In a qualitative research study of the impact of raising young children by grandmothers whose own children (the biological parents of the young children) have been convicted and are serving long prison terms. These parents are therefore unavailable to help in the child rearing process being done by the children’s grandmothers. The researcher found three such grandmothers in a church sponsored support group. The researcher networked additional participants using the acquaintances of the original three grandmothers. This sample of grandmothers is what type of sample?
a. Opportunistic
b. Accidental
c. Snowball
d. Purposeful
c. Snowball
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a. age of onset b. history of panic attacks c. number of symptoms experienced d. comorbidity with social anxiety disorder
According to Hersey, Blanchard, and Johnson (1996), management consists of the functions of:
a. planning. b. organizing. c. motivating. d. controlling. e. all of the above. f. none of the above.
Use of cocaine
(a) Has been shown to increase activity and involvement with family (b) Has been shown to reduce the brains ability to feel pleasure (c) Is addictive as crack, but not in powder form (d) None of the above
In nearly all cases the counselor can address diversity issues such as gender, age, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status with each _______________________?
a. diagnosis b. situation c. session d. treatment task