Denial Is an Emotion-Focused Coping Strategy That Involves the Refusal

question 173

True/False

Denial is an emotion-focused coping strategy that involves the refusal to acknowledge that the problem exists.

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Definitions:

Dispositional Attribution

The tendency to attribute someone’s behavior to their internal characteristics or personality rather than to external factors.

Self-Serving Bias

A cognitive bias that involves taking personal credit for success while blaming external factors for failures.

Bystander Effect

A social psychological phenomenon in which individuals are less likely to offer help to a victim when other people are present.

Actor-Observer Effect

The tendency to attribute one's own actions to external factors, while attributing others' actions to their personality.