You have a close friend who wishes to adopt a baby. However, the adoption agency has told her that it is unlikely that she will be able to adopt a newborn
She and her husband are
apprehensive about continuing with their plans for adoption because they fear that if they do
not know their infant from birth, they will not be able to establish a good parent-infant bond.
What have you learned about parent-infant bonding, specifically, that might be reassuring to
your friend?
What will be an ideal response
Good essays will point out that the parent-infant bond is not dependent on contact
immediately at birth. Humans are much more variable with regard to the age and
circumstances of bonding.
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a. The self-confidence of both would rise significantly. b. The self-confidence of the male would rise more than the self-confidence of the female. c. The self-confidence of the female would rise more than the self-confidence of the male. d. Neither person would show a change in self-confidence.
Suppose you were a participant in one of David McClelland's studies of the need for achievement. You would be given the Thematic Apperception Test and be expected to
a. rate yourself on a series of achievement-related questions. b. check off those goals that most apply to you. c. compile a list of your most important lifetime achievements. d. generate stories in response to a series of ambiguous drawings.
Kristine and Nicole are seeing therapists for their psychological problems. Kristine constantly thinks that she is stupid and worthless, and sometimes she has thoughts of killing herself. Nicole cleans her house so much that she doesn't have time to do anything else; she realizes that her house is already clean, but she can't stop herself. Their therapists are most likely treating Kristine for her __________ and treating Nicole for her __________.
A. obsessions; obsessions B. obsessions; compulsions C. compulsions; compulsions D. compulsions; obsessions
Miguel is deciding whether to take his date bowling. If he is in the structuring phase, what is he most likely doing?
A. deciding to take his date bowling B. discovering that his date hates bowling C. making a list of the pros and cons of bowling D. deciding to go mini-golfing instead of bowling