Bahai has been resistant to potty training. A psychologist suggests that Bahai's parents reward him with stickers each time he chooses to sit on the potty. This psychologist is taking a __________ perspective in addressing Bahai's resistance.
A. psychoanalytic
B. humanistic
C. cognitive
D. behavioral
Answer: D
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Which of the following is supported by research on brain lateralization and handedness?
A) A strong hand preference reflects the individual's dominant cerebral hemisphere. B) The brains of left-handers are more strongly lateralized than those of right-handers. C) For right-handed people, handedness is housed in the right hemisphere. D) Research on handedness supports the nurture over nature theory of brain lateralization.
Distinguish between the various forms of child neglect
What will be an ideal response?
The World Health Organization (WHO) published data suggesting that a. patients with schizophrenia recovered more frequently in wealthy countries like the United States than in developing countries like India, Nigeria, and Colombia. b. patients with schizophrenia recovered more frequently in developing countries like India, Nigeria, and Colombia than in wealthier countries. c. psychosocial
approaches to schizophrenia were a waste of time and resources. d. psychosocial approaches were used in treating the vast majority of patients with schizophrenia in the United States, but rarely in developing countries.
Just before leaving work for the day, Theodora received a very poor rating by her supervisor, who had been constantly criticizing her in front of her coworkers. Theodora became very upset with her supervisor, but she needs her job and is powerless to express her feelings. When she got home, her kids ran up to greet her, all talking at once. Theodora responded by yelling, "Leave me alone! Can't you see I'm tired?" According to psychoanalytic theory, this is an example of the defense mechanism known as
A. displacement. B. projection. C. repression. D. rationalization.