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What Are Attributions? Why Are Psychologists Interested in Them? Explain

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What are attributions? Why are psychologists interested in them? Explain how attributions can be used to explain depression, with a specific example.


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Free Association

A psychoanalytic technique in which a patient says whatever comes to mind without censorship as a way to uncover unconscious thoughts or feelings.

Meditation

A practice where an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.

Chronic Pain

A persistent pain that lasts weeks to years, often in spite of treatment or therapy.

National Academies

Prestigious organizations that provide expert advice on scientific, engineering, and medical issues, often made up of leading experts in their fields.

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