Alejandra is a 13-year-old female who was diagnosed with moderate to severe bipolar disorder at 5 years of age. If Alejandra follows a typical developmental course what can her parents expect as she approaches adolescence and young adulthood? Also, identify what characteristics might put Alejandra at high risk for a poor outcome
What will be an ideal response?
• She may display periods of recovery and relapse
• She may be at risk for comorbid disorders including ADHD, anxiety, substance use
• She may be at high risk of negative outcomes if she shows the following: difficult temperament, psychotic features, comorbid disorders, poor adherence to treatment
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According to the discussion in Chapter 13 about the abuse of women, the most important question is
a. "Why do women stay in an abusive relationship?" b. "What can women do to make their male partners less violent?" c. "What can our society do to make it clear that abuse is not acceptable?" d. "How can women encourage men to promise that they will stop all future abuse?"
Describe Atkinson and Shiffrin's model of memory and how it works. Also, describe Tulving's components of memory and give an example of each component.
What will be an ideal response?
If a researcher wants to utilize a health behavior change theory that posits that health behaviors must be understood in the context of reciprocal determinism, in that characteristics of a person, one's environment, and the behavior itself all interact to determine whether a behavior is formed, the researcher would use this theory:
a. Precaution Adoption Process Model c. Health Action Process Approach b. Social Cognitive Theory d. Transtheoretical Model
Some critics of Piaget's theory believe that ______
a. cognitive development is an ongoing, gradual, and continuous process b. cognitive development is best characterized as distinct stages separated by breaks c. it is completely refuted by scientific research d. children must progress through one stage before arriving at the next