Which of the Following Was Experienced by the Japanese Americans

question 39

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was experienced by the Japanese Americans who were placed in internment camps during World War II?

• A) They experienced short-term mental health problems that lifted once they were released.
• B) They developed a stronger sense of ethnic group identity than those who were not placed in camps.
• C) Their children tended to downplay their ethnic and cultural identity.
• D) All of the above.

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Definitions:

Self-evaluation Self-statement

Internal reflections and judgments that individuals make about their own performance or behavior.

Irrational Conclusions

Beliefs or judgments not based on rational analysis or evidence, often leading to negative thinking patterns.

Awfulizing

The cognitive distortion involving the exaggeration of the negativity of an event or situation.

Always-and-never Thinking

A cognitive distortion characterized by seeing things in black-and-white categories without middle ground.