John Is a Very Calm and Very Talented Person, but When

question 24

Multiple Choice

John is a very calm and very talented person, but when he interviews for a job he suddenly becomes uncomfortably self-conscious and nervous. This stress response is probably due to the fact that:

• A) John is a male, and males feel more stressed by social evaluation
• B) John feels his talents will never be good enough to handle the responsibilities of a good job
• C) John is using the tend-and-befriend coping response inappropriately
• D) John is using problem-focused coping

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