Gail Cannot Stop Thinking About Her Breakup with Her Boyfriend

question 97

Multiple Choice

Gail cannot stop thinking about her breakup with her boyfriend.She wonders constantly what caused it,how it could have been prevented,and if they will get back together.Gail is ____.

• A) ruminating
• B) overaroused
• C) maximizing
• D) catastrophizing

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Definitions:

Commissures

Bundles of nerve fibers in the brain and spinal cord that cross from one side to the other, enabling communication between the hemispheres or segments.

Hemispheres

The two halves of the brain, each of which is responsible for different functions and controls opposite sides of the body.

Integration Area

Regions within the brain that process and combine information from various senses, supporting comprehensive perception and understanding.

Cerebral Cortex

The outer layer of neural tissue of the cerebrum in the brain, playing a key role in memory, attention, perceptual awareness, thought, language, and consciousness.