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A therapist openly challenges a client’s statement that she is a failure because her boyfriend left her. The therapist instructs the client to record her thoughts throughout the next three days regarding her effectiveness in different situations. This is characteristic of

Susan was wiped out from her third chemotherapy treatment, yet when asked about how she was doing through all of this she replied, “Now I am able to have a lot more compassion for my grandmother who went through this, too, and it has brought us closer together.” Susan illustrates the use of ____ as a coping strategy.

Joe has been arrested three times in the past five years for driving under the influence of alcohol. When you ask him about how he is managing his drinking problem, he says “I don’t have a drinking problem; I have a getting caught problem!” He is most likely using ____ to manage his difficulties.

Which of the following statements about self-efficacy is true?

Compared to depressed people, “normal” people tend to ____ the degree to which they control chance events.

People who exhibit an optimistic explanatory style tend to attribute setbacks to  

One of the strengths of self-report inventories is that they 

One should be cautious in interpreting the results of surveys on the importance of physical attractiveness in romantic relationships because

 A nurse is caring for clients who are receiving diuretic therapy to treat heart failure.  What medication puts clients at risk for both hyperkalemia and hyponatremia?

The nurse is assessing a client who reports a sudden onset of irregular palpitations, fatigue, and dizziness. The nurse finds a rapid and irregular heart rate with a significant pulse deficit. What dysrhythmia will the nurse expect to find on the ECG?