Making Hard Decisions Triggers Negative Emotion,which in Turn Triggers Processes

question 62

Multiple Choice

Making hard decisions triggers negative emotion,which in turn triggers processes of rationalization that make us comfortable with our decisions.This statement captures the phenomenon explained by ________ theory.

• A) cognitive dissonance
• B) discrepancy
• C) self-perception
• D) attitude inoculation

Recognize the structure of medical terms and their components (root, prefix, suffix).

Understand and correctly use medical prefixes and their meanings.

Link specific medical terms to their definitions involving conditions, tools, and predictions in healthcare.

Identify instruments used in healthcare and their purposes.

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Definitions:

DSM-5

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition, which is a comprehensive classification of officially recognized psychiatric disorders, published by the American Psychiatric Association.

Binge-Eating Disorder

A severe, life-threatening, and treatable eating disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of eating large quantities of food (often very quickly and to the point of discomfort).

Anorexia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by an irrational fear of weight gain, leading individuals to starve themselves or use other methods to lose weight.

Bulimia Nervosa

An eating disorder characterized by periods of binge eating followed by purging, fasting, or excessive exercise to prevent weight gain.