What are two reasons that persons with disabilities may have even more barriers to leaving an abusive partner?
What will be an ideal response?
A few examples are that persons with disabilities may be unable to find new forms of care, may fear an increase in isolation in an already limited social network, and cannot access shelters due to ADA compliance issues.
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Brenda is aware that her parents' wishes that she be an elementary school teacher are having an influence on her feelings about not being an elementary teacher. Brenda is using which of these cognitive information processing executive domains?
a. self-talk b. cognitive schemas c. monitoring d. self-awareness
For many years, Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) had been described as having
a. a near-exclusive dominance in the addictions field. b. virtually no detractors in the general, medical, or mental health care populations. c. absolutely no use other than the illusion of recovery. d. the most research support of any treatment approach.
How do Gestalt therapists treat survivors of traumatic events?
a. They focus on the distressing and seemingly unsolvable past so that the client can heal. b. Gestalt therapy has not been found to be effective with trauma survivors. c. All therapy occurs in the here-and-now so the therapist guides the client away from discussing traumas. d. They refuse to explain current problems in terms of past traumas. Rather, Gestalt therapists would place past trauma that is still active into the category of unfinished business. e. The therapist explains to the survivor the concept of splitting and how the client needs to integrate the split-off parts of him or herself.
According to the text, the most common chronic illness affecting youths is which of the following?
a. alcoholism b. allergies c. asthma d. diabetes