Discuss some of the adverse effects of child abuse.
What will be an ideal response?
Answers will vary. Abused children show a high incidence of personal and social problems and psychological disorders (Sousa et al., 2011). In general, abused children are less securely attached to their parents. They are less intimate with peers and more aggressive, angry, and noncompliant than other children (Blow, 2014: Moylan et al., 2010). They have lower self-esteem and perform more poorly in school. Later on, abused children are at greater risk for delinquency, risky sexual behavior, substance abuse, and abusing their own children (Sousa et al., 2011; Sperry & Widom, 2013).
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Researchers are finding an increased rate of which mental disorder in both victims of eating disorders and their family members?
a. schizotypal personality disorder b. panic attack c. depression d. PTSD
Based on the research presented in the textbook, why would autistic individuals have difficulty distinguishing objects from human faces?
A. The autistic brain uses the inferior temporal gyrus to process objects and the fusiform gyrus to process faces. B. The autistic brain uses the same brain area to process objects and faces. C. Autistic children have shortages of certain proteins in their brains. D. The basal ganglia appears to be larger than normal in the autistic brain.
Which of the following might cause inaccuracies in direct, explicit measures of self-esteem?
A. social desirability B. reverse scoring C. face validity D. self-efficacy
Research on language use in apes indicates that apes do NOT have limitations in:
A) vocabulary. B) passive understanding relative to active use. C) understanding of grammar. D) conceptual repertoire.