Negative Self-Statements

question 34

Multiple Choice

Negative self-statements

• A)are self-critical thoughts that increase anxiety.
• B)are a problem because they directly elevate physical arousal.
• C)can be counteracted by coping statements.
• D)are characterized by all of these.

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Definitions:

Licenses

Official permissions granted by authorities to individuals or organizations to engage in a particular activity or business.

Sociological Imagination

A quality of the mind that allows us to understand the relationship between our individual circumstances and larger social forces.

Deprivation Amplification

When our individual disease risks (based on our heredity and physiology) are amplified by social factors.

C. Wright Mills

An American sociologist best known for his theories on the power elite and the sociological imagination, bridging the gap between individual experiences and broader social structures.