Based on What You Know About Internalizing and Externalizing Disorders

question 57

Multiple Choice

Based on what you know about internalizing and externalizing disorders, you would expect suicide attempts to be higher in ____________ and drug problems to be higher in ____________.

• A) Westerners; Easterners
• B) younger generations; older generations
• C) people from a higher social class; people from a lower social class
• D) females; males

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Definitions:

Foot-in-the-door Phenomenon

A persuasion strategy where a small request is made first in order to gain compliance with a larger request later.

Cognitive Dissonance Theory

A theory proposed by Leon Festinger that explains the discomfort people feel when their beliefs, values, or behaviors are in conflict, leading them to seek consistency.

Role Playing

A technique in therapy and training settings where individuals act out roles to explore particular behaviors, attitudes, or social strategies.

Central Route Persuasion

A method of persuasion that involves high elaboration, where individuals pay close attention to arguments and are influenced by the strength and quality of those arguments.