In the Context of Individual Stress Prevention Management, Learned Optimism

question 7

Multiple Choice

In the context of individual stress prevention management, learned optimism is:

• A) a secondary individual stress prevention method.
• B) the planning and prioritizing of tasks.
• C) distracting oneself from pessimistic thoughts.
• D) is a strong Type A personality characteristic.

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Definitions:

Central Route

In persuasion theory, a cognitive route of information processing that involves deliberate analysis of the attributes and content of the message.

Peripheral Route

An approach to persuasion that influences people by incidental cues, such as a speaker's attractiveness or non-central message features, differing in focus from the central route.

Peripheral Route

A method of persuasion that relies on superficial cues rather than the substantive quality of the message, part of the Elaboration Likelihood Model of persuasion.

Autopilot

A mode of operation where an individual performs tasks automatically without conscious thought, typically due to habit or familiarity.