Your Best Friend Keeps Canceling Plans with You at the Last

question 23

Multiple Choice

Your best friend keeps canceling plans with you at the last minute, and your feelings are hurt. Which of these statements might help you express your feelings to your friend in a constructive, helpful way?

• A) "I feel disappointed when you cancel plans with me because I enjoy spending time with you."
• B) "You have become such a thoughtless friend. You need to understand how I feel."
• C) "This friendship obviously doesn't mean as much to you as it does to me."
• D) "I think it's time for me to find some new friends who value me as much as I value them."

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Definitions:

Belongness

Belongness refers to the human emotional need to be an accepted member of a group, whether it is friends, family, or a larger community.

Defense Reaction

A psychological or physiological response to a perceived threat to one’s well-being, often involving strategies to cope with stress or anxiety.

Learned Taste Aversion

The phenomenon where an individual develops a dislike or avoidance of a particular food after a negative experience, such as sickness, that gets associated with that food.

Trial-And-Error Learning

Trial-and-error learning is a form of problem-solving that involves attempting different solutions and learning from mistakes until the correct solution is found.