When We Accommodate and Adjust to Personal Injuries,romantic Breakups,and Exam

question 74

Multiple Choice

When we accommodate and adjust to personal injuries,romantic breakups,and exam failures,we cope more readily than we would expect.Wilson and Gilbert (2003) referred to this phenomenon as

• A)immune neglect.
• B)our psychological immune system.
• C)our psychological denial system.
• D)rationalizing.

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Definitions:

Accommodation

In psychology, the process of adjusting cognitive schemas to incorporate new information.

Piaget's Concept

Refers to the theory of cognitive development proposed by Jean Piaget, which describes how children construct a mental model of the world around them at different stages of their growth.

Infant

A very young child or baby, typically considered to be in the developmental stage from birth to one year of age.

Behaviorist

A psychological perspective focusing on observable behaviors and the ways they're learned, often disregarding internal mental states.