Pauline would like to be a full-time college student. However, she also would like to work full-time. She is a single mother and would prefer to not have her child in day care. The state of tension that Pauline feels is most accurately labeled

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Pauline is experiencing conflict, which arises when a person must choose between two or more competing and incompatible desires or goals. In this case, her desire to be a full-time student and to work full-time while also not wanting her child in day care are incompatible goals, leading to a state of tension.

Pauline Would Like to Be a Full-Time College Student