Question

Ruby and myron have ended their relationship, and ruby blames herself for the break-up because she views herself as unlikeable and unattractive. she sees herself as lacking in the type of personality and intelligence to keep a boyfriend for a long-term relationship. ruby tells her friends that her life is ruined and she should just leave the university and go home. ruby's attributions for the break-up illustrate

Answer 1

Ruby's attribution illustrates a pessimistic explanatory style.

This explanatory style is where a person tends to blame herself or himself for negative events and believes that such events will probably continue indefinitely. The pessimistic explanatory style is the opposite of optimistic explanatory style. Pessimistic explanatory style is an internal stress to the body and has a negative effect to physical and psychological health.