Describe common symptoms displayed in children with bipolar disorder

What will be an ideal response?


• Elated mood – laugh at inappropriate time and in inappropriate situations
• Flight of ideas – rapid jumping from one thought to another often with loud speech
• Grandiosity – belief that child possesses superior knowledge and abilities; rules don't apply to them; supernatural powers

Psychology

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In Freud's theory, what is an Oedipus complex?

a. A child's belief in being superior to other people and destined for greatness b. A child's fear of being destroyed by magical forces c. A boy's sexual interest in his mother and aggression toward his father d. A girl's conflict between remaining a child and growing into a woman

Psychology

Which characteristic is a feature of children's behavior during toddlerhood?

a. Introspection b. Reading c. Playing team sports d. High level of physical activity

Psychology

The difference between punishment and reinforcement is that in punishment:

a. a stimulus is removed following behavior b. a stimulus is presented following behavior c. the behavior decreases in the future d. the behavior increases in the future

Psychology

The processing of sensory information that occurs below the level of conscious awareness is called

A) selective attention. B) top-down processing. C) subliminal perception. D) bottom-up processing.

Psychology