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Sheila used to be faced with anxiety, confusion, and discouragement resulting from her perfectionist attitude. She made herself much calmer and happier when she adopted the attitude, Perfection is impossible; all I can do is my best. This is an example of ____.
 
  a. progressive muscle relaxation training
  b. cognitive restructuring
  c. burnout
  d. general adaptation syndrome

Question 2

Carl has been under a lot of stress as he struggles to maintain high grades to get into a top engineering graduate program. His roommate encourages Carl to view his situation as a positive challenge, rather than as a stressful situation, and to concentrate on just doing as well as he can and not worrying about the rest. Carl's roommate is advocating ____ as a stress-coping mechanism.
 
  a. assessment
  b. cognitive restructuring
  c. psychotherapy
  d. behavioral coping strategies



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Answer to Question 2

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