Author Question: From the perspective of self-awareness theory, alcohol abuse, binge eating, and suicide are alike in ... (Read 26 times)

ericka1 · **on:** Jun 22, 2018

From the perspective of self-awareness theory, alcohol abuse, binge eating, and suicide are alike in that they

a. enable people who feel guilty to punish themselves.
b. are more likely to be done by people with interdependent self-concepts.
c. are coping mechanisms used by people with low self-esteem.
d. provide temporary or permanent relief from unpleasant self-awareness.

Question 2

All of the following statements about self-awareness are true EXCEPT that

a. self-awareness can foster adherence to moral standards.
b. people always find self-focus aversive.
c. self-focus leads people to attend to discrepancies between their behavior and their standards.
d. people attempt to escape aversive self-awareness through activities such as drinking and watching television.