Performance-Impairing Anxiety Is Most Closely Associated with

question 515

Multiple Choice

Performance-impairing anxiety is most closely associated with

• A) extrinsic motivation.
• B) stereotype threat.
• C) emotional intelligence.
• D) divergent thinking.

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Definitions:

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies unconsciously used by individuals to protect themselves from anxiety and to cope with reality.

Denial

A defense mechanism in which confrontation with a personal problem or with reality is avoided by denying the existence of the problem or reality.

Summer Job

Temporary employment typically taken during the summer months, often by students, to gain work experience or earn money.

Defense Mechanism

Psychological strategies brought into play by individuals or the psyche to manage stress, anxiety, and internal or external demands that are perceived as threatening.