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 as .

The state of tension that Pauline feels is most likely labeled as conflict.

Explanation:

A conflict is defined as a struggle between opposing sides or ideas. These incompatible ideas create tension for the individual.

In this case, Pauline is struggling between opposing sides; her studies, work and the fact that she is a single mother who doesn't want her child in day care. These ideas are causing her tension which can be labeled as conflict since she is unsure of which path to choose.  

Conflict.

Explanation:

Normally, the idea of Conflict is that conflict is a kind of fight or struggle or disagreement between one or two things or people or sides or groups. In Psychology, when you have oppositions to things within you or in your mind then Psychologists will say that you are in Conflict with yourself. Conflicts in Psychology is a kind of inner or internal conflict. The various types of conflicts are; approach avoidance conflict, avoidance-avoidance conflict, approach-approach conflict and many more.

Pauline in the question above is struggling with how she will work full-time as a single parent and not having her child in day care.

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