You Consider It a Compliment When a Trusted Friend Calls

question 53

Multiple Choice

You consider it a compliment when a trusted friend calls you ambitious, but a criticism when a competitive co-worker labels you such. This illustrates how the same __________ can cause different emotions.

• A) activating event
• B) cognitive schema
• C) rationalization
• D) self-talk

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Definitions:

Self-esteem

An individual's overall subjective emotional evaluation of their own worth or value.

Psychological Adjustment

The process of achieving mental and emotional balance in response to changing internal and external conditions.

Causal Conclusions

Causal Conclusions are judgments or inferences that establish a cause-and-effect relationship between two or more events or variables.

Self-concept

An individual's perception of themselves, including their beliefs, feelings, and thoughts about their own abilities and attributes.