When investigators looked at the psychological effects of physical and emotion abuse of women, those suffering from deeper depression showed signs of
A. a negative cognitive style.
B. curiosity.
C. positive emotions beginning to surface after two weeks.
D. false interpretations of events since the trauma.
Question 2The cognitive approach to personality suggests that negative thoughts can
A. be a symptom of depression.
B. cause depression.
C. be the result of changes in brain receptors.
D. be more slowly processed.
Question 3Researchers use the idea of negative cognitive style to
A. identify people at high risk for depression.
B. predict students who will have at least one episode of major depression.
C. determine those suffering more depressive symptoms after trauma.
D. all of the above
Question 4You read about cognitive research that investigated word memory in depressed people between depression-associated words and nondepression-associated words. Which of the following was not a group that recalled depression-associated words better than normal people?
A. Clinically depressed patients
B. Mildly depressed college students
C. Nondepressed patients
D. Students simply asked to think about some sad events
Question 5According to cognitive researchers, the happiest people are those who
A. pay attention to negative information so they can deal with it more effectively.
B. pay attention to both positive and negative information equally.
C. interpret ambiguous information in a positive light.
D. are always on the alert for negative information.
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