Differentiation of self is defined as:
A. A person's ability to separate his emotional and reactive self from his intellectual self.
B. How different a person becomes from other family members.
C. The emotional fallout from feeling one is different from other family members.
D. A person's skill in balancing boundaries and emotions.
A
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a. a child from a war-torn country b. a child who has experienced years of physical abuse c. a child who witnessed her mother beat her father at least weekly for years d. a child who was caught in a building fire
The first step in dialectical behavior therapy for bulimia is
a) Improving interpersonal effectiveness b) Addressing mood regulation issues c) Targeting life-threatening behaviors d) Increasing mindfulness
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a. efficacy b. strength c. agency d. hope
When viewing adolescent drug addiction from the perspective of family dynamics, all of the following statements are true EXCEPT:
A. whether the adolescent becomes dependent on their drug of choice is a matter of genetics. B. the family may be stabilized by focusing on the distraction of the adolescent’s addictive behaviors. C. the adolescent may have feelings of power and control, since the family is powerless to stop their addiction. D. the family scapegoats the adolescent addict, deepening destructive patterns.