Darla Was Fired from Her Most Recent Job

question 46

Multiple Choice

Darla was fired from her most recent job.Based on Seligman's investigations into the cognitive factors that might contribute to depression,Darla will be MOST prone to depression if she attributes her firing to

• A) her lack of ability to do her job successfully.
• B) the bad mood that her boss was in on the day she was fired.
• C) a general downturn in the economy which resulted in massive layoffs.
• D) her coworker who started a number of false rumors about Darla.

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Definitions:

Parasympathetic Nervous System

A division of the autonomic nervous system responsible for rest and digest functions, conserving and restoring the body's energy.

Sympathetic Nervous System

Part of the autonomic nervous system that prepares the body for physical activity by triggering the fight or flight response.

Central Nervous System

The part of the nervous system that includes the brain and spinal cord, responsible for processing and coordinating sensory information and responses.

Somatic Nervous System

A part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits sensory and motor signals to and from the central nervous system, controlling voluntary muscle movements.