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Your Friend Les Is Feeling Awful After Getting an Unsatisfactory

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Your friend Les is feeling awful after getting an unsatisfactory grade at midterm. He says to you "I'm not sure I should stay in college. I feel like a failure and will probably never amount to much in life". If you were using a cognitive approach to increase his motivation, what would you say?


Definitions:

Contact Comfort

The importance of physical touch and closeness in the psychological development of infants.

Physical Contact

The act of touching or being in direct contact with someone or something, often important for emotional and physical well-being.

Pleasure

A feeling of happiness, satisfaction, or enjoyment that can arise from sensory experiences, accomplishments, or social interactions.

Differential Emotions Theory

Izard’s view that the major emotions are distinct at birth but emerge gradually in accord with maturation and the child’s developing needs.

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