Individuals with a ____ style explain uncontrollable negative events as being caused by internal factors that are stable and global.

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Individuals with a pessimistic explanatory style interpret negative events as resulting from internal (their own fault), stable (unlikely to change), and global (affecting many areas of life) factors. This contrasts with an optimistic explanatory style, which attributes such events to external, unstable, and specific factors.

Individuals with a ____ Style Explain Uncontrollable Negative Events as Being