Assume That a Negative Event Has Occurred in Your Life

question 121

Multiple Choice

Assume that a negative event has occurred in your life.Under which of the following conditions is it likely to be most stressful?

• A) It occurred just after a positive event.
• B) It was just like an event you had experienced a year earlier.
• C) It was unexpected.
• D) You are female, not male.

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Definitions:

Insanity Defense

A legal defense in which a person charged with a criminal offense claims to be not guilty by reason of insanity at the time of the crime.

Criminal Commitment

A legal process by which people accused of a crime are instead judged mentally unstable and sent to a mental health facility for treatment.

Civil Commitment

A legal process through which an individual with severe mental illness can be court-ordered to receive treatment, typically when they pose a risk to themselves or others.

Civil Commitment

A legal process through which an individual with severe mental illness is court-ordered into treatment in a hospital or in the community.