Briefly explain some gender-based differences in communication styles that are important for a clinical interviewer to appreciate.
What will be an ideal response?
Men tend to use talk to assert themselves, achieve goals, and promote ideas. Women tend to use talk to build rapport and sustain relationships. Men tend to shy away from self-disclosure because of the vulnerability associated with it. Women tend to value self-disclosure because of the closeness it can produce. Men help others via words by offering advice or solutions. Women help other via words by empathizing or understanding emotions.
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a. True b. False Indicate whether the statement is true or false
One of the most effective ways for Dottie to get her child to engage in altruistic behavior is for Dottie to a. avoid discipline
b. not dwell on or praise any spontaneous acts of altruism she observes in her child. c. model the behavior herself. d. do nothing and let the child's natural altruistic instinct take over.
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a. covert b. exogenous c. endogenous d. change
As a critical thinker in psychology, it is important to recognize that:
a. the overlap between the sexes is less than the differences between them. b. biological differences between the sexes always have implications for behavior. c. brain differences could be the result, not the cause, of behavioral differences between the sexes. d. animal studies show that sex differences in the brain do not affect behavior.