To Some Extent,the Reaction to the Realization That One Has

question 80

Multiple Choice

To some extent,the reaction to the realization that one has an STI such as herpes is unique for each person.However,most feel some degree of anxiety and depression.Psychologists have suggested doing a number of things to alleviate such feelings.Something that appears to help herpes patients is

• A)instruction in stress management.
• B)ignoring the fact that they have herpes which helps reduce the outbreaks of the lesions.
• C)assigning responsibility for their STI to the person who gave it to them.
• D)having the patients accept the fact that they will have to become abstinent for the rest of their lives.

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Definitions:

Law Of Small Numbers

A bias in which people infer patterns or make generalizations from a small sample size, which may lead to misleading conclusions.

Gambler's Fallacy

The mistaken belief that if something happens more frequently than normal during some period, it will happen less frequently in the future, or vice versa.

Availability Heuristic

A cognitive shortcut that depends on the first examples that appear in someone's mind when considering a particular subject, idea, technique, or choice.

Conjunction Fallacy

The cognitive bias where people incorrectly believe specific conditions are more probable than a single general one.