim was experiencing ________.

• A)posttraumatic stress disorder
• B)the resistance stage of Selye's GAS model
• C)a mental set
• D)burnout

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Definitions:

Loudness

A perceptual attribute of sounds that determines the intensity or volume as heard by the listener.

Subliminal Stimulus

A Subliminal Stimulus is any sensory input that is below an individual's threshold for conscious perception, yet can influence thoughts, feelings, or actions.

Sensitivity To Constant Stimuli

The phenomenon whereby prolonged exposure to a constant stimulus leads to a decrease in the organism's response to that stimulus, also known as habituation.

Cognitive Theories

Theories that focus on belief systems and ways of thinking as the causes of abnormal behavior.