Lauren Has Been Victimized and Bullied at School This Year

question 63

Multiple Choice

Lauren has been victimized and bullied at school this year. There have been rumors spread about her in person and on social media. It has become so intense that many students yell names at her in the halls and push her into the lockers. Her family has not been much help as she and her parents do not really talk much. They seem to be too busy yelling at each other to even know that she is there. Lauren has been feeling a lot of anxiety due to all of this. One day, she pinches herself hard enough to leave a bruise and finds that it relieves some of the anxiety. Lauren is illustrating ______.

• A) introspection
• B) hyperactivity
• C) conduct disorder
• D) nonsuicidal self-injury

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Definitions:

Intrinsic Motivation

The drive to engage in an activity for its own sake and the personal gratification it brings, rather than for some external reward.

Extrinsic Motivation

The drive to perform actions or engage in behaviors due to external rewards or pressures rather than for intrinsic satisfaction.

Intrinsic Locus Control

The belief that individuals can control events that affect them because of traits or abilities they possess.

Extrinsic Locus Control

A belief that external forces or situations beyond one's personal control determine life events and outcomes.