Research summarized in your textbook (Sastry & Ross, 1998) ...

[ETearle]

Research summarized in your textbook (Sastry & Ross, 1998) finds that members of ________ cultures show less of a relationship between perceived control and psychological distress because of the ________.
 
  a. Western; culture of honor
  b. Western; importance of individual achievement
  c. Asian; emphasis on collectivist values
  d. Asian; samurai warrior tradition

Question 2

In what way might perceived control be a detriment to dealing with an illness? Perceived control
 
  a. may lead patients to blame themselves for the disease or for failure to recover.
  b. may make a patient feel better, but actually increases the severity of the physical symptoms.
  c. alleviates physical symptoms, but decreases immunity toward other diseases.
  d. may lead a patient to ignore the advice of medical professionals.

[Harbringer]

Answer to Question 1

Answer: C

Answer to Question 2

Answer: A

[ETearle]

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[Harbringer]

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