... psychotherapist well knows, with the degree to which such maladaptive behavior is resistant to correction by rational argument. In attempting to understand practical intelligence, we were influenced by a theory of personality called cognitive-experiential self-theory (CEST; Epstein 1973, 1980a, in press). For present purposes, it is sufficient to note that, according to this theory, there are three semi- ... Control Scale (I-E scale), the Social Support Questionnaire (SSQ; Sarason, Levine, Basham, & Sarason, 1983), and Scheier and Carver's (1985) Life Orientation Test which measures disp...

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